Firefox Setup Notes

    about:config

    go to about:config

    turn off AI features

    browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
    browser.ml.chat.enabled
    browser.ml.enable
    browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
    browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled
    extensions.ml.enabled
    sidebar.revamp
    

    turn on global privacy control:

    privacy.globalprivacycontrol.enabled
    

    set media.autoplay.default to 2

    disable pocket:

    extensions.pocket.enabled 
    

    turn on graphics rendering

    gfx.webrender.all
    

    disable automatic refresh

    browser.meta_refresh_when_inactive.disabled

    fingerprinting isolation: set these to true

    privacy.resistFingerprinting: breaks time in gmail privacy.firstparty.isolate privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled

    browser.send_pings: set to false

    turn off rtc:

    media.peerconnection.enabled

    beacon.enabled: set to false

    privacy.bounceTrackingProtection.mode: set to 1

    network.cookie.cookieBehavior: set to 5

    dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled: false– breaks google drive copy/paste

    browser.sessionstore.privacy_level: set to 2

    privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior set to 2.

    browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled: set to false

    cookiebanners.service.mode.privateBrowsing set to 1

    Start Pages

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    File Preferences

    • pdf - save to file

    Cookies

    Add-Ons

    • multi account containers

    • ublock origin

    • privacy badger

    • bitwarden

      do not allow bitwarden in private tabs

    • zotero

    Ublock origin

    add the following to block google login popup

    ||id.google.com^
    ||accounts.google.com/gsi/*
    ||smartlock.google.com^
    docs.google.com##.modal-dialog
    

    Configure flatseal for userspace

    Bitwarden

    1. install bitwarden plugin for firefox.
    2. sign in

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