empirestate | 02-18-2016 01:35 AM | Firefox Privacy settings... Just sharing some settings for Firefox to improve your privacy!
Preparation:
Enter "about:config" in the firefox address bar and press enter.
Press the button "I'll be careful, I promise!"
Follow the instructions below...
Getting started:
privacy.trackingprotection.enabled = true
This is Mozilla’s new built in tracking protection.
geo.enabled = false
Disables geolocation.
browser.safebrowsing.enabled = false
Disable Google Safe Browsing and phishing protection. Security risk, but privacy improvement.
browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled = false
Disable Google Safe Browsing malware checks. Security risk, but privacy improvement.
dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled = false
Disable that websites can get notifications if you copy, paste, or cut something from a web page, and it lets them know which part of the page had been selected.
network.cookie.cookieBehavior = 1
Disable cookies
0 = accept all cookies by default
1 = only accept from the originating site (block third party cookies)
2 = block all cookies by default
network.cookie.lifetimePolicy = 2
cookies are deleted at the end of the session
0 = Accept cookies normally
1 = Prompt for each cookie
2 = Accept for current session only
3 = Accept for N days
browser.cache.offline.enable = false
Disables offline cache.
browser.send_pings = false
The attribute would be useful for letting websites track visitors’ clicks.
webgl.disabled = true
WebGL is a potential security risk. Source
dom.battery.enabled = false
Website owners can track the battery status of your device. Source
browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo = 0
Even with Firefox set to not remember history, your closed tabs are stored temporarily at Menu -> History -> Recently Closed Tabs. |