Firefox is among the most secure mainstream browsers. Still, there are some loose ends. I recently stumbled upon this post that features Firefox privacy recommendations and tweaks to strengthen Mozilla browser security.

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  • Usernamealreadyinuse@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    8 months ago

    Article reading time: 43 minutes

    Summarised reading time: 1 minute (might have skipped over some parts)

    • Disable telemetry to prevent Firefox from sending usage data to Mozilla
    • Change your default search engine to a more privacy-friendly one, such as DuckDuckGo or Startpage
    • Enable tracking protection to block third-party trackers by default
    • Turn on the Do Not Track Protection to request websites not to track your browsing behavior
    • Disable the WebRTC to prevent your IP address from being leaked
    • Remove DRM to avoid installing proprietary software that may compromise your privacy
    • Install some recommended security add-ons, such as:
      • uBlock Origin to block ads and malware domains
      • Privacy Badger to block invisible trackers and learn from your browsing behavior
      • HTTPS Everywhere to force websites to use secure HTTPS connections
      • No Script to block scripts from untrusted domains
      • uMatrix to control the requests that your browser makes
    • noodlejetski@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      8 months ago

      it’s also quite wrong:

      • DNT requests can be ignored and are an additional data point to identify you (although the recent LinkedIn ruling could be a light in a tunnel)
      • Privacy Badger doesn’t do anything uBlock Origin doesn’t
      • HTTPS Everywhere isn’t needed since the option is now built into Firefox itself
      • you can block scripts with uBO, no need for NoScript
      • uMatrix has been deprecated
      • mintycactus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        8 months ago

        DNT is already a vector of identification, no matter you turn it on or off. It could make some sense if you will randomly turn it on or off weekly. Also it is removed from Firefox and Safari?

        • MrOtherGuy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          Development of uMatrix has been discontinued for quite a while. The extension works totally fine though, and in my opinion it provides vastly superior UI for managing permissions than anything else I know.

          • leave_it_blank@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            8 months ago

            Thanks, I was wondering since it was working fine as you said. But in the long run I will have to look for an alternative I guess…