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HTTPS provides encrypted communication between your browser and websites, and you should always use HTTPS when available. On the same page, under HTTPS-Only Mode, select Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in all windows. On the same page, UNCHECK EVERYTHING under Firefox Data Collection and Use. This prevents audio/video from automatically playing. On the same page, in Autoplay Settings…, set “Default for all websites” to Block Audio and Video for. This denies notification permission prompts by default, but the web notification capability is retained. On the same page, in Notification Settings…, CHECK Block new requests asking to allow notifications. This denies geolocation permission prompts by default, but the geolocation capability is retained. On the same page, in Location Settings…, CHECK Block new requests asking to access your location.

#Disable add ons firefox password#

You should use a password manager instead. It’s usually not a good idea to save passwords in your browser. On the same page, under Logins and Passwords, UNCHECK Ask to save logins and passwords for websites. To do this, click on the Shield icon on the left of the address bar, and toggle off Enhanced Tracking Protection for this site. If you encounter a website that doesn’t function without third-party cookies (such as Microsoft Teams and Pearson MyLab), you may temporarily disable Firefox’s Tracking Protection for that website. This may cause a small number of websites to break, but it’s worth it for security and privacy. CHECK all options and select All third-party cookies under Cookies. Under Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection, select Custom. If you’d like to use DuckDuckGo as your primary search engine, simply go to Search > Default search engine and change it to DuckDuckGo. I recommend DuckDuckGo as an alternative to Google, as it respects your privacy and doesn’t track you.

Under Home > Firefox Home Content, UNCHECK Recommended by Pocket Change your default search engine To open the Firefox Preferences menu, open menu (top-right of browser window) and click “Preferences.” Alternatively, enter about:preferences into the address bar and hit enter.

If you see an option that doesn’t exist in your version of Firefox, just ignore it.

#Disable add ons firefox update#

If you’re using Firefox ESR, update Firefox to the latest ESR release.

Update Firefox to the lastet stable version before you start.

It has been tested on Firefox version 78 and later.

This guide is written for the latest version of Firefox.

This way, there is much less chance for most websites to track you. By hardening Firefox, telemetry and crash reporting can be disabled, and online tracking can be mostly prevented. By default, Firefox collects data via telemetry and crash reporting, and many privacy-enhancing features aren’t enabled. Why hardening Firefox?Įven though Firefox is much better for your privacy than Google Chrome, it’s not great out-of-the-box.

#Disable add ons firefox windows#

Even though Chrome is based on the Chromium open-source project, Google Chrome comes with proprietary components, such as the Chrome Cleanup Tool on Windows and the built-in updater. However, Google collects a large amount of data and wants to know everything about you, which is why they’re dominating online advertising.Ĭhrome is also not completely open source. Statistics clearly show that Google Chrome is the most popular browser, and it’s extremely fast and secure.