FS#78608 - [firefox] default privacy improvements
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Opened by T.J. Townsend (blakkheim) - Thursday, 25 May 2023, 22:24 GMT
Last edited by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Friday, 26 May 2023, 00:19 GMT
Opened by T.J. Townsend (blakkheim) - Thursday, 25 May 2023, 22:24 GMT
Last edited by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Friday, 26 May 2023, 00:19 GMT
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Description:
Firefox has a growing number of privacy-invasive features being turned on by default. The latest one is a nearly full-screen popup ad for their paid VPN service: https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/13ro31o/mozilla_sends_popup_ad_overlay_in_firefox/ I'd like to propose we append a few safer default settings to the existing vendor JS file in the package() function: ------------- // Disable unreleased experimental changes pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false); // Normandy allows Mozilla to change the default value // of a preference for a targeted set of users pref("app.normandy.enabled", false); // Disable ads on new tabs pref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", false); // Use a blank page on startup instead of one with ads pref("browser.startup.homepage", "about:blank"); // Disable pop-up ads for Mozilla's VPN service pref("browser.vpn_promo.enabled", false); ------------- Additional info: There are many more about:config tweaks (pocket, safebrowsing, more telemetry, etc) that could be considered for security and privacy improvements: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/user.js The very short list of suggestions proposed in this bug report are meant to introduce absolutely no risks and be an objective privacy improvement for all users. |
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Closed by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Friday, 26 May 2023, 00:19 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Friday, 26 May 2023, 00:19 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Comment by
Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) -
Friday, 26 May 2023, 00:18 GMT
The package is intentionally as close to the official releases as
possible and I'm not going to make significant changes to user
experience without Mozilla's consent, especially when the changes
are to Mozilla's detriment. If you object to this, this package is
not for you.