If anybody else is making the switch to (or back to) Firefox, there are a few ...

2026-08-07 15:30:37 UTC

If anybody else is making the switch to (or back to) Firefox, there are a few settings that a security-/privacy-conscious user may want to enable:<li>Enable the <code>Block AI enhancements</code> toggle to disable all AI-related nonsense globally.</li><li>Disable Telemetry & Data Collection.</li><li>Disable "Firefox Home"</li><li>Use "Strict" tracking protection</li><li>Enable HTTPS-only mode</li>

Bonus:
In about:config, set:<li><code>privacy.resistFingerprinting</code>: <code>true</code></li><li><code>media.peerconnection.enabled</code>: <code>false</code></li><li><code>geo.enabled</code>: <code>false</code></li>

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