Viss1d ago

hey

run firefox?

hit about:config
search for 'telemetry'

disable aaaaaaaaaallll that shit

Show threadTim Lavoie1d ago

@Viss JFC, there's a ton of shit in there. Makes me think that any time I run FF, I should do it while proxied through Burp.

Not exactly coercing me back from Vivaldi (but I did nuke all that while I was in there).

Show threadViss1d ago
@tim_lavoie vivaldi is nice but its still got some stuff that carries over from chrome which i hate - like how it supports proxies, and how horizontal scrolling if you have a shitload of tabs is a fucking nightmare
Show threadTim Lavoie1d ago
@Viss True, and I really love the temporary containers option on Firefox, which along with keeping uBo would be the main drivers to switch back. It's feeling like a harder sell all the time though.
Show threadLukefromDC1d ago

@tim_lavoie @Viss Forks like librewolf tend to turn this sort of shit off by default.

Think of Firefox being enshittified and the forks bringing the toilet paper, the shower, and the soap.

Show threadTim Lavoie1d ago
@LukefromDC @Viss By the way, I just reinstalled #librewolf, and a number of about:config items with "telemetry" in the name are set to "true".
Show threadSolo la 🌍 salva a la 🌎1d ago

@tim_lavoie @LukefromDC

Yeah, that kitchen-sink list in "permissions.desktop-notification.telemetry.siteCategories", wow.

Crap, Librewolf is the browser I use for, well, stuff like Fedi. Vivaldi for banking and such.

Maybe I'll take a look at Waterfox.

Thanks @Viss !!!!

Show threadCleo
@jakebrake @tim_lavoie @LukefromDC @Viss water fox user here. No complaints i quite like its oob security features another one is mullvad browser think its just a firefox wrap but i like it.
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Show threadCleo1d ago
@jakebrake @tim_lavoie @LukefromDC @Viss can confirm Mullvad Browser is firefox and has all telemetry disabled as default. Highly recommend them
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