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[–] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

I'll see if I can export all modified flags but generally skim through about:config for references to "reporting", "telemetry", "pocket", "browser.ml".

On desktops I also like to enable UI density == 1.

In the settings GUI I generally disable sponsored links, autoplay stuff, studies and recommendations.

prior to anything, I install ublock origin and enable its use in private browsing.

Edit: if you use regular firefox for android (not beta, nor nightly), you can access about:config via chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

    Hey no prob - I've swept through a new install of nightly on another system to get a concise set of ideas together (personal preference / UX tweaks have a † prepended):

    #GUI configs:

    about:preferences#general

    • † check Open previous windows and tabs
    • † uncheck Ask before quitting with Ctrl+Q
    • uncheck Use AI to suggest tabs and a name for tab groups
    • † uncheck picture in picture video controls
    • uncheck Recommend extensions as you browse
    • uncheck Recommend features as you browse
    • uncheck Enable link previews

    about:preferences#home

    • uncheck Recommended stories
    • uncheck Sponsored shortcuts
    • uncheck Sponsored stories (disabled when you uncheck Recommended stories)

    about:preferences#search

    • Default Search Engine: duckduckgo (or whatever you'd prefer)
    • uncheck Suggestions from Nightly (Firefox)
    • uncheck Suggestions from sponsors
    • Search Shortcuts (remove google, bing, ebay, etc)

    about:preferences#privacy

    [right click and customise toolbar]:

    • † remove view recent browsing across windows and devices
    • † show bookmarks bar on new tab page only
    • † customise gui to remove spacers, add home button

    #about:config

    • † browser.uidensity == 1 (thinner top bar)

    falsify the following:

    • browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport
    • datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled
    • datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled
    • datareporting.usage.uploadEnabled
    • security.csp.reporting.enabled
    • toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun
    • browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry
    • browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry
    • browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.ut.events
    • browser.search.serpEventTelemetryCategorization.enabled
    • browser.search.serpEventTelemetryCategorization.regionEnabled
    • dom.security.unexpected_system_load_telemetry_enabled
    • identity.fxaccounts.telemetry.clientAssociationPing.enabled
    • network.trr.confirmation_telemetry_enabled
    • nimbus.telemetry.targetingContextEnabled
    • telemetry.fog.init_on_shutdown
    • toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled
    • toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled
    • toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun
    • toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled
    • toolkit.telemetry.unified
    • toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled
    • browser.ml.chat.enabled
    • browser.ml.chat.menu
    • browser.ml.chat.page
    • browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge
    • browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge
    • browser.ml.chat.shortcuts
    • browser.ml.chat.shortcuts.custom
    • browser.ml.chat.sidebar
    • browser.ml.enable
    • browser.ml.linkPreview.longPress
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