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This is not useful at all, so one should disable it for the sake of not establishing unnecessary and unwanted connections. When this is enabled, you will connect to the server behind a link whenever you (perhaps accidentally) hover over the link. Anyway, for starters, here are some of the most notable Firefox settings which need to be changed: What about:config settings? I’d advise to refer to the best available detailed and summed up in the best list IMO available : ghacks-user.js available, developer by Pants and his team, explained, discussed here :īelieve me it’s worth it, requires the user’s personal choices on specific settings, hence attention, but that’s the lot of combining efficiency and Shredder: A day from off from the blog was necessary yesterday, so I couldn’t respond within 24 hours. So, when it comes to Firefox/Waterfox/Pale Moon, it’s all in the about:config settings, of which some are integrated in the browser’s Options, or in the most valuable ‘ConfigurationMania’ add-on (legacy only, impossible to adapt to Webextension). One could even extrapolate that a system and a browser set to optimize the user’s privacy leave less arguments to the fact of choosing, say, DDG rather than Google Search : less arguments doesn’t mean no arguments at all. Yes people are mostly misinformed and are lazy enough to make the internet a dangerous place for all, most of all their focus interestingly enough is set on talking down valid points, begs the question if they are paid by interested parties to add noise, to otherwise valid Shredder, before Appster replies by himself I believe he meant that focusing on privacy-concerned Websites (be it for search as for whatever topic) may appear less efficient (in terms of the user’s privacy) if the global settings of a browser (and/or of the system) are not switched to adequate values. Your whole take on Mozilla and their politics and interests is lost on the minds of these “we dont care” users, I applaud your efforts in trying to educate people. Nothing about your comments below contradict the fact that if you use DuckDuckGo or Disconnect or any other non tracking search services that “this serves individuals to contribute to maintain a public, open and privacy concerned internet resource.”Īlso you taking and quoting a snippet of a paragraph makes for a great out of context reply, hence I clarified the meaning above.įYI I dont disagree with your points of view, but the search engines I mentioned dont seem to qualify under the Mozilla Corp and its interests. I personally disagree with the connotation of “We put you at the center of everything we do”, IMO this needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, they make it sound like the individual you, but in fact the collective you is what is meant, since clearly they dont cater for the individual you so much anymore with FF57 launch.īut back on topic, you “the individual” still have the possibility to use/select/add/change Google for Disconnect, DuckDuckGo, Startpage or any other search engine you prefer this serves individuals to contribute to maintain a public, open and privacy concerned internet really, though. We put you at the center of everything we do. As an independent, not-for-profit organisation, we’ve been committed since 2003 to building products that put you in control of your online life and advancing open technology and public policy that promote a healthier Internet. “When you use Firefox, you’re also contributing to a movement to ensure the Internet remains a global public resource, open and accessible to all. Google is very likely a financial orientated decision from Mozilla, but what else can be expected? Mozilla needs to find funding in any number of ways they can.