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> Disable Google Safe Browsing and malware and phishing protection. Stop sending links and downloading lists from google. To be clearer here, lists of partial
by kodablah 8y ago
> Disable Google Safe Browsing and malware and phishing protection. Stop sending links and downloading lists from google.
To be clearer here, lists of partial hashes are downloaded and entire links are only sent after partial match. Still worth disabling for privacy reasons if you care more about that than safe browsing protection, but worth clarifying how it works lest one thinks all links are sent.
- magicalist 8y ago> and entire links are only sent after partial match. Only part of a hash of the url is sent to get an update for all the URLs in the partial match block. The actual url is never sent. The exception is when download malware protection is on. In that case, when downloading a file the actual URL is sent. That's a regular preference, though ("Block dangerous downloads"), doesn't need about:config changes, and is well described in the help docs. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-does-phishing-and-malware-protection-work?as=u&utm_source=inproduct#w_what-information-is-sent-to-mozilla-or-its-partners-when-phishing-and-malware-protection-are-enabled https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-does-phishing-and-m...
- kodablah 8y agoYes, my mistake, I should correct to "only checked". Still makes an internet call to a third party (as does the original hash list download) which I think the OP is wanting to avoid w/ the settings updates, but yes, URL not sent to list maintainer.
- Drdrdrq 8y agoStill - it is unsettling that the only browser available that somewhat respects privacy, sends anything to some 3rd party, and completely unacceptable that they send it to Google.