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Firefox has so much built-in tracking it seems they want to push me to build my own browser. For example every time you open the settings there are several ways

by bflesch 4mo ago

Firefox has so much built-in tracking it seems they want to push me to build my own browser. For example every time you open the settings there are several ways they are sending out pings to certain extensions. Also by default addons.mozilla.org is a privileged site so of course they include google tracking in it and they get the proper fingerprint no matter what you have configured.

konform 4mo ago
If you are this motivated (I am!), how about joining forces on Konform Browser? Radio silence and remote third-party integrations disabled by default and generally sane and conservative defaults respecting old-fashioned notions like individual consent and data-protection regulations. Aside from general dev, could use a hand in bringing it to more platforms (mobile and flatpak are frequently asked) and taking a closer look at fingerprinting protections and what's currently tripping up the turnstile. https://codeberg.org/konform-browser/source https://codeberg.org/konform-browser/source
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tomrittervg 4mo ago
> Also by default addons.mozilla.org is a privileged site so of course they include google tracking in it and they get the proper fingerprint no matter what you have configured AMOs privileges are limited to (A) installing extensions with only one prompt (instead of two) (b) launching some sort of "UI Tour" feature that highlights some features of the UI and (c) extensions cannot, by default, operate on the site. That last one is an unfortunate trade-off we've made because of the massive waves of malicious extensions. You can re-enable extensions access to AMO on a case by case basis: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/quarantined-domains https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/quarantined-domains but I recognize this is an opt-in, non-default configuration. I am saddened to hear we use Google Analytics on the site, but I can tell you with certainty that it is not bypassing any of Firefox's built-in fingerprinting protections or getting any privileged access that way.

by bflesch 4mo ago

konform 4mo ago

If you are this motivated (I am!), how about joining forces on Konform Browser? Radio silence and remote third-party integrations disabled by default and generally sane and conservative defaults respecting old-fashioned notions like individual consent and data-protection regulations. Aside from general dev, could use a hand in bringing it to more platforms (mobile and flatpak are frequently asked) and taking a closer look at fingerprinting protections and what's currently tripping up the turnstile. https://codeberg.org/konform-browser/source https://codeberg.org/konform-browser/source

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tomrittervg 4mo ago

> Also by default addons.mozilla.org is a privileged site so of course they include google tracking in it and they get the proper fingerprint no matter what you have configured AMOs privileges are limited to (A) installing extensions with only one prompt (instead of two) (b) launching some sort of "UI Tour" feature that highlights some features of the UI and (c) extensions cannot, by default, operate on the site. That last one is an unfortunate trade-off we've made because of the massive waves of malicious extensions. You can re-enable extensions access to AMO on a case by case basis: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/quarantined-domains https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/quarantined-domains but I recognize this is an opt-in, non-default configuration. I am saddened to hear we use Google Analytics on the site, but I can tell you with certainty that it is not bypassing any of Firefox's built-in fingerprinting protections or getting any privileged access that way.