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Firefox Privacy Settings

Go to Settings.

General

Files and Applications

  • Always ask you where to save files

Browsing

  • Recommend extensions as you browse: Off
  • Recommend features as you browse: Off

Home

Firefox Home Content

  • Recommended by Pocket: Off
  • Snippets: Off
  • Default Search Engine: DuckDuckGo or add any other privacy respecting search engine like Qwant, Swisscows etc.

Privacy & Security

Enhanced Tracking Protection

  • Strict
  • Send websites a “Do Not Track” signal that you dont want to be tracked: Always

Logins and Passwords

  • Ask to save logins and passwords for websites: Off

NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out Additional Resources for more info.

History

  • Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
  • Always use private browsing mode: Off
  • Remember browsing and download history: On
  • Remember search and form history: Off
  • Clear history when Firefox closes: Off

Permissions

  • Warn you when websites try to install add-ons: On

Firefox Data Collection and Use

  • Turn off everything

Security

  • Turn on everything

HTTPS-Only Mode

  • Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in all windows

Further Hardening