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Firefox Mobile Privacy Settings
Following settings also apply to Fennec (F-droid version of firefox), except the Data Collection section.
Go to Settings.
General
Search
- Default search engine: DuckDuckGo or add any other privacy respecting search engine like Qwant, Swisscows etc.
- Autocomplete URLs: Off
- Show clipboard suggestion: Off
- Show voice search: Off
- Show search suggestions: Off
Logins and Passwords
- Save logins and passwords: Never save
- Autofill: Off
NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out Additional Resources for more info.
Credit cards
- Save and autofill cards: Off
NOTE: Never save payment info or credit card details in browsers. A password manager can be used to also save payment information or card details.
Privacy and security
Private browsing
- Open links in a private tab: On
- Allow screenshots in private browsing: Off
Enhanced Tracking Protection
- Toggle on
- Strict
Data collection
This section does not apply to Fennec
- Usage and technical data: Off
- Marketing data: Off
- Studies: Off
Further Hardening
Firefox Beta and Fennec users can further harden firefox by changing about:config settings
- For further hardening of Firefox, check out PrivacyTools and arkenfox user.js
NOTE: To use user.js, place it in
- Firefox Beta: /data/data/org.mozilla.firefox_beta/files/mozilla/SomeAlphanumericText.default/
- Fennec: /data/data/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/files/mozilla/SomeAlphanumericText.default/
Check the permissions for pref.js and give the same to user.js
Requires root access for the above steps
Alternatively just change each and every setting manually in about:config