privacy-settings/Privacy Settings/Firefox-M-Privacy-Settings.md

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

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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