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

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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

  • 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

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