privacy-settings/Privacy Settings/Firefox.md

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# Firefox Privacy Settings
Go to Settings.
## General
#### Files and Applications
- Downloads >
- Always ask you where to save files: On
#### Browsing
- Recommend extensions as you browse: Off
- Recommend features as you browse: Off
## Home
#### Firefox Home Content
- Shortcuts > Sponsored shortcuts: Off
- Recommended stories: Off
## Search
#### Default Search Engine
- `DuckDuckGo` or add any other privacy respecting search engine.
#### Search Suggestions
- Show search suggestions: Off
## Privacy & Security
#### Enhanced Tracking Protection
- Strict
#### Website Privacy Preferences
- Tell websites not to sell or share my data: On
- Send websites a “Do Not Track” request: Off
#### Passwords
- Ask to save passwords: Off
NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out [recommendations, alternatives & reviews](https://github.com/StellarSand/privacy-settings#recommendations-alternatives--reviews).
#### Permissions
- Warn you when websites try to install add-ons: On
#### Firefox Data Collection and Use
- Turn off everything
#### Website Advertising Preferences
- Allow websites to perform privacy-preserving ad measurement: Off
#### Security
- Deceptive Content and Dangerous Software Protection >
- Enable everything
- Certificates >
- Query OCSP responder servers to confirm the current validity of certificates: On
#### HTTPS-Only Mode
- Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in all windows
#### DNS over HTTPS
- Enable secure DNS using >
- Max Protection
- Choose provider: `NextDNS`/`Cloudflare` or select `Custom` and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list](https://www.privacyguides.org/en/dns/#recommended-providers).
Example: For Quad9, enter https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query
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## Further Hardening
- For further hardening of Firefox, check out [arkenfox user.js](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js).