4.1 Extensions
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Firefox privacy, security and anti-tracking: a comprehensive user.js template for configuration and hardening - arkenfox/user.js

I’m sure a lot of us are already using Firefox with uBlock Origin, and I’m also sure that most of us already know about Arkenfox.

Despite this, one thing that I’m still noticing on the internet are people recommending extensions that, as per the Arkenfox wiki, are frankly just not needed anymore.

So people, please stop using:

  • Cookie extensions like Cookie Auto Delete
  • URL cleaning extensions like ClearURLs
  • Anti-fingerprinting extensions
  • Redundant privacy extensions like Ghostery or Privacy Badger
  • NoScript

And also please note that Firefox Multi-Account Containers is probably overkill for most threat models, and that Firefox’s builtin Total Cookie Protection is probably just fine.

    • @[email protected]English
      15•2 years ago

      Cookie management is now handled by firefox natively. In your FF browser bar, go to about:preferences#privacy and choose Strict. Then you can remove AutoCookie Delete extension. If you want to know more, find the the Firefox blog posts about Total Cookie Protection. There are multiple posts on the topic.

      Edit: If you want to be super intense, you can also check the box, “Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed” although that isn’t strictly necessary if your ETP is set to strict.

      • @[email protected]
        4•2 years ago

        Okay so I still don’t see how firefox is deleting cookies as soon as you close the browser tab like cookie autodelete does. It sounds like it isn’t replicating this functionality if there is a setting for deleting them only when firefox closes.

          • @[email protected]English
            3•2 years ago

            It just says not everything is supported by those extensions. I use Cookie Auto Delete to log me out automatically out of youtube and stuff. Firefox alone can’t do that.