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<p>
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Web browsers are kind of awful. They do too much
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(<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220609080931/https://homepage.cs.uri.edu/~thenry/resources/unix_art/ch01s06.html">why
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would I want a combination image viewer/pdf reader/media
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player/html renderer?</a>), and as a result,
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would I want an application to be an image viewer, pdf reader,
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media player, <i>and</i> html renderer?</a>), and as a result,
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<a href="https://today.uic.edu/bloated-browser-functionality-presents-unnecessary-security-privacy-risks/">
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they are bloated beyond belief</a>. They strain developer
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resources, require sandboxing because of the insane default that
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do their computing, so, with this page, I'm trying to define a
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more sane functionality for the browser I use—Firefox.
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</p>
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<h3>Why Firefox?</h3>
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<h2>Why Firefox?</h2>
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<p>
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I use Firefox because it is the easiest web browser from which
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the kinds of modifications I need are available. If there were a
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web browser that implemented these modifications as sane
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defaults (<a href="https://git.tebibyte.media/emma/browser/">and
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I <i>do</i> plan on creating my own that does</a>), I would
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immediately switch to it; but until there is a satisfactory
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I use Firefox because it is the best web browser for the kinds
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of modifications I need. It is also the last major browser
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standing against
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<a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers">
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Chromium domination</a> (even if Mozilla
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<a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla-signs-lucrative-3-year-google-search-deal-for-firefox">
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takes money from Google</a>). If there were a
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web browser that had sane defaults and all of the features I
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need (<a href="https://git.tebibyte.media/emma/browser/">and I
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<i>do</i> plan on creating my own that does</a>), I would
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immediately switch to it; however, until there is a satisfactory
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browser, which can do what I want from Firefox, I will stick
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either with it or a fork of it like
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<a href="https://librewolf.net/">
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</ul>
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<h3 id="drm">
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<a href="#drm">Disable DRM</a>
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<a href="#drm">Disable Digital Rights Management</a>
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</h3>
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<p>
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<a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management">
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What is DRM</a> and
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<a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/opposing-drm.html">
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why would I want to disable it?</a>
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<code>media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled = false</code>
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<h3 id="pocket">
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<a href="#pocket">Disable Pocket</a>
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</h3>
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<h4>
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<p>
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<a
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href="https://www.ghacks.net/2015/06/23/pro-and-con-of-mozillas-pocket-integration-in-firefox/">
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Read more here
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What is Pocket and why would I want to disable it?
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</a>
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</h4>
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<p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<code>
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</code>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<div class="section">
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<h1 class="header" id="extensions">
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</section>
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<section class="full">
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<h2 class="header" id="extensions">
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<a href="#extensions">Extensions</a>
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</h1>
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</h2>
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<p>
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Note: Containerization extensions like Facebook Container or
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Google Container are redundant with
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<a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/">
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Total
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Cookie Protection
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</a> and
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<a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/08/10/firefox-91-introduces-enhanced-cookie-clearing/">
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Enhanced Cookie Clearing</a>.
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When it comes to extensions, fewer is better, so try to limit
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your extensions to the minimum you need to browse the web. This
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helps reduce the performance impact and fingerprintability of
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your browser. The following are a list of extensions you can
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give the boot:
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<ul>
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<li>
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For many use cases, containerization extensions like
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Facebook Container or Google Container are redundant
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with
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<a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/">
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Total Cookie Protection </a> and
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<a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/08/10/firefox-91-introduces-enhanced-cookie-clearing/">
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Enhanced Cookie Clearing</a>.
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<li>
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The
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies/">
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I don't care about cookies</a> extension has been
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<a href="https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/whats-new/acquisition/">
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acquired by Avast
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</a>, and the extension itself is superfluous with the
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recommended uBlock Origin filter lists below.
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</li>
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<li>
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Privacy Badger
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<a href="https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/83169287/#83170117">
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has multiple issues</a>, including its lack of
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finterprinting protection, its connection to Fastly CDN,
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and its redundancy with uBlock Origin.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</p>
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<p>
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If there is any extension you feel is missing from this list,
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feel free to <a href="https://git-send-email.io/">send me a git
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patch through e-mail</a> adding it along with a description as
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to why you believe it should be included. Before <a
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href="../#contact">contacting me</a>, please read through the
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whole list,
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to why you believe it should be included. Before
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<a href="../#contact">contacting me</a>, please read through the
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whole list and the
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<a href="https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions#-dont-bother">
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this</a>, and
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<a href="https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/83169287/#q83170117">
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this</a>.
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DON'T BOTHER</a> section of arkenfox's extensions page.
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</p>
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<h2 id="privacy-extensions">
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<h3 id="privacy-extensions">
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<a href="#privacy-extensions">Standard Privacy Extensions</a>
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</h2>
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</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>
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uBlock Origin
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</a> – Ad blocking, cosmetic filtering, malicious script
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protection, and tracker blocking; all in one package.
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Add
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<a href="https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/">
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this blocklist</a> to implement
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<a href="https://clearurls.xyz/">ClearURLs</a>
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functionality with
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<a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#removeparam">
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removeparam</a> and
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<a href="https://github.com/yourduskquibbles/webannoyances">
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this blocklist</a> and turn on the "EasyList Cookie"
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blocklist for GDPR consent popup-blocking functionality.
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</p>
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Here is a list of useful blocklists:
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="https://filterlists.com/lists/actually-legitimate-url-shortener-tool">
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ClearURLs functionality</a>
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(<a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#removeparam">
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read more</a>)
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<a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/LegitimateURLShortener.txt">
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[TXT]
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</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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To replace I don't care about coookies'
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functionality, enable the EasyList Cookie list
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and manually add the officially-provided
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blocklist.
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<a href="https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/abp/">
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[TXT]
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</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="https://github.com/yourduskquibbles/webannoyances">
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Other annoyances
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</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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You can find more blocklists on
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<a href="https://filterlists.com/">FilterLists</a>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="advanced-extensions">
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<h3 id="advanced-extensions">
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<a href="#advanced-extensions">
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Advanced Privacy Extensions
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</a>
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</h2>
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</h3>
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<div class="warn">
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<img class="sym" src="../assets/img/warn.svg" />
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<p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="tools-extensions">
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<h3 id="tools-extensions">
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<a href="tools-extensions">Tools</a>
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</h2>
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</h3>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>FoxyProxy
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<p>
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FoxyProxy
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxyproxy-standard/">
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Standard
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their privacy-respecting front-ends or alternatives.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new-tab-suspender/">
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New Tab Suspender
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</a> – Tab management extension that puts tabs to sleep
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after a set amount of time using the native Firefox
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<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/discard">
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discard API</a>.
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</p>
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<li>
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<p>
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<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/view-page-archive/">
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Web Archives
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</a> – Allows you to easily open web pages at various
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archive sources such as the
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<a href="https://web.archive.org/">Wayback Machine</a>.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<div class="section-full">
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<h1 class="header" id="reading">
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<section class="section">
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<h2 class="header" id="reading">
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<a href="#reading">Further Reading</a>
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</h1>
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</h2>
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<p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1495192">
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Add a pref to disable Do Not Track in Firefox
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</a>
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<li>
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<a href="https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki">
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<h2 id="figerprinting">
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<h3 id="fingerprinting">
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