diff --git a/firefox/index.html b/firefox/index.html index 3d24488..022908f 100644 --- a/firefox/index.html +++ b/firefox/index.html @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
Web browsers are kind of awful. They do too much (why - would I want a combination image viewer/pdf reader/media - player/html renderer?), and as a result, + would I want an application to be an image viewer, pdf reader, + media player, and html renderer?), and as a result, they are bloated beyond belief. They strain developer resources, require sandboxing because of the insane default that @@ -33,14 +33,19 @@ do their computing, so, with this page, I'm trying to define a more sane functionality for the browser I use—Firefox.
-
- I use Firefox because it is the easiest web browser from which
- the kinds of modifications I need are available. If there were a
- web browser that implemented these modifications as sane
- defaults (and
- I do plan on creating my own that does), I would
- immediately switch to it; but until there is a satisfactory
+ I use Firefox because it is the best web browser for the kinds
+ of modifications I need. It is also the last major browser
+ standing against
+
+ Chromium domination (even if Mozilla
+
+ takes money from Google). If there were a
+ web browser that had sane defaults and all of the features I
+ need (and I
+ do plan on creating my own that does), I would
+ immediately switch to it; however, until there is a satisfactory
browser, which can do what I want from Firefox, I will stick
either with it or a fork of it like
@@ -118,8 +123,14 @@
+
+ What is DRM and
+
+ why would I want to disable it?
+
- Read more here
+ What is Pocket and why would I want to disable it?
-
+
- Note: Containerization extensions like Facebook Container or
- Google Container are redundant with
-
- Total
- Cookie Protection
- and
-
- Enhanced Cookie Clearing.
+ When it comes to extensions, fewer is better, so try to limit
+ your extensions to the minimum you need to browse the web. This
+ helps reduce the performance impact and fingerprintability of
+ your browser. The following are a list of extensions you can
+ give the boot:
+
If there is any extension you feel is missing from this list,
feel free to send me a git
patch through e-mail adding it along with a description as
- to why you believe it should be included. Before contacting me, please read through the
- whole list,
+ to why you believe it should be included. Before
+ contacting me, please read through the
+ whole list and the
- this, and
-
- this.
+ DON'T BOTHER section of arkenfox's extensions page.
@@ -635,25 +669,44 @@
uBlock Origin
– Ad blocking, cosmetic filtering, malicious script
protection, and tracker blocking; all in one package.
- Add
-
- this blocklist to implement
- ClearURLs
- functionality with
-
- removeparam and
-
- this blocklist and turn on the "EasyList Cookie"
- blocklist for GDPR consent popup-blocking functionality.
-
@@ -694,9 +747,9 @@
-
@@ -731,7 +784,8 @@
FoxyProxy
+
+ FoxyProxy
Standard
/
@@ -750,14 +804,40 @@
their privacy-respecting front-ends or alternatives.
+
+ New Tab Suspender
+ – Tab management extension that puts tabs to sleep
+ after a set amount of time using the native Firefox
+
+ discard API.
+
+
+ Web Archives
+ – Allows you to easily open web pages at various
+ archive sources such as the
+ Wayback Machine.
+
- Disable DRM
+ Disable Digital Rights Management
+
media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled = false
@@ -131,12 +142,12 @@
Disable Pocket
-
+
-
-
@@ -589,37 +600,60 @@
+
+
+
Extensions
-
+
+
+
Standard Privacy Extensions
-
-
+
+ You can find more blocklists on
+ FilterLists.
+
+
Advanced Privacy Extensions
-
+
+
Tools
-
+
+
Further Reading
-
+
-
+
+
Fingerprinting Tests
-
-