An open-source privacy audit of popular web browsers.

Open-source tests of web browser privacy
https://privacytests.org/

I'd like to start this by saying that 'hardened FF' does not refer to a particular setup but it's a general term that became popular to refer to the use of user.js to improve privacy and security on FF.

No, we do not use the same setup as PTIO. For example we disable trackingprotection in favour of uBlock and we do not use FPI. We share some prefs but the setups are still different.

The same is true for Arkenfox, we include some of their pref but there are also major differences: FPI, Safe Browsing, trackingprotection and many more. These are important differences and you should be aware of them. You can easily see that our .cfg is different from their user.js by the number of included prefs, we have a lot more than they do as we decided to disable basically all of Mozilla stuff, while they do not mind having it in FF so they leave it as it is, and we also remove URLs and keep some redundant stuff, which in arkenfox's view is not ideal as it makes re-enabling stuff harder.

With that being said, as you correctly pointed out, arkenfox is a project that we refer to in order to improve our configuration and this is particularly true at the moment since we are doing a cleanup and general improvement of our settings. We noticed that we need to improve some stuff, remove some outdated prefs, and then have a better way to handle them in the future, and this requires to review the current setup. So I think the proper reply would be: no, our config is not the same as arkenfox despite the fact that we share several prefs, but we look at their project to improve our setup and we want to keep up with it. With that being said LibreWolf has its own configuration with its own choices, which differ from arkenfox.

Regarding the difference with any kind of hardened FF, I think the main one is that we try to be private by default so you don't need to go the extra mile and configure your own user.js and settings, or even longer go through the entire build process to disable some stuff in depth. This means that we disable telemetry, apply our own hardened configuration and we also ship the browser with uBlock by default. Additionally we decide to remove all Mozilla stuff that we catch, as we think it has no reason to be preinstalled on a browser, we include privacy respecting providers by default and we try to disable as many non-user-triggered outgoing connections as possible.

In addition to this, I personally value that LW is community driven and that it tries to be private by default vs configurable for privacy, which is the case for FF+user.js. I also believe in this project as a chance to make a statement on what we consider a proper way to respect users when shipping software. This probably won't mean much to most people using LibreWolf, but I consider these valid reasons for why I use it and contribute to it.

The most reliable source for privacy tools since 2015. Software, services and privacy guides to fight surveillance with encryption for better internet privacy.

This article isn't specifically about privacy issues only, it's about promises that are being broken, which might be about privacy.
Some browsers either directly violate users by collecting telemetric data without consent, or you have to opt-out rather than opt-in, or they bounce around the Internet visiting places in the background without you knowing (using dns-prefetch or automatic updates etc.), using third party services that operates with a privacy policy you either cannot trust, or that are directly violating your privacy, or they have integrated third party software that do some of these things.

“Insular” is a sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data outside the sandbox (including call logs, contacts, photos and etc) even if related permissions are granted. Device-bound data (SMS, IMEI and etc) is still accessible.

Isolated app can be frozen on demand, with launcher icon vanish and its background behaviors completely blocked.
https://secure-system.gitlab.io/Insular/

Une liste non exhaustive de services et logiciels du quotidien alternatifs aux GAFAM et respectueux de notre vie privée.

Have you ever wondered how Mozilla gets paid by the privacy-hating mega-monopolies like Google? Simple; when you use the default search engine plugins that are packaged with the browser, parameters similar to these are added to your search query:

client=firefox
name="appid" value="ff"
name="hspart" value="mozilla"

These parameters inform the search engine that you're using a Firefox/Mozilla product and that's all it takes for Mozilla to rake in millions annually. From my point of view that wouldn't be a problem were Mozilla an ethical company, but in my view that is far from the truth. If you do not wish to support unethical companies like Google, or want to punish Mozilla for doing so (as well as many other stupid things) read on...

To mitigate potential risks to your anonymity posed by the default Firefox search engines, simply disable all of them and use alternatives.

SimpleLogin est à la fois un service d'alias de courriels et une plate‑forme totalement libre (sous licence MIT) que l’on peut auto‑héberger. Tout le code est fourni, jusqu’aux extensions pour les navigateurs web, et tout est documenté pour que vous puissiez l’installer. Et la documentation est elle‑même… libre !
https://simplelogin.io/
https://linuxfr.org/news/simplelogin-2-0-recevoir-et-envoyer-des-mails-de-maniere-anonyme-proteger-nos-boites-mails

https://www.toolinux.com/?depuis-l-arrivee-de-firefox-relay-et-hide-my

What?
Prepend 12ft.io/ to the URL of any paywalled page, and we'll try our best to remove the paywall and get you access to the article.

Why?
I believe Google Adwords killed the web. Google Adwords incentivized sites to peddle SEO optimized garbage. Sites who aren't are forced to optimize for email capture so they can market directly to you. Search results now show "news", ads, and SEO spam instead of surfacing information.

You ought to be able to search something on Google and get an answer to your question without signing up for some newsletter. This is why I created 12ft.io.

How does it work?
The idea is pretty simple, news sites want Google to index their content so it shows up in search results. So they don't show a paywall to the Google crawler. We benefit from this because the Google crawler will cache a copy of the site every time it crawls it.

All we do is show you that cached, unpaywalled version of the page.

Dans ce tutoriel, nous allons voir comment mettre en place Pi-Hole, un bloqueur de publicités centralisé pour l'ensemble des appareils de notre réseau local.

Cloudflare déploie deux nouveaux DNS (1.1.1.2 & 1.1.1.3) pour protéger votre famille en bloquant les malwares et les sites pour adultes.

Stay private and secure online. Protect your internet connection against hackers and surveillance. Access and stream content from anywhere.
https://protonvpn.com/
https://protonvpn.com/support/official-linux-vpn-mint/
https://protonvpn.com/support/linux-vpn-setup/#linux_app

Je vous explique comment je me suis libéré un peu de YouTube tout en ne stoppant pas d'utiliser la plateforme de diffusion de vidéos.
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

Using a private search engine is critical if you want to keep your private data secure. Here are the best private search engines.

Here's how to install Ungoogled Chromium on a Desktop. This primarily targets Windows users, but Linux users can follow along as well!

https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/

How to Install Ungoogled Chromium on Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04 or 20.04
https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-ungoogled-chromium-on-ubuntu-linux/

Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 will automatically block potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) by default starting this month.

Mozilla Firefox is arguably the best browser available that combines strong privacy protection features, good security, active development, and regular updates. In this guide we will explain the different modifications and add-ons to achieve maximum privacy and security with Firefox.

How to Set Up Firefox for Privacy:
https://avoidthehack.com/firefox-privacy-config

This is a demonstration of all the data your browser knows about you. All this data can be accessed by any website without asking you for any permission.

Le fondateur de Signal vient de saboter, avec style, l'un des joujous high-tech favoris de la police. On essaie de vous expliquer simplement. Signal, la messagerie chiffrée qu'on ne présente plus

This detailed guide covers how your browser may be compromising your privacy, most secure browsers in 2021, and best practices to enhance your security online.

Your Internet Service Provider (ISP), websites you visit, advertisers, government agencies, everyone keeps lurking continuously to track you online. Can we prevent them? Yes, using secure browsers is the solution you need.