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2017

FIR - ABOUT:CONFIG - Overview of Firefox's about:config security and privacy preferences | gHacks Technology News

- dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows Defines whether scripts can close windows in the browser. True: Scripts may close any window. False: Scripts may only close windows opened by scripts. (default) - dom.disable_image_src_set Determines whether JavaScript is allowed to manipulate images displayed in the browser. True: Scripts are allowed to change images. False: Scripts are not allowed (default) _ dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled Determines whether websites are allowed to access clipboard contents (check out: Block websites from reading or modifying Clipboard contents in Firefox for additional information). True: Websites may read or modify clipboard events. (default) False: Blocks access. - dom.event.contextmenu.enabled Determines whether websites are allowed to block access to the right-click context menu. True: Websites may manipulate the context menu. (default) False: Web pages won't be allowed to manipulate or block the context menu. - dom.popup_allowed_events Defines the JavaScript events that are allowed to create popup windows. change click dblclick mouseup reset submit touchend - Determines if location aware browsing is enabled. True: Location Aware browsing is enabled. (default) False: The feature is disabled which means that you won't get prompts on websites using it. - geo.wifi.uri The data provider used to power Firefox's geolocation feature. (Check out how to switch to a Mozilla operated service) https://www.googleapis.com/geolocation/v1/geolocate?key=%GOOGLE_API_KEY% - network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy Defines when to set the referrer (the page a visit originated from). 0: Never send it. 1: only send if the base domain matches. 2: only send if hosts match. - plugin.state.flash The default state of the Flash plugin. See How to make sure Firefox plugins never activate again for more information. 0: turns off the Flash plugin in Firefox. 1: sets the Flash plugin to ask to activate. 2: enables the Flash plugin.

FIR - ConfigFox - Utility to manage Firefox advanced, hidden setting

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ConfigFox is an utility to manage Firefox advanced, hidden settings and tweaks, mostly concerning security and privacy. With ConfigFox you can manage multiple profiles independently. It is compatible with all Firefox builds: Waterfox, Palemoon, Tor, Portable, etc... If you don't have Firefox installed in your computer you will be prompted to select your custom Firefox path (executable). Features - Quickly create and customize Firefox profiles. - Easily enable/disable settings with one click. - Quickly search Config entries. - Get updates for Config collection. - Backup, Defrag and Vacuum profiles for a faster performance. - View profile information. - Search online for Config strings information.

2015

FIR - PRIVACY - Tracking Protection on Firefox | Firefox Help

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About:config ___ privacy.trackingprotection.enabled to toggle its value to true. ___Tracking Protection allows you to take control of your privacy online. While Firefox has a Do Not Track feature that tells websites not to monitor your behavior, companies are not required to honor it. Firefox's Tracking Protection feature puts the control back in your hands by actively blocking domains and sites that are known to track users.