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ublock origin with the annoyance list activated.
dark reader. It’s not perfect but I get most sites in a usable dark mode.
That’s mostly it.
Same, all you really need. Maybe also password manager extensions for the added phishing protection
Yeah, I didn’t include my Enpass extension, as it’s more like a plug-in.
I also excluded TamperMonkey because I solely use it to sell my Steam cards and become filthy rich. Already 34 cents into my first million.
And last but not least: an extension that auto-upvotes YT videos from my subscribed channels because I’m too lazy to do it manually and YT can’t be bothered to assign a key to it.
In my experience enabling some of the annoyance lists broke several websites and it took a while to realise why. I do use the cookie consent list but no longer use any annoyance lists.
In my testing, dark reader made sites load much slower. Anyone else notice this?
This is my experience as well. Noticable slowdown after installing it. But IMO, it’s still worth it.
it can make my google drive stuff take a couple extra seconds to realize whats happening
Nope, still fast on my machines
Dark Reader is entirely client side, so it shouldn’t affect load times.
Render times may increase significantly though depending on cpu((/gpu?).
Yes, I suppose if their computer is a decade or two old, it might have an impact on their render times.
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Double upvote for bitwarden, since OP is switched browser, they defenetly need move all their passwords. No need to use built in Firefox manager. Don’t forget to use password export from Chrome.
Also browser password manager couldn’t be more unsafe…
ah nice I was wondering how to do that. got a lot of passwords in chrome
dark reader looks very useful, thanks!!
What’s the point if having NoScript AND uBlockOrigin? ubo does everything noscript does, but better
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First of all, install Betterfox, it is not an extension per se, but a set of custom settings. Betterfox offers a lot of fixes, including removed Mozilla telemetry, increased speed, smooth scrolling, privacy protections, etc.
I believe, Betterfox can also be used on Floorp (In case their website doesn’t work, here’s a Github link - https://github.com/Floorp-Projects), which is a Firefox-based browser with Vivaldi/Opera-like interface. Sounds neat, but i didn’t really test it yet.
In case you feel too lazy to install Betterfox/Arkenfox/other user.js modifications, you can use Librewolf instead. It is a version of Firefox with bundled Arkenfox and uBlock Origin.
uMatrix, uBlock Origin, and a mixture of add-ons from Dig Deeper’s list are a must for privacy. Also, i recommend reading his other blogposts about software, too. Especially this one
If configuring Redirector is too confusing for you, you can use LibRedirect, it can automatically redirect YouTube to Invidious and Piped, Fandom to Breezewiki, Google to SearX, Twitter to Nitter, and so on, so you won’t have to bother with popups and ads.
For password managers, use Bitwarden, if you want to have your passwords synced in the cloud, or KeepassXC, if you want to store them locally.
Block The Rich is a fun little extension for those who are tired of reading billionaire spam, but i did not test it.
Instance Assistant Is made to improve Lemmy and Kbin experience, but, once again, i did not test it.
Also, do not use Google, Bing, Yandex or Brave as your search engine, instead switch to DuckDuckGo, Mojeek, and 4Get or SearX
Why disable telemetry?
Originally, i too, have thought that Mozilla’s telemetry would be limited to only technical aspects, such as crash reports. I mean, they are using privacy as their main selling point. But of course, that was a lie. Read this. You may think that only Spyware Watchdog and Dig Deeper dislike Mozilla, but no. By searching around, it’s possible to find information about this on countless sources. And again, why do projects like LibreWolf and Arkenfox exist, if Firefox’s tracking is not an issue?
Firefox makes unsolicited connections on startup, uses Google Analytics, and connects to their website when opening every single page. They are not leaking all of your data, like Opera and Chrome do, but such behaviour is very concerning. Why do they need to know how many times i have opened my bookmarks, or when i cleaned my browser history? Extremely suspicious, and on top of that it makes the browser a bit slower.
I believe that what happens on your PC, should stay on your PC, the pages you open in your browser, stay in the browser.
The article you sent me is totally absurd and shows a complete lack of understanding or will to understand.
Librewolf and Arkenfox exist for the exact same reason this article exists: unbridled paranoia. They are actually by fat less secure than Firefox because of the risk of a compromised build chain which is lesser for an established browser.
The first example of “phoning home” your article gives is merely the get request Firefox uses to check if you are online and redirect you to a login portal if you are on shared WiFi.
The article also then makes a complaint about Firefox making requests to the sites you visit most frequently, which maked absolutely no sense, because if you visit them so frequently that then end up in your new page, then what is the problem with Firefox preloading the content?
On Google analytics, it is not part of the browser, but just used on Mozilla’s website with an explicit exemption from Google not to use that data.
The “safebrowsing” requests are to download the list of known malware sites in order to keep you safe. They are not used for tracking.
The health report telemetry is the only thing that could be vaguely construed as actually being problematic, but it literally collects no personal data and is used to improve the browser.
Finally, the entire paragraph about pocket is bullshit: or course, if you create an account and start saving web pages to pocket then it is going to be stored on pocket’s servers… What would you expect? The solution is simple: Just don’t use pocket, nobody is forcing you to.
It is infuriating to see these lies repeatedly perpetuated online by people who have no understanding of what they are criticizing
None of the points mentioned even vaguely constitute a threat to user privacy.
To make matters worse they actually weaken users security by driving them to forks that risk them not recieving timely security updates.
I love the block list:
- Steve Ballmer
- Jeff Bezos
- Michael Bloomberg
- Sergey Brin
- Warren Buffett
- Larry Ellison
- Bill Gates
- Kanye “Ye” West
- Elon Musk
- Larry Page
- Donald Trump
- Mark Zuckerberg
Saving this one, thanks 😇
Bypass Paywalls Clean is fantastic, need to install from xpi though
lol that installation was crazy simple! thanks!!
Also any sort of privacy redirector, specifically to go to nitter instead of xitter, is a must have
Firefox Multi-Account Containers
Ublock Origin & Sponsorblock - for blocking ads
DarkReader - for making all websites “dark mode”
As the chairman, I approve. Not that I would install it, but I approve.
Thank you mr.chairman
- DeArrow - Crowdsource better YouTube titles and thumbnails, technically paid (1$), but you can request free access if you can’t/don’t want to pay
- Firefox Color - Basic theming
- LibRedirect - Redirect popular websites to privacy-respecting frontends (e.g. YouTube to Invidious, Twitter to Nitter, etc.)
- PronounDB - Add pronoun support to Twitter, Twitch, Github, and Discord.
- Return YouTube Dislike - The name says pretty much everything.
- Shinigami Eyes - Mark transphobic or trans-friendly accounts as such for others with the extension to see
- SponsorBlock for YouTube - Crowdsource sponsored segments in YouTube videos so you know what to skip past
- uBlock Origin - AdBlock, update the block lists regularly if you want to use it with YouTube
- User-Agent Switcher and Manager - Change what browser and OS websites think you’re using
- Vencord Web - Browser extension for the Discord client-mod Vencord, doesn’t work rn because Discord is redoing some stuff
Good list. Ublock Origin and Sponsorblock are basically essential for YouTube these days. DeArrow helps to.
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Something not so far mentioned is Tree Style Tab.
If you habitually have a lot of tabs open, you’ll probably know how annoying it is finding things when each page title has been condensed down to 4-5 characters. On widescreen displays (especially 16:9), vertical pixels are also a lot more precious, while horizontal ones are plentiful.
For me (3840×2160 display, 200% scale), its vertical tab sidebar fits about 30 tabs before needing a scrollbar, and you get a full width title for each and every one.
It can be a bit of an adjustment at first, but I’ve been using this since the pre-WebExtensions days (since around Firefox 4.0), it’s definitely one of my must-haves.
If you like Tree Style Tabs I’d also recommend trying Sideberry. Does the same thing but has some additional functionality.
This changed my habitual way of working with browsers for the better, can’t recommend it enough. I’m using Sidebery though, not sure of the differences, but I really like its snapshot feature.
Consent O matic. Automatically refuse cookie consent
Ublock origin fast-forward and dark reader
What is fast-forward?
Containers. Makes it very easy to manage multiple accounts for the same sites, like YT, email…
Came here to say this! Containers is awesome, and you can muffin to the same service with different accounts in the same window!
My list:
- AdNauseam
- Bitwarden
- Don’t fuck with paste
- Ecosia
- Fakespot
- Firefox Multi-Account Containers
- Greasemonkey
- Redirect AMP to HTML
- TrackMeNot
- User-Agent Switcher and Manager
- Wayback Machine
And now I have a special profile just for Youtube so I can run uBlock Origin to shut Google up about my adblocker.
Edit: Also, if you like dark themes, check out Dracula.
Just curious: why do you use adnauseam instead of ublock origin for ad block on the rest of your profiles? I haven’t heard of it before, and was curious what futures made it stand out.
It “clicks” on all ads while still blocking them from my view.
It’s not enough IMO to just block. I also want to poison their data about me by clicking on everything they attempt to show me.
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love the dracula theme, thanks for the recommendation!!
What greasemonkey scripts do you use?
this one because the Don’t Fuck With Paste plugin didn’t catch it for some reason.
Plus some others that are specific to some torrent trackers I’m on.
People have already mentioned the more popular ones
Apart from those, Id recommend Behind the Overlay- it’s an extension that removes a lot of unclosable popups on pages in a single click. Things like “disable your adblock” messages or websites that poorly gatekeep content behind a subscription.
