Maximize/"Harden" Firefox privacy settings (via Mental Outlaw YT channel and Chris Xiao's Yet Another Firefox Hardening article and Unix Sheikh's Choose your Browser Carefully article): Install Ublock Origin Install Decentraleyes Install LocalCDN Install ForgetMeNot Install NoScript Install OneTab Install Return YouTube Dislike Install DuckDuckGo Lite Search Install SponsorBlock for Youtube-Skip Sponsorships Install ClearURLs Install DarkReader (in DarkReader menu under More, set to Static) Install Vimium-FF Install Manjaro Theme (matcha-dark-azul for blue, matcha-dark-sea for green) Set Default Search Engine to Duck Duck Go Lite Get Firefox to remember nothing through Preferences setting Set Firefox to never visit non https websites Disable smooth scrolling about:config settings (Optional): Turn off Javascript media.peerconnection.enabled set to false #breaks real-time audio/video media.navigator.enabled to false #breaks real-time audio/video media.gmp devtools.onboarding.telemetry.logged to false datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled set to false app.normandy.enabled set to false extensions.pocket.enabled to false extensions.formautofill.available set to blank extensions.screenshots.disabled set to true extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled set to false privacy.resistfingerprinting set to true #noticeable performance and stability impact, proceed with caution. privacy.firstparty.isolate to true network.dns.disablePrefetch to true network.predictor.enabled set to false network.prefetch-next to false network.http.sendRefererHeader to 0 #sites with forms and logins may break network.http.referer.XoriginPolicy to 1 network.cookie.lifetimePolicy to 2 pdfjs.enableScripting to false identity.fxaccounts.enabled to false geo.enabled to false dom.webnotifications.enabled to false security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha set to false security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation set to true security.tls.version set to at least 3 (4 highest setting as of 2021, but not necessary according to Mental Outlaw) security.tls.enable_Ortt_data set to false browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser = false browser.formfill.enable set to false browser.cache.disk.enable set to false browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl set to false browser.cache.memory.enable set to false browser.cache.offline.enable set to false browser.cache.insecure.enable set to false browser.privatebrowsing.autostart set to true browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled set to false browser.search.suggest.enabled set to false plugin.scan.plid.all set to false (same, couldn't find) browser.ping-centre.telemetry set to false browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry set to false browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry set to false browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket to false browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport to false browser.uidensity to 1 (makes the browser's tabs not so huge for firefox 89+) devtools.onboarding.telemetry.logged to false toolkit.telemetry.enabled to false toolkit.telemetry.server Delete the URL and leave it empty toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled set to false toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled set to false toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled set to false toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled set to false toolkit.telemetry.unified set to false toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled set to false toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled set to false webgl.disabled set to true privacy.firstparty.isolate set to true security.ssl.enable_false_start set to false go into ublock origin and check the 'Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP addresses' box. go into usr/lib/firefox/distribution and open/create package.json and input the following: { "policies": { "DisableAppUpdate": true, "DisableFirefoxAccounts": true, "DisableTelemetry": true, "DNSOverHTTPS": { "Enabled": false, "Locked": true }, "DontCheckDefaultBrowser": true, "NetworkPrediction": false, "PromptForDownloadLocation": true, "SearchEngines": { "PreventInstalls": true }, "SearchSuggestEnabled": false, "NetworkPrediction": false } } The following isn't privacy related, but turns off proton in firefox, which makes better use of screenspace: browser.proton.enabled set to false browser.proton.modals.enabled set to false browser.proton.doorhangers.enabled set to false browser.proton.contextmenus.enabled set to false