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64 lines
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title: Firefox Desktop
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type: Recommendation
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logo: /assets/img/browsers/firefox.svg
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**Firefox** provides strong privacy settings such as [Enhanced Tracking Protection](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop), which can help block various [types of tracking](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop#w_what-enhanced-tracking-protection-blocks).
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These options can be found in the *Privacy & Security* settings page ( ≡ → Settings → Privacy & Security).
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##### **Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP)**
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<ul style="list-style-type:none;padding-left:0;">
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<li>Select: <strong>Strict</strong></li>
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</ul>
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##### **Sanitize on Close**
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<ul style="list-style-type:none;padding-left:0;">
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<li>Select: <strong>Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed</strong></li>
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</ul>
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You can still stay logged into websites by allowing exceptions.
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##### **Disable Search Suggestions**
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*These features may not be available depending on your region.*
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<ul style="list-style-type:none;padding-left:0;">
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<li>Toggle off: <strong>Suggestions from the web</strong></li>
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<li>Toggle off: <strong>Suggestions from sponsors</strong></li>
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<li>Toggle off: <strong>Improve the Firefox Suggest experience</strong></li>
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</ul>
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##### **Disable Telemetry**
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<ul style="list-style-type:none;padding-left:0;">
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<li>Uncheck: <strong>Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla</strong></li>
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<li>Uncheck: <strong>Allow Firefox to install and run studies</strong></li>
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<li>Uncheck: <strong>Allow Firefox to send backlogged crash reports on your behalf</strong></li>
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</ul>
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Firefox includes a unique [download token](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1677497#c0) in downloads from Mozilla's website and uses telemetry in Firefox to send the token. The token is **not** included in releases from the [Mozilla FTP](https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/).
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##### **HTTPS-Only Mode**
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<ul style="list-style-type:none;padding-left:0;">
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<li>Select: <strong>Enable HTTPS-Only Mode in all windows</strong>.</li>
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</ul>
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#### Sync
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The [Firefox sync](https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/11/firefox-sync-privacy/) service is end-to-end encrypted.
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#### Extensions
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We generally do not recommend installing any extensions as they increase your [attack surface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_surface); however, if you want content blocking, [uBlock Origin](/browsers/#additional-resources) might be useful to you. The extension is also a 🏆️[Recommended Extension](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/add-on-badges#w_recommended-extensions) by Mozilla.
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#### Arkenfox (advanced)
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The [Arkenfox project](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js) provides a set of carefully considered options for Firefox. These options are quite strict but a few are subjective and may cause some websites to not work properly. You can easily change these settings to suit your needs. We **strongly recommend** reading through their [wiki](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki). Arkenfox also enables [container](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers#w_for-advanced-users) support.
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website: 'https://firefox.com'
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privacy_policy: 'https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/firefox'
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downloads:
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- icon: fab fa-windows
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url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/windows'
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- icon: fab fa-apple
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url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/mac'
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- icon: fab fa-linux
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url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/linux'
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- icon: fab fa-freebsd
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url: 'https://www.freshports.org/www/firefox'
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- icon: fab fa-git
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url: 'https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central'
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