These about:config edits need to be set as default.
Type "about:config" (without the quotes) in your browser bar, click enter,
ignore the warning, and continue:
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(1) Get rid of DOM Storage: (used for tracking all behavior online)
DOM storage has become a larger threat to privacy than cookies ever were. The
default value should be changed to false, but for now you must do it
yourself.
about:config Name: dom.storage.enabled
Default value: true
Modified value: false
The following is an old quote about DOM storage:
HTML5 web storage is a better local storage tracker than cookies, but WTH is
HTML5 Web Storage?
Using HTML5, web pages can store data locally in your browser, which goes
un-noticed. This Web Storage is more secure and faster, and the data is not
included with every server request, since it is used ONLY when asked for by
the installing web-site. Huge amounts of data can be hidden and stored
without affecting local pc performance. They use key/value pairs which on the
surface is great, since only the web-site storing data can access that data.
The problem is: How do we know who stores what, who they really are, or when
they share that info? My suggestion is turn it off.
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(2) Referrer Control: (used for marketing and affiliate commissions)
about:config Name: network.http.sendRefererHeader
Default Value: 1
Modified Value: 0
By changing the setting to 0, you no longer tell the destination site where
you were when you clicked the link. (Abrowser should set this to (0) by
default.
In effect this makes the add-on RefControl (& a few others) redundant.
*** But, there is a caveat: If you can't get into a site it may be due to
this setting. If so, under that situation, you are better off using
RefControl for your normal surfing and change the setting option that works
for troublesome sites.
Personally, if a site blocks me for any reason, I just auto-block them. They
have no clue what honest business is about, and they have no respect for
online privacy! It's best to stop supporting trolls and money-hungry fools.
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(3) Prefetch Control: (same as #2, but in reverse)
about:config Name: network.prefetch-next
Default Value: true
Modified Value: false
By setting network.prefetch-next to false, we control:
Link prefetching which is when a web page hints to the browser that certain
pages may soon be visited according to saved data and our current surfing.
The browser will download those "possible" pages immediately so they can be
displayed faster if a request does come in. This was created to be helpful
for marketing companies and consumers, but someone watching over my shoulder
creeps me out! :-)
Link with descriptions for other Mozilla about:config settings:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries
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