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When configured properly, Mozilla Firefox offers great privacy and security.

However, achieving a higher level of privacy and security in Mozilla Firefox requires many tweaks across all levels. Some users may not be too comfortable with this and may prefer an out-of-the-box solution that isn't Chromium dependent.

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Update/Revision of the post originally published on 17 FEB 2021.

This is a guide for tweaking the Firefox browser for enhanced online privacy. We explore the "normal" and the "advanced" tweaks here.

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Old accounts are often unmaintained and forgotten - which can be problematic when you want to "clean up" some of your digital footprint by deleting them or go back to secure them with stronger passwords/MFA.

How do you find these old accounts when your recollection isn't enough? Fortunately, we al...

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This post was originally published on 18 MAY 2022; it has since been updated and revised.

You may hear a lot that you should block ads and trackers, but you may also have a lot of questions, such as (but not limited to):

  • How can you block ads on your iPhone or Android?
  • Is it possible t...

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This post was originally published on 1 SEP 2022; it has since been updated and revised.

One of the biggest sticking points commonly brought up in the privacy community is the price of privacy.

As it generally goes, especially on the internet as a whole, free is not free – however, there are s...

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This post was originally published on 1 FEB 2023; it has since been updated and revised.

In this guide we look at how to get familiar with using/tweaking Safing Portmaster, an open-source and host-based application firewall available for Linux and Windows machines.

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