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Some Firefox tips and tricks from a workshop I participated in: https://metalab.at/wiki/Weg_von_BigTech 1. uBlock Origin add-on: Block trackers, ads and other content. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ Hard mode (not recommended!), enable the advanced user checkbox, disallow everything by default and then opt-in one by one for things you actually need. 2. Settings > AI Controls Disable what you don't want. 3. DuckDuckGo NoAI as a search engine: Go to Settings > Search > Add. Enter a name. For the URL, put: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%s Add Engine, then scroll back up and make it the default. 4. Privacy Badger add-on: Automatically learns to block hidden trackers. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/ Disclaimer: I don't use it myself. 5. Add-ons for Youtube: Disable automatic translation: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-no-translation/ Customize layout and thumbnails: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-addon/ Filter list for uBlock Origin for hiding shorts: https://github.com/gijsdev/ublock-hide-yt-shorts Disclaimer: I don't use them myself (am happy with the yt-dlp CLI command). 6. Multi-Account containers: Separate cookies and local storage for groups of sites, color-codes tabs for visibility: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ 7. Privacy and security settings: Go to Settings > Privacy & Security. Enhanced Tracking Protection: Set it to strict with the "Fix major site issues" checkbox enabled. Read the disclaimer. If you do encounter issues, you can add exceptions. Website Privacy Preferences: Mark "Tell websites not to sell or share my data" checkbox. I also use the "Clear cookies and site data every time you close Firefox" checkbox. You can set exceptions for sites you actually want to remember your settings or logins via cookies. #firefox #diday #didit #dutgemacht #privacy #noai #youtube