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@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1598562#c13
So you will have to include it to the host list of your OS.
Besides, take into account it makes a connection to aus5.mozilla.org in order to autoupdate itself so you'll also have to add it to your host list.
Alternatively, you could copy the folder `distribution` with the `policies.json` file into your Firefox installation folder. More information about this:
[Customizing firefox using policies.json](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson)
[DisableAppUpdate](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#disableappupdate)
Nevertheless, consider installing Abrowser from Trisquel, Icecat, Iceweasel for Parabola or Librewolf. They lack that connection:
[Abrowser](https://archive.trisquel.info/trisquel/pool/main/f/firefox/?C=S;O=D)
@ -46,7 +38,62 @@ Nevertheless, consider installing Abrowser from Trisquel, Icecat, Iceweasel for
[Librewolf](https://librewolf.net/)
These browsers only have a connection to shavar.services.mozilla.com in order to update the blocking lists used by Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) that can be disabled changing browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL to nothing.
On the other, if you are using a GNU/Linux distro you could remove that connection, and others, unpacking two omni.ja files, removing all the addresses, and then re-zipping the omni.ja files.
`Find your omni.ja files`:
find . -name omni.ja
`Unpack them` (do this for both of them separately):
mkdir unpack
mv omni.ja unpack
cd unpack
unzip omni.ja
`Remove telemetry`:
find -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/https\:\/\/firefox\.settings\.services\.mozilla\.com\/v1\/buckets\/main\/collections\/nimbus-desktop-experiments\/records//g';
find -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/https\:\/\/firefox\.settings\.services\.mozilla\.com\/v1\/buckets\/main-preview\/collections\/search-config\/records//g';
find -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/https\:\/\/firefox\.settings\.services\.mozilla\.com\/v1\/buckets\/main\/collections\/search-config\/records//g';
find -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/https\:\/\/firefox\.settings\.services\.mozilla\.com\/v1//g';
find -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/onecrl\.content-signature\.mozilla\.org//g';
find -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/remote-settings\.content-signature\.mozilla\.org//g';
find -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/normandy\.content-signature\.mozilla\.org//g';
`Replace the omni.ja files`:
mv omni.ja back.omni.ja
zip -0DXqr omni.ja *
mv omni.ja ..
Besides, take into account it makes a connection to aus5.mozilla.org in order to autoupdate itself so you'll also have to add it to your host list.
Alternatively, you could copy the folder `distribution` with the `policies.json` file into your Firefox installation folder. More information about this:
[Customizing firefox using policies.json](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson)
[DisableAppUpdate](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#disableappupdate)
## Updating addons
@ -96,8 +143,8 @@ I really thank the following authors:
* [Tor Project](https://www.torproject.org) - Some Tor Browser strings.
* [Quindecim](https://git.nixnet.xyz/quindecim/mobile_user.js) - Some unique strings and user design.
* [LibreWolf](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community) - Some strings.
* [Better-Fox](https://github.com/yokoffing/Better-Fox) - Some strings
* [Spyware Watchdog](https://web.archive.org/web/20200402031335/https://spyware.neocities.org/guides/firefox.html) - Mozilla Firefox Spyware Mitigation Guide (Archive.org)
* [Better-Fox](https://github.com/yokoffing/Better-Fox) - Some strings.
* [Spyware Watchdog](https://spyware.neocities.org/) - Mozilla Firefox Spyware Mitigation Guide (Archive.org) and Tor Browser mitigation guide.
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