The Firefox Privacy Suite

The Problem with Privacy “Hardening”

If you’ve ever tried to “harden” Firefox using some of the famous online guides, you probably know the feeling of frustration that follows. You apply 500 lines of user.js code, and suddenly:

• Your bank’s login page refuses to load.
• Your webcam doesn’t work for Zoom calls.
• Websites think you’re in a different timezone.
• Every page has weird gray bars around it (Letterboxing).

Most hardening scripts are built for “Fortress Mode”—maximum security at the cost of your sanity. But for those of us who need to actually use the internet for work and life, we need a better way.

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