Disable Firefox Pioneer program
- Linux onlyThis script improves your privacy on Linux
- Multiple actionsThis page belongs to a category, containing some changes with similar goal.
- Impact: Minimum
System Functionality / Data Loss Risk: Low
This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script.
- Bash (Shell script)These changes use Linux system commands to update your settings.
- 2 scripts
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- Sudo/root requiredThis script requires privilege access to do the system changes
- Fully reversible
You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using this website.
The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
Overview
Firefox Pioneer is a system in Firefox to test new features and changes on a subset of Firefox users 1.
Pioneer program sends private/sensitive data to Mozilla 2 3.
Sources
- What is Firefox Pioneer? - gHacks Tech News. ghacks.net. (2022).
Original: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/15/what-is-firefox-pioneer
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20221025161925/https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/15/what-is-firefox-pioneer/ - What is a firefox pioneer example of how data will be used and how can this lead to a better user experience?. Firefox Support Forum. Mozilla Support. (2022).
Original: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1224660
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20221025160326/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1224660 - Make Firefox Better With Pioneer. Data is the lifeblood of any product…. by Toby Elliott. Firefox Context Graph. Medium. (2022).
Original: https://medium.com/firefox-context-graph/make-firefox-better-with-pioneer-10c82d0f9301
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20221025162028/https://medium.com/firefox-context-graph/make-firefox-better-with-pioneer-10c82d0f9301
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Normal — Everyday Privacy (Enterprise-Grade)
- Recommended for all
- Safe for daily use
- No impact on system stability
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Help
How to apply or restore "Disable Firefox Pioneer program" using script
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: Web Browser
- Difficulty: Medium
- ≈ 5 instructions
- 1
Download
Download the script file by clicking on thebutton above.
Use button above to restore changes. - 2
Keep the file
If warned by your browser, keep the file. - 3
Open
Open the downloaded file. - 4
Exit
Once it's done, press any key to exit the window. - 5
Restart
Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.
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How to apply or restore "Disable Firefox Pioneer program" using privacy.sexy
- ≈ 3 min to complete
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- ≈ 4 instructions
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- Search for the category name: Disable Firefox Pioneer program
- Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- 3
Run
Click on ▶️ Run button at the bottom of the page.This button only appears on desktop version (recommended). On browser, use 💾 Save button.
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- 2 Privacy settings
Choose what to protect based on your needs: Click any option to learn more about what it does. Each change can be applied and reversed individually.
- Some settings and commands may require technical knowledge to apply correctly.
- Most users find the Normal protection above sufficient.
Disable Firefox Pioneer study monitoring
This script configures "toolkit.telemetry.pioneer-new-studies-available" to be disabled to opt out Firefox Pioneer program. This setting disables availability check for Firefox Pioneer studies.
Clear Firefox pioneer program ID
If a user has chosen to participate in the Pioneer program, their Pioneer ID will be stored in this field. This ID serves as a link between user data and Mozilla servers.
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