Disable Firefox Pioneer program

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• 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}.

Safe for General Use

All actions in this script is recommended for all users. This is recommended for all users to improve without any noticeable impact on the system functionality.

Sources

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• 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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How to apply or restore "Disable Firefox Pioneer program" using script

• ≈ 3 min to complete
• Tools: Web Browser
• Difficulty: Medium
• ≈ 5 instructions

1. 1

   Download

   Download the script file by clicking on the   Apply protection  button above.
   Use   Undo protection button above to restore changes.
2. 2

   Keep the file

   If warned by your browser, keep the file.
3. 3

   Open

   Open the downloaded file.
4. 4

   Exit

   Once it's done, press any key to exit the window.
5. 5

   Restart

   Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.

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1. 1

   Open or download

   Open or download the desktop application
2. 2

   Choose script

   1. Search for the category name: Disable Firefox Pioneer program
   2. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
3. 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:

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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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