Disable Firefox telemetry logs
Overview
This category contains privacy scripts for Linux.
These changes use Linux system commands to update your settings.
Firefox logs telemetry information in various locations, such as the console and stdout 1.
This logged information reveals details about your usage pattern.
This category is recommended for all users. It helps to improve privacy without affecting stability.
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These scripts are written using Bash (Shell script) scripting language.
Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
- Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.
Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy
privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.
It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application.
privacy.sexy instructions
- Open or download the desktop application
- Search for the category name:
Disable Firefox telemetry logs. - Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.
Alternative 2. Download
Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.
This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.
Standard
This script includes only Standard recommendation level.
Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.
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This category includes total of 2 scripts but no subcategories.
Explore its 2 scripts:
Minimize Firefox telemetry logging verbosity
This script sets the "toolkit.telemetry.log.level" preference to the least verbosity to minimize logs. This preference adjusts the telemetry logging verbosity as per "Log.jsm". By default, logging is restricted to the console service. It displays telemetry information in the browser console and can be used to monitor telemetry activity in the JavaScript console. This process is also referred to as telemetry tracing. The output can be accessed via the DevTools console, navigable through the menu ...
Disable Firefox telemetry log output
This script adjusts the "toolkit.telemetry.log.dump" setting to its most restricted value. This preference controls whether to dump telemetry log messages to "stdout".
Explore Categories
- Disable Firefox telemetry
- Configure Firefox
- Configure programs
This action belongs to Disable Firefox telemetry category. By default, Firefox collects telemetry data. This data comprises two main categories: interaction data and technical data. Interaction data includes metrics such as the number of open tabs and windows, the number of webpages visited, the number and type of installed Firefox Add-ons,... Read more on category page ▶
This action belongs to Configure Firefox category. Mozilla Firefox, colloquially known as Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. By default, Firefox collects telemetry data and has other features that gather information about your downloaded files and browsed... Read more on category page ▶
This action belongs to Configure programs category. These scripts configure third-party applications installed on Linux distributions to harden their security and privacy to protect your data. They scripts differ from OS level configurations as they configure applications that are not typically native to Linux distributions, i.e., not included in... Read more on category page ▶
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