14 docs tagged with "disable-firefox-telemetry"

Firefox uses "toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID" as an identifier for the client and/or the user. This ID is static and is used to identify the user.

This script configures the "toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled" preference to be disabled, thus preventing telemetry pings from being archived locally. For reasons of military security, the U.S. government (NIST 800-53) recommends disabling this setting.: https://web.archive.org/web/20221015104801/https://stigviewer.com/stig/mozilla_firefox/2020-12-10/finding/V-223171

This script alters the "datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled" preference, effectively disabling it. This preference regulates whether Firefox sends telemetry data. The script halts all data transmitted from Firefox to Mozilla via Telemetry, preventing Firefox from sending technical and interaction data to Mozilla. For reasons of military security, it's recommended by the U.S. government (NIST 800-53) that this data collection is disabled.: https://web.archive.org/web/20221015103136/https://b...

This script disables the "toolkit.telemetry.enabled" preference, which controls whether the Telemetry module is enabled. It's configured to be enabled in nightly, aurora, beta, or default (developer) builds. In release builds, however, it's set to false. This setting is hard-coded into the C++ code to prevent easy disabling. Developers have been approached about this issue, but have rejected proposals to unlock it. Mozilla's plan is to deprecate this setting eventually, followed by removal. This...

This script disables the "new-profile" ping sent from Firefox Desktop. This ping is typically sent 30 minutes after the browser starts, during the first session of a newly created profile. If the first session of a new profile is shorter than 30 minutes, the ping is sent at shutdown using the Ping Sender. This script sets the "toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled" preference to disabled, which effectively disables the "new-profile" ping for new profiles.

This script disables the "prio" ping sent from Firefox Desktop. The ping is submitted at least once a day for sessions that last longer than 24 hours, and it is enabled by default. It sends Origin Telemetry, which allows Mozilla to get precise counts of how many Firefox clients perform certain activities on specific origins without revealing which clients were doing which things on which origins. This script sets the "toolkit.telemetry.prioping.enabled" preference to disabled, which turns of...

The shutdown ping provides data about a clean shutdown. This script turns off three preferences to disable shutdown pings: 1. "toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled": This preference permits the shutdown ping to be sent when the browser is closed from the second browsing session onwards, as opposed to on the next restart, through the ping sender. 2. "toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabledFirstSession": This preference allows the shutdown ping to be sent through the ping sender from ...

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".

Firefox logs telemetry information in various locations, such as the console and "stdout". This logged information reveals details about your usage pattern.

A telemetry ping refers to the data that Firefox transmits to Mozilla's Telemetry servers. It comes in different types and includes information collected by telemetry.

This script is designed to disable the "toolkit.telemetry.unified" preference. If this preference is enabled, it results in two effects: 1. Firstly, telemetry will always be enabled and recording base data. 2. Secondly, additional main pings will be sent. This preference is enabled by default. The "toolkit.telemetry.unified" preference signifies whether the Telemetry system is operating in Unified mode or not. However, it's worth noting that this feature is planned to be phased out and is consid...

This script disables the "update" ping sent from Firefox Desktop. This ping is sent when a browser update is ready to be applied and also after the update has been successfully applied. This script sets the "toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled" preference to disabled, which turns off the "update" ping associated with browser updates.

This script sets "toolkit.telemetry.server" to be empty. This preference defines the server to which telemetry pings are sent.

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 ...