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about:config settings to harden the Firefox browser. Privacy and performance enhancements.
To change these settings type 'about:config' in the url bar. Then search the setting you would like to change and modify the value. Some settings may break certain websites from functioning and rendering normally. Some settings may also make firefox unstable. I am not liable for any damages/loss of data.

Not all these changes are necessary and will be dependent upon your usage and hardware. Do some research on settings if you don't understand what they do. These settings are best combined with your standard privacy extensions (~~HTTPS Everywhere~~ No longer required: Enable HTTPS-Only Mode, NoScript/Request Policy, uBlock origin, agent spoofing, ~~Privacy Badger~~ etc), and all plugins set to "Ask To Activate".

Resources

Simple Security Guidelines

Using an iDevice? (Best option)

Use an iPod or an iPad without a SIM card
Use an iPhone
Do not jailbreak
Always upgrade to new iOS versions
Use Brave browser

Need Secure chat?

The purpose of this document is to make recommendations on how to browse in a privacy and security conscious manner. This information is compiled from a number of sources, which are referenced throughout the document, as well as my own experiences with the described technologies.

I welcome contributions and comments on the information contained. Please see the How to Contribute section for information on contributing your own knowledge.

GPG / Mutt / Gmail

About

This is a collection of snippets, not a comprehensive guide. I suggest you start with Operational PGP.

Here is an incomplete list of things that are different from other approaches:

I don't use keyservers. Ever.
Yes, I use Gmail instead of some bespoke hipster freedom service

Most VPN Services are Terrible

Short version: I strongly do not recommend using any of these providers. You are, of course, free to use whatever you like. My TL;DR advice: Roll your own and use Algo or Streisand. For messaging & voice, use Signal. For increased anonymity, use Tor for desktop (though recognize that doing so may actually put you at greater risk), and Onion Browser for mobile.

This mini-rant came on the heels of an interesting twitter discussion: https://twitter.com/kennwhite/status/591074055018582016

Free DNS Servers

Free DNS Servers
Changing DNS Servers
- On Windows
  - With Cmd
With Powershell

	# http://techblog.willshouse.com/2012/01/03/most-common-user-agents/
	Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0
	Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0
	Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0
	Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0
	Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.11; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0
	Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0
	Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0
	Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0
	Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.9; rv:41.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/41.0

	# PERISHABLE PRESS ULTIMATE REFERRER BLACKLIST
	# https://perishablepress.com/4g-ultimate-referrer-blacklist/



	# This is the referrer blacklist from http://brassblogs.com/blog/htaccess-and-spam
	# This blacklist is ready to use in your site's root htaccess file
	# Edit the first two lines with your specific domain information
	# Check http://brassblogs.com/blog/htaccess-and-spam for updates

	#EXTM3U

	#EXTINF:-1,Digitally Imported - Ambient
	http://pub1.diforfree.org:8000/di_ambient_hi

	#EXTINF:-1,Digitally Imported - Big Room House
	http://pub1.diforfree.org:8000/di_bigroomhouse_hi

	#EXTINF:-1,Digitally Imported - Breaks
	http://pub1.diforfree.org:8000/di_breaks_hi