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How to create a Firefox container dedicated for web search?
Is there a way to create a Firefox container dedicated for web search, such as Google? In this way, I can remain logged in for Google in other situations and keep my web searches hidden from Google. ...
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How to keep local searches local on Win11?
To launch a program on Windows 11 I press the win-key and type the name of the software.
But there is a huge privacy issue with the latest version of Windows:
The system sends everything the user ...
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Privacy: VPN and DNS
I'm using a VPN for privacy purposes. If I ensure that the DNS requests are sent through the VPN I can select whatever DNS Server I like? Is there any advantage to using the DNS Server provided by the ...
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Description for category names of Mozilla Shavar blacklist
Looking at the Mozilla Shavar blacklist, which is used for tracking protection (ex. in Mozilla Firefox), the services are grouped in several categories:
Email
EmailStrict
Advertising
Content
Analytics
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How does google know my real location exactly?
I searched this question here and found this answer and this answer but neither works for me.
I set US timezone in Windows, start VPN with a US public ip address, clear all cookies/cache/history, ...
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Without cookies, is it still possible for an online identity to be matched across different ip addresses?
It's easy to verify that, after changing my ip address (such as by connecting to a VPN), my online identity is maintained (site logins remain active, settings remain unchanged, etc.) Of course, once I ...
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How do I disable telemetry in Thunderbird?
I'm running Thunderbird 91. I noticed in the JS console that the app is collecting some kind of telemetry about me and sending it somewhere! Noooo... !
How do I disable it?
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Removing all identifying info before sharing a copy of an excel sheet on a blog
There is an Excel Workbook I have created which I want to share on a blog page of mine (it's a static page created on github.io)
What is the best way to share an excel Workbook?
Should I just provide ...
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Privacy protection while sharing an AWS account [closed]
I am thinking of getting an AWS account for hosting some hobby bots of mine. I have an online collaborater also in my hobby - we don't know each other personally not even our real names. Mainly ...
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Where do you find the file lists that Microsoft collects from your system?
System ->
Update & Security ->
Windows security (on the left) ->
Virus & threat protection (on the right) ->
Manage settings (under Virus & threat protection settings on the right)
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Avoid: Getting duplicate MAC address, with MAC address randomizer?
First of, a little context as to why I ask this question: I'm currently researching how I can get more "anonymous" online, not because I'm doing anything I need to hide, but simply because I value my ...
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Is the new Firefox Content Blocking similar to Ghostery? [closed]
I have been using the Ghostery plugin with Firefox for a while now as my main tracking and ad blocker. I've noticed that the new Firefox 63 also has content blocking. Do I no longer need Ghostery ...
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How to automatically remove all meta data from file(s) using Linux OS?
On daily basis dozen of files arrive at my virtual desktop and they find their way to their next destination on:
Cloud
mailbox
shared_folders
mobile_devices
etc
I have noticed that some of them ...
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Cookie consent vs browser setting priority
Background info
This question is about the functional implications of the "EU cookie law" in browsers.
General Data Protection Regilation (GDPR) is implemented in EU starting from May 2018 ...
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Trustworthiness of OpenNIC DNS servers
Although Google's 8.8.8.8 DNS server is a popular alternative DNS server to the ones provided by your ISP, the privacy implications are too bothersome for me. While looking into privacy respecting ...
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