Making Firefox Great Again 

Mozilla's CEO Mitchell Baker's salary rose to 3 million annually while slashing engineers because of shrinking revenue. It seems like a sinking ship

Btw, decentraleyes' cdn database isnt as updated compared to LocalCDN. Just a friendly reminder :)

I’m gonna make my own web browser. With black jack, AND HOOKERS.

8:35 Don't disable the Referer header unless you know what you are doing. A LOT of websites use this header for anti-botting or scraping and your browser may be blocked because it will be flagged. This WILL break websites.

Can't wait to hear about what you think on the twitch leak :)

Hey Kenny, im stil waiting the video about your experience in the IT industry, it always nice to watch your content and i would like to know more about the IT industry from your perspective. Hope you have a great day !!

for the algorithm. just doing my part to be a team player.

I feel like changing your apparent resolution from 1920*1080 to 1800*900 will make you more identifiable.. who actually has monitors with that resolution?

The biggest thing that bothers me with firefox is how resistant it is to having its interface modified to use less vertical screen space. Could easily shave 20 to 30% of the space it uses by cleaning up some lines. But they just don't want people using compact interfaces.

Note to self. Do not try this when you don't know what you are doing nor making a second profile first. I was simply told to harden my Firefox, found this video and tested it out. Now I'm so confused and lost my tabs and everything haha

Since Brendan Eich has been kicked-off from Mozilla, Firefox never came to be the same.

Changing your resolution in this case is worse than keeping it at default. Think about it, most people have a 180p screen, but you may be the single one in your city using that resolution you're spoofing.

Such a good guide. Not going too crazy with tracking protection to the point where the web browser becomes a hassle to use. An annoying thing for users like us though is that dark mode preferences can also be used for tracking, but even then this might be becoming less of a problem as more and more services finally adopt dark mode settings and people start using it.

I remember when Gecko was tops, and having it in Thunderbird was super awesome for RSS. TB is still the best RSS reader around... and RSS is dying. Sigh.

I switched over to Firefox because I find it works way better than chrome as it is. Am also a fan of their sync feature. Constantly changing hardware so this is useful. Hopefully this gets people to come over.

What still keeps me on firefox now is nostalgia and the containers extension, which is now built into firefox since last 2 versions.

Dark reader is a really good extension. Have been using it for quiet a while now. The problem with all the extensions is, that they start bloating up the browser at a certain point. By the way, you can set a timer in that extension, so it triggers at night and turns off in the morning.

Thanks MO. Based from the beginning.

Make Firefox Great Again! Firefox is my main and only browser. It allows me to do several modifications in everything I want! Nice video.

Having to install a script that changes a bunch of browser settings seems less secure than just looking at a list and doing the settings yourself...

pale moon is what i use, very good very nice great expandability and transparency

Question: Considering the current state of monitors, wouldn't you want to spoof your screen size to 1080p? Wouldn't putting it to some strange number like 1800x900 just scream to anyone **cough** NSA **cough** "Look it's a TOR user!" ??

I used Firefox for years and years and moved over to chromium based browsers due to rendering engine compatibility issues so I am damned if I do and damned if I don't.

It's funny because a few months ago I switched to Firefox and found it much better than Chrome. The extensions it provides are far more functional as well and the browser itself by default is far more private and customizable.

I finally gave up on it tbh. Really liking Vivaldi now.

for decentraleyes, (like you said in your Firefox add-ons video) i prefer localcdn, this is because it updates more regularly (like you said) and it doesn't automatically support networks without your permission. i havnt had an in depth looks at diffs from each of their source code but it could just be that localcdn hasnt said anything about this, plus localcdn is a fork of decentraleyes so it would be impressive if they got rid of that.

The big thing that's missing from Firefox really is the innovation. Where is the user activity tracking and other innovations we see in Chrome on Firefox?

The resolution change has me scratching my head a bit. For one it still allows them to fingerprint your browser. It may not be the correct size, but it's still a consistent data point. It's also the more unusual data points that are the most useful for fingerprinting purposes, just like the spoofed user agent. It only works for the tor browser because everybody on tor is using the same browser. I would think making your browser look as common as possible would make it harder to fingerprint. Make the inner window size the same as if it were a vanilla instance of firefox running fullscreen on a vanilla instance of windows 10 on a 1080p screen. And use the default windows 10 user agent. Also I'm not sure if the changing the sendRefererHeader setting prevents the referrer from being read through javascript. There are plugins that can block both and can do that only for cross site requests which only blocks the referer if a site is loading an asset from a different domain and when you follow a link to a different site, which is less likely to break something.

Redditors: I use Firefox because I don't want to normalize corporate standards so that other options won't be supported by devs! Also redditors: *uses systemd*

excellent as always. I also like Basilisk browser, it's a version of the gecko browser that supports all the old add-ons and even Flash :D

I use librewolf as my default browser from years but I really like how chromium forks performs better in terms of speed.

librewolf is where its at

I have a question about the border. Since basically everyone uses a 1080p screen, won't it be much easier to track the few people who are browsing in 1800*900?

I got tired of Firefox BS and switched to Waterfox, which is a Firefox branch focused on privacy. I have been super happy with it.

Firefox needs a WHOLE lot of help if you want to use it while keeping even some semblance of privacy. I will say though however, that at least we still HAVE the ability to make the necessary changes towards this (for now)... But again - A LOT MORE is required than explained here (unfortunately)...

I love brave. Used to use firefox but even now I notice the slowdown compared to chrome

How much does disabling all these settings mean you are fingerprinted by having them disabled?

Nice one, been using Firefox for a while learned a lot thanks !

"competition is what forces greatness" ...well said sir

Sir, you should disable Pocket integration by going to about:config and change extensions.pocket.enabled to false

Firefox is the last bastion of non-Chromium based, open source browsers. We need to make sure Firefox survives but if it looks like it's dying I really hope a team somewhere out there is working on an open source Firefox based alternative. I even use Thunderbird on my Windows machine as well as other FOSS replacements.

Cool video, I found your channel recently and it's quickly become one of my favourites. Have you considered making a video on Bedrock Linux?

DAMN!!!! You have made my browser faster! No joke my 2015 macbook pro is as fast as an m1! Thx mate.

This is very nice little touches that add extra privacy. I love it.

Don't hate me, but I like Opera. Got back after years of Firefox acting weird and Chrome being super slow. It's nice.

Is it possible to change the screen size back to 1080p? Edit: I just did. I found how to fix this but it requires a JavaScript editor. 1) go into the JavaScript “user.js” 2) click the “Find” button 3) type in “letterboxing” 4) delete any lines mentioning privacy.ResistFingerprinting.Letterboxing 5) save the file

perfect way to break 99% of websites

Question: Wouldn't having extensions or software block forms of tracking be its own finger print, since I imagine only a small percentage of the population would have the tracking blocked??

Thank you so much M.O. for making this video. #makefirefoxgreatagain.

I still use windows but am Bash literate and occasionally go over and peak and see how far along Gaming on Linux has come, recently I went over and my darling FFXI was supported but the windower and all the 3rd party apps my play style has become pretty dependent on were not as they make use of a lot of more recent code so I had to switch back and It made me sad. I was learning a lot. I was running Ubuntu at the time. At some point I am wanting to try the gentoo install just as a learning experience. The Thing is my Feelings about gaming on Linux are that it suffers a Catch 22 problem in that very few people use Linux and therefor very few people develop software to play Games on Linux and thus it perpetuates the lack of compatibility the operating system suffers from from a "Normie" who is becoming less Normies perspective. I don't think being ordinary is a good thing. ;p I also love the command line because It's ruthlessly efficient, Fuck GUIs. Waste of resources most of the time.

Brave is nice, but man Firefox is superior for organizing Bookmarks.

The issue with the whole "support competition" thing is that chromium usually just straight up performs better than gecko does. Brave in particular is probably the fastest browser right now as far as I'm aware, while also taking up the least amount of resources (between the popular ones, at least). Supporting competition doesn't mean just going with another option, but going with the best option and encouraging the others to meet that standard. I was using Waterfox up until Brave started becoming more appealing to me, switched and got better performance and efficiency, and am still happy with that choice. Until something rolls around that can do what Brave does better, I won't be switching, because doing so just for the sake of giving a weaker browser a higher market share is pointless.

I'll change from brave to firefox, thank you mental outlaw. I was waiting for some decentralized open source sofware video. Greetings from Italy

Mr. Four-eyed cat man, great video as always. What do you think about pi-hole?

Never heard of SearX before today. Did I just wake up?

Thanks for the warning that it would reset literally everything every time you close Firefox...

Amazing video, thank you as always Mental Outlaw!

Brave has its own search engine now

I have been using Firefox since I first started using a PC, and will probably be using it for a while

Btw. duckduck go actually support night mode (and has few more themes), it can be changed (IIRC it uses cookie to remember it) in it's settings (upper right corner of screen) or adding /settings#theme to duckduckgo's adress (I won't post whole adress not to be marked as spam)..

Yeah, let's struggle with Firefox today for the greater goods in future

I use other browser too but browse mostly by firefox for privacy purpose.

Firefox needs a profile switcher like chrome, it's the first feature i would like

I love your videos, keep the good work!

"these professionals could still do the majority of their workflow on Linux, and only move to Windows for very specific things" - given that (which is still arguable), why would they? Why would you fragment your workflow into two separate OS with two different pieces of software for each scope? You technically could, but it would be a straight downgrade compared to just doing everything in an environment capable of supporting 100% of your workflow. "But the average user only uses a web browser, they wouldn't even notice they're on Linux" - true, as long as you're only using your web browser, you don't care about the underlyings. As long as you're using this very strict subset of what a PC can do, you'll notice no difference. Linux works just fine and gives you zero problems as long as you don't actually use your PC for most of the things it's meant to be used for. "I'd say you actually waste more time on windows because the setup is slow" - also true, you recover that time when you plug in your peripherals and they work, though. "Mint is like a Civic: it always runs and it never breaks down" - except when it does, which is very often compared to Windows in my experience. Your mileage may vary, though. I used Mint for the better part of my CS degree, and use Ubuntu in my job (both considered very stable distros) and I face issues that require my time to fix on a weekly basis. I also got my BIOS corrupted and rendered read-only by Ubuntu 17.10, but that's another story. "Linux is more secure" - yeah, true "The value of your time is self-determined" - also true Linux based systems will require more maintenance time than Windows/MacOS, no sense in denying this. But you may love doing it, like a classic cars lover or the like: that is valuable, and if you deem that time is well spent because you enjoy what you're doing, that should be respected. Also tech lead is kind of a douchebag. I still appreciate your effort to get over your bias (it might be evident that I'm biased in the opposite direction). I watch your content to try and see through mine. So, even if I think your points in this specific videos are weak, thanks for the time you take to make this content for everyone to enjoy

Now I can search for "cows" in peace, knowing that no one will know my ip. thanks.

mozilla is so pozzed at this point i'd use Chrome out ot spite

I'm a normie, I just want a browser that has the same features as Opera GX. A really good PiP mode with progress and volume scroll bars, and the ability to manage how much RAM and CPU uses. The gamer aesthetic stuff doesn't matter, but I use those two feautures constantly and none of the other open source browsers I've tried have anything close to it.

First of all Mozilla's CEO should be fired. Second - all rusty code should be removed.

I'd be interested in hearing your opinion on Palemoon and Basilisk. Only if you've used the for any significant time. This was a pretty interesting video though. One feature I'd like to see adopted by most or all web browsers, is the ability to force the browser to use no more than a certain amount of RAM and processing resources. Like the browser Opera GX is supposed to do.

I've been using Firefox for a few years now, I switched from Chrome which I used most my life to Opera for about 2 years, than about 3 years ago I switched to Firefox. For the longest time it was the browser my grandpa used on his Windows Vista computer which was slow & I associated it with being crap from the time I would spend at his place. I really have no idea why I decided to download Firefox but I'm sure glad I did! I'll be using this browser for a long time & while I understand Mitchell Baker is somewhat controversial, I believe he does deserve 3 million, Firefox is a massive browser & he's done a lot of great work & if he has the funds to compensate himself that much then he has every right to do so. People deserve to be massively successful, isn't that the whole idea of the American dream?

I wish Falkon would have more support for plugins. the default adblocker doesn't block ads at all.

The moment firefox stopped following its own privacy guidelines from years ago, I switched to another browser that looked nicer and performed better.

NIce video, I could be wrong but I believe Decentraleyes has been replaced with LocalCDN? I thought Decentraleyes was deprecated

Thanks! Helpful and informative.

I got rid of FF for issues inside the company, not the browser.

you can also code your own browser, it will take the same time that all that modifications

It’s sad cuz the tech company I work for is cutting support for Firefox in their cloud software stack

When I grow up I wanna be just like Mental Outlaw :D

To be honest i reciently ditched palemoon for brave on an old phenom 1 x4 because palemoon was slow and on top of that many sites just dont work properly on firefox. I used to use firefox for everything but quality has fallen ever since they dropped xul plus they never fixed the memory consuption and all the slowness problems and on top of that they added lots of bloat and glowy crap

Idk if the competition thing applies as much because V8 has to do things outside of the browser sphere IE nodejs. I feel like if other engines died tomorrow V8 development/improvements would be full throttle because so much depends on it

Stocks, Money, Crypto (finance videos make the most Kenny) Just doing my part

Chromium is de-facto standard for the web now, and I don't see this as a bad thing. We were stuck with the spawn of hell that is JavaScript precisely because we didn't have a common platform. Now there's finally a chance for things to change.

Ublock origin because it is the best add blocker What happened to competition brings greatness 🤣

This videos was added to my survey on google rewards

instructions unclear now i have librewolf installed

10:00 They said they've removed it from recent updates because all browsers and browser engines have patched the IP address leak except for Safari with Apple Web Kit (which uBlock doesn't support) and Firefox on Android (Fix is in the works but hasn't been implemented yet)

"Like and comment to hack the algorithm" is a fantastic line lmao

Great tutorial, thanks!

Why not LocalCDN instead of Decentraleyes?

I just got a brave ad before this video lol..

Love these privacy oriented videos. thank you

I've been using Firefox since 2003 and I don't see myself changing browsers any time soon.

firefox was only used previously because of automated testing. once chrome added headless mode, it was game over for firefox

The only problem with browser engine competition is that it becomes a pain in the ass for web developers there's already a lot fragmentation with just a couple engines and that annoying thing called internet explorer

I reckon Twitch is on your radar by now, but would love to see a video on the leak

There is some useful ones in there. Thanks!

I personally jumped from firefox as my main browser and started using palemoon

Maybe Mozilla should start a patreon or something idk

what is your distro/window manager? looks real cool!