Technology

just installed darkReader, my retinas are thanking me

uBlock Origin

Decentraleyes

Consent-o-matic

These are essential to me. Consent o matic automatically fills out cookie pop-ups by opting out of everything for you. Some of these cookie things take a while to process which shows how devious they are set up

Looking at the comments, interest in privacy and adblocking seem high. But the actual addons suggested here are often redundant or even worse, make you easier to track. Instead, take a look at the Arkenfox wiki, which is more or less the gold standard for browser privacy. Both LibreWolf and Mullvad Browser, practically the most privacy/anonymity oriented browsers out there, right behind Tor, either rely on it or stick very closely to it.
I highly recommend reading the entire wiki from the start. You dont have to do everything it says, obviously, but even if you dont do anything it will give you a better understanding of browser privacy. And lastly, do not use Chrome or any chromium based browser if you care about privacy and a free and open internet. Even if you only use a chromium based browser, you help increase googles monopoly.

I love these types of posts. From the outset they seem mundane, but they are discussion provoking and I'm able to learn of new things at the same time.

My list (Firefox) 🙃

• Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy
• Bitwarden
• Don't Fuck With Paste
• I don't care about cookies
• SponsorBlock
• https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

Some of you have a LOT of addons, jeez.

Millenials to Snake People.

• uBlock Origin
• Bypass Paywalls Plus
• I don't care about Cookies
• Cookie AutoDelete

The Cookie addons work wonderfully together. IDCAC just accepts every cookie banner automatically, AutoDelete removes them after the tab was closed.

• uBlock Origin
• Privacy Badger
• HTTPS Everywhere
• Firefox Relay
• NoScript (off 99% of the time since it's not really needed)
• RES (until reddit does some stupid shit and bans it or something so I can finally quit it entirely)
• TinEye Reverse Image Search

That's basically it. But after reading a few comments I added:

• Consent-o-matic
• Decentraleyes

Not much myself to be honest.

• uBlock Origin, to make the web a bearable experience
• Yomichan for learning Japanese

And that's it. I don't really need much more.

I don't see any love for sidebery here, sadge

A lot: https://github.com/TheFrenchGhosty/TheFrenchGhostys-Ultimate-Firefox-Configuration

• Bitwarden
• Sponser Block
• LibRedirect
• Decentraleyes
• Cookie Block
• NoScript
• UntrackUrls
• Firefox Containers
• TOS;DR

from https://beehaw.org/comment/80030:

uBO, of course. note: you guys don't need ClearURLs with this list added.
LibRedirect for automatically opening Youtube, Twitter, TikTok etc. links in their privacy-focused front-ends. I just make sure to disable all the instances by esmailelbob since he's a little homophobic shithead
Buster for automatic captcha solving
Consent-O-Matic automatically clicks through cookies banner to deny all the cookies that aren't necessary, which I like better than just hiding the cookie banner
Redirect AMP to HTML because fuck AMP and fuck Google

also make sure to check the "do not bother" list here: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions

• Audio Only for YouTube™
• Better Twitch Adblock
• BetterTTV
• Channel Blocker
• Dark Reader Gumbo: Twitch Companion
• HTTPS Everywhere
• LeechBlock NG
• MAL-Sync
• NoScript
• Return YouTube Dislike
• ScrewMyCode: Pitch control for YouTube
• Truffle
• uBlock Origin
• Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended Videos
• Violentmonkey

uBlock Origin
Dark Reader
Return Dislikes for YouTube

Most other needs can be configured with Firefox whether it be css stuff like dark scroll bars or browser behaviour. The fewer add-ons the better.

• auto tab discard
• bitwarden
• dark reader
• enhancer for youtube
• livemark
• localcdn
• ublock origin
• tree style tabs
• tampermunkey
• sponsorblock

• uBlock Origin
• Startpage
• Firefox Relay

• uBlock Origin
• NoScript
• Bitwarden

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I previously used Privacy Badger, but I block basically everything with NoScript anyway, so it was redundant. I also used HTTPS Everywhere but you can enable that in most (all?) browsers now anyway, so you don't need an extension any longer (the highest form of success for an extension). I also previously used LastPass, but I got out before they had their security issues, and importantly changed every password when I transitioned. On work computer I have the 1password extension.

• Adguard (Adblocker)
• ProWritingAid (Grammar Checker)
• Volume Master (Boosts tab audio)
• Chrome Remote Desktop (Obvious)
• Honey & Rakuten (Coupons and Cashback)

I also use a Chromebook, so I use these "native" extensions I developed.

• CrosKeys (Launcher, Clipboard Manager, Scripting, basically a Rofi replacement)
• CrosPaper (Wallpaper/Screensaver Manager)
• CrosManager (System Manager)

Audio Only for YouTube™ Better Twitch Adblock BetterTTV Channel Blocker Dark Reader Gumbo: Twitch Companion HTTPS Everywhere LeechBlock NG MAL-Sync NoScript Return YouTube Dislike ScrewMyCode.in: Pitch control for YouTube Truffle uBlock Origin Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended Videos Violentmonkey

I use Firefox and the arkenfox user.js, which is not an extension, but helps with privacy. For the extensions, though, they are as follows:

• uBlock Origin // on medium mode (Check out what blocking modes are if you don't know them already)
• LibRedirect // to redirect to more privacy respecting alternatives
• Skip Redirect // for increased privacy in terms of redirects
• Smart Referer // on strict mode. I use this as I have set network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy to 0 as 2 was a little too strict for me

I think more extensions than these would probably hurt my setup. I have followed the advice from the arkenfox wiki. Check it out if you want to look into a more private and secure Firefox configuration. Also feel free to criticize or ask questions about my setup :)

I use...

• uBlock Origin
• BlockTube
• Readwise highlighter
• Ruffle.rs
• RSS Preview
• 1Password

A nice one i use is NighEye. I've forgotten what it feels like to have your retinas burned. Feels good

• uBlock Origin
• uMatrix
• SponsorBlock
• decentraleyes
• Cookie Auto Delete
• KeepassXC-Browser
• Tampermonkey

My must haves:

• Bitwarden
• Dark reader
• Ublock origin
• Video speed controller

Lots of great recommendations in this thread. One I use and didn't see mentioned yet is StreetPass. It automatically saves any Mastodon rel="me" verification links you come across while browsing. I've found it very useful for finding interesting accounts to follow

A bunch of other key extensions already listed, but what I don't see that I use often is redirector. It lets you put in regex patterns to redirect window locations to another destination. For example I've used it to redirect any reddit.com link to old.reddit.com, use it to remove tracking parameters from URLS, redirect youtube to yewtube, etc.

For sake of the thread though, here's a short list I have on all systems

• Redirector
• Ublock Origin
• Firefox multi containers
• Bitwarden
• Ghunt companion
• Leech block
• Noscript

Used to have

• RES
• Modtoolbox
• Privacy Badger
• HTTPS everywhere

I run pretty light

• Bitwarden
• ProtonVPN
• NoScript
• LibRedirect
• uBlock Origin

Just uBlock.

Simple Tab Groups helps me alot for organizing windows and tabs for certain topics

FediFollow is great for following people on other instances without much copy/paste work

• Ublock Origin: to block ads of course
• SponsorBlock: to skip youtube sponsor spots and begging for likes and dislikes and leave a comment and ring the notification bell. Or skip straight to high lights.
• FireFox Multiaccount Container: For separate containers to keep accounts isolated from each other
• old reddit reddit: will be looking for a teddit.net redirect now
• Reddit Enhancement Suite: when used with reddit was my best friend