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cs:internet_great_again [2020/03/20 04:19]
paolo_bolzoni
cs:internet_great_again [2021/05/02 14:11]
paolo_bolzoni Add a note about network.trr.mode
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 The browser of choice is **Firefox** because it implements //​containers//​ that allow to open different tabs that cannot read each other data. The browser of choice is **Firefox** because it implements //​containers//​ that allow to open different tabs that cannot read each other data.
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 +=== DNS queries do not follow system-wide DNS settings ===
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 +Firefox uses a special mode to do DNS that ensures encryption, but it ignores system-wide settings.
 +To ensure to use the normal DNS, one has to go to the special page ''​about:​config'',​ look for ''​network.trr.mode''​ and set it up to ''​5''​.
  
  
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 Some website, like Quora, allows to use their content for free. Yet they put unreasonable restrictions like that one needs to be logged on. Bypass Paywalls allows to use this websites without interruptions. One logs in only if he needs to. Some website, like Quora, allows to use their content for free. Yet they put unreasonable restrictions like that one needs to be logged on. Bypass Paywalls allows to use this websites without interruptions. One logs in only if he needs to.
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 +=== EFF Privacy Badger ===
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 +Containers stop most classic invasive trackers based on cookies and being logged in. The Privacy Badger helps again fingerprinting and other techniques.
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 +=== ClearURL ===
 +Lots of websites love to mangle with their URL putting all kind of needless information in them. It may help the website to track from where the link comes, but it makes the link unwieldy and difficult to share. ClearURL helps minimize the URL removing needless information. Depending on the context it works automatically or when copying the link.
  
  
cs/internet_great_again.txt ยท Last modified: 2022/08/05 10:08 by paolo_bolzoni