Using Firefox like a Boss - Privacy Settings

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[ UUID ] 711b05c2-47df-4a91-b49d-a31f279e5d04

[ Session Name ] Using Firefox like a Boss - Privacy Settings [ Primary Space ] Privacy and Security [ Secondary Space ] Web Literacy

[ Submitter's Name ] Ankit Gadgil [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Mozilla [ Submitter's GitHub ] @anknite

What will happen in your session?

1. Round the room intros (name, country, day job)- 5mins
   • Icebreaker: Is privacy over the web important?
2. High-level Overview: Introduction to Firefox -5mins
   • Do you use Firefox? Why?
   • Favorite feature?
3. Deep Dive into customizing Firefox and preferences -10mins
   • Cookies
   • Cached Web Content
   • Permissions
4. Customize Firefox configs -10mins
   • about:config
   • Browser fingerprinting
5. Block trackers on the web -10mins
   • How we are being tracked online
   • Tracking Protection
6. Best Privacy extensions -5mins
   • Ad blockers
   • Anti-tracking
7. Search engines respecting privacy -5mins
   • DuckDuckGo
8. QA -10mins

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

• The participants may want to help their friends, family, and colleagues by teaching about Firefox and the and online privacy.
• This will facilitate growth in Firefox user base and also help the normal user to be an advanced user of Firefox.
• The attendees/participants will take home an understanding of Privacy on the web, How they can protect themselves while being a part of the open web.
• They might want to be a Mozillian contributing to Mozilla and/or joining the Privacy Taskforce: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Privacy_Task_Force
• The use of search engines that do not track their activity.
• Help in securing the HEALTH of the web.
• Participants get interested in helping us teach privacy on the web

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

• A couple of screens or monitors at the session will help participants hack, make, learn and share with other participants.
• Sticky notes
• Sharpies
• Optional firefox installed on computers or phones of participants.

Time needed

60 mins

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