FireFox Privacy Script

Organizations like PrivacyTools.io and ffprofile have suggested changes to make FireFox more secure and private. These changes cover suggested browser extensions, blocking telemetry, disabling 3rd-party cookies, disabling trackers, etc.

This script will take the pregenerated FireFox configuration files and install them in the proper directories on either Windows or Linux systems.

Download the required files

Download the required files from the GitHub Repository

How to run the script

The script may be launched from the extracted GitHub download like this:

Windows PowerShell:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Path\To\Your\sos-firefoxprivacy.ps1"

Additional Flags for Windows:

• Force Install: To overwrite existing configuration files without prompting, use the --force flag:

  powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Path\To\Your\sos-firefoxprivacy.ps1" --force

• Uninstall: To remove all changes made by the script, use the --uninstall flag:

  powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Path\To\Your\sos-firefoxprivacy.ps1" --uninstall

Linux and MacOS:

sudo chmod +x ./sos-firefoxprivacy.sh
sudo bash ./sos-firefoxprivacy.sh

Additional Flags for Linux and MacOS:

• Force Install: To overwrite existing configuration files without prompting, use the --force flag:

  sudo bash ./sos-firefoxprivacy.sh --force

• Uninstall: To remove all changes made by the script, use the --uninstall flag:

  sudo bash ./sos-firefoxprivacy.sh --uninstall