[gentoo-user] Re: Firefox and addons no longer supported question

[Martin Vaeth]

tuxic@××××××.de <tuxic@××××××.de> wrote:
>
> There two reasons for which I have switched to waterfox: Privacy and
> memory.
>
> About:config and search for "telemetry"

Telemetry can be switched off.

> Or check how many URLS are configured under about:config.

It is in "about:config", so they can be switched off.
However, for some it is wise not to: There is a balance
between security and privacy - e.g. ask a public server
for known malware sites at obvious cost of privacy.
You might want to have a look at the customization from e.g.
https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js