Re: [gentoo-user] Pocket sneaks back

[Michael]

On Monday, 16 March 2020 21:08:10 GMT Dale wrote:
> Ian Zimmerman wrote:
> > After the latest stable firefox upgrade to version 68.6 I again started
> > seeing DNS queries for Pocket related domains.  I found this in
> > prefs.js:
> >
> > user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePo
> > cket", true);
> >
> > I am not sure if this setting was new with this version or if firefox
> > just started acting on it now, but in any case I am adding it to my
> > user.js with a value of false, right now.
>
> I admit I don't know what these are for but I went to look at mine.  I
> also found this which is a little different than the one you posted but
> still pocket related.
>
> services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highligh
> ts.includePocket
>
> I run unstable here but mine is set to true for that one as well.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)

I didn't even know what pocket is, let alone that it is enabled as a default.

I'm on FF 68.6.0esr, but I do not have a pocket button showing in the address 
bar.  I may have disable it sometime in the past, thinking that got rid of it 
- little I knew.

Going to about:config and searching for pocket reveals a number of related 
settings, with 'extensions.pocket.enabled' being one you should pay attention 
to.

https://help.getpocket.com/article/1025-disabling-save-to-pocket-features-in-firefox

It is worth mentioning, Palemoon does not have pocket in it.  ;-)