Mo12 Profile and Sync

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Yandex

Source: Profile in Yandex

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Settings are that not synched

Display page addresses in the Smart line as “domain> title”
• Send Yandex usage statistics
• Send Yandex crash reports
• Other search engines
• Web Content (Font Size, Page Scale)
• Turbo settings
• Offer translation of words and phrases when text is highlighted
• Allow applications to run in the background after closing the browser
• Show in a new Zen tab, a feed of personal recommendations
• Background in the new browser tab

Vivaldi

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Firefox

We use the portable version

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Internet Explorer

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Chrome

Advantages:

• Sync of bookmarks
• Sync of extensions/add-ons
• (Sync of history)
• Automatic update of extensions

Privacy Problems:

• Do not want Google to know my interests (bookmarks, browsing history)
• Do not support big knowledge
• Delete history on exit not working –> Was this deliberate?

Do not allow Google to call home and collect all your information!

• No Sync
• No Chrome Store

• Use alternative tool for bookmark sync: Eversync
• Install extensions manually: Do you really need them updated regularly?
• Delete History on exit
• Portable version exists

Chrome Delete Data on Exit

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Firefox Settings

Firefox Privacy Settings

Firefox Privacy Settings

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FireFox Private Browsing

A stronger way is to use private browser

• This deletes cookies on exit
• and more: Not remember browsing history

FireFox use Private Browsing

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This option is for cookies and site data from websites, we set this to keep this information until we close our Firefox.

Browser Options

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FireFox Clear Offline Website Content

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Mozilla Firefox Available Update

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Security Settings and Problems

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Troubleshoot the “Secure Connection Failed” error message

If Firefox can’t access a secure site (one that starts with https) you will see an error page with the heading Secure Connection Failed
and a message about the error.

Source

Problem Loading Page

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Website issues

Some websites try using outdated (no longer secure) TLS mechanisms in an attempt to secure your connection. Firefox protects you by preventing navigation to such sites if there is a problem in securely establishing a connection. When this happens, you will see the Secure Connection Failed error page. If you experience this problem, contact the owners of the website and ask them to update their TLS version to a version that is still current and still secure.

Security software conflict 

Extensions

Disable all extensions including Google Toolbar.

Passwords

Disable passwords saving on Internet Explorer: Screen

Homepage === Startup

George

Startup Settings for Vivaldi

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Extensions are automatically synced once you are logged in the account and started the syncing option.

There are several things you can sync automatically:

• Bookmarks
• Settings
• Password –> we don’t like this kind of sync
• Autofill
• Typed History and Remote Sessions
• Extensions
• Notes

In Search section you can configure, with which tool you want to search through internet.

There are several Searching tools:

• Google –> we use google for our searches
• Startpage
• DuckDuckGo
• Ecosia
• Wikipedia
• Qwant

Search Settings for Vivaldi

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You can configure location in which all downloaded files to be saved.

Download Settings for Vivaldi

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Use Private Browsing As Default Browsing Mode

There are two possible methods that can be used to enable the default private browsing mode:

Migration to new Computer

Method 1

Open Firefox. Type about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Search for the entry named browser.privatebrowsing.autostart. Double-click to edit this key and toggle its value to True:

Restart Firefox to apply your new settings.

Private Browsing Autostart

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Click on the Menu button > Options and then navigate to the Privacy tab. Click on the drop-down menu next to Firefox will: and then select use custom settings for history:

Privacy History Settings

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Firefox will now auto start in the private browsing mode, meaning that your browsing history, download history, searches, and form history will not be saved. Cookies will also automatically delete at the end of each browsing session.

Tracking

Cookies

Cookies on Exit: Google Chrome

Google Chrome doesn’t include the ability to automatically clear all your private data when you close it. However, you can have Chrome automatically clear cookies on exit or use an extension to have it automatically clear everything.

1) To get started, open the Chrome menu and select “Settings”.

2) Click the “Show advanced settings” link at the bottom of the Settings page.

3) Click the “Content settings” button under the Privacy header.

4) Under Cookies, select “Keep local data only until I quit my browser” and click “OK”. When you close Chrome, it will now automatically clear your cookies

Privacy Remove Cookies Chrome

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Cookies on Exit: Mozilla Firefox

Firefox has the built-in ability to clear all your private data when you close it—no extensions required. To get started, open the Firefox menu and click “Options”.

1) Click “Privacy” in the left pane.

2) Under History, select “Use custom settings for history” from the “Firefox will” drop-down list.

3) Then, check the “Clear history when Firefox closes” box.

4) To choose what you want Firefox to clear when you exit, click “Settings”.

5) Check the boxes for the types of History and Data you want Firefox to clear on exit and click “OK”.