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How can I stop firefox from connecting to google at startup. (lemmy.today)

submitted 6 days ago by blaggle42@lemmy.today to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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My home page is blank. My search engine is duckduck go.

I only have adblock and noscript.

I want firefox to not access google - ever. Right now it shows that it connects and maintains a connection permanently.

I find it infuritating actually.

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[–] bazzett@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Yes, I've tried it multiple times, but, apart of the so-called "privacy features", I can't find a single reason to use it instead of regular Firefox. Well, I suppose that if you're really paranoid, or hate every single decision Mozilla makes with the force of a thousand suns, then it can be appealing.

[–] InfiniteStruggle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Thats because it is so close to Firefox to not even be distinct, but the privacy settings are useful anyway. I've used it as a daily driver for a long time and have not yet found it lacking.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago

apart of the so-called "privacy features", I can't find a single reason to use it instead of regular Firefox.

Because it's supposed to be Firefox but private. That's literally the only distinction.