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  • @PanzerfaustOP
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    4 years ago

    Here is a list of enhancements:

    • Increase RSA keysize to 2048 bits for self-signed certificates
    • Generate a new WebRTC identity for each connection instead of reusing identities for 30 days
    • Generate a new ECDHE keypair for each WebRTC connection instead of reusing them for multiple connections
    • Disable using system-provided plugins (i.e. Java, Flash, etc.)
    • Disable “Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors”
    • Disable autocomplete through prediction service when typing in Omnibox
    • Always send “Do-Not-Track” header
    • Network/DNS prediction is disabled by default
    • Block third-party cookies by default
    • Fetch plugins list from iridiumbrowser.de where it will be updated regularly
    • Site data (cookies, local storage, etc.) is only kept until exit, by default
    • Passwords are not stored by default
    • Input form autofill is disabled by default
    • For IPv6 probes, use a DNS root server instead of Google
    • The default search provider is Qwant
    • Load “about:blank” on new tabs instead of the currently set search engine and/or promotions.
    • Don’t report Safe Browsing overrides.
    • Don’t use autofill download service.
    • Disable cookies for safe browsing background requests.
    • Disable the battery status API.
    • Disable background mode
    • Disable EV certificates, so they are shown just like “normal” certificates
    • Disable Google cloud printing
    • Disable Google hot word detection
    • Disable Google experiments status check
    • Disable Google translation service
    • Disable Google promotion fetching
    • Disable Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) status check
    • Disable Google Now
    • Disable automatic update check
    • Disable profile-import on first run
    • Network/DNS prediction is disabled by default
    • Let user confirm downloading translation dictionaries from Google
    • Always prompt for download directory
    • Don’t ask to send settings to Google by default on profile reset
    • Show all extensions (including internals) in chrome://extensions