NickwithaC@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoWhat obscure about:config settings would you recommend changing?message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up119arrow-down1message-squareWhat obscure about:config settings would you recommend changing?NickwithaC@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAtemu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhat do browser.tabs.tabmanager.enabled and media.peerconnection.enabled do?
minus-squareHal-5700X@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agomedia.peerconnection.enabled it disable WebRTC. browser.tabs.tabmanager.enabled it removes the tab manager. The down facing arrow next to the minimize button at the top right.
minus-squareAtemu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years ago media.peerconnection.enabled it disable WebRTC. Why would you want that? Doesn’t that block you from using basically any online call?
minus-squareHal-5700X@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoI don’t do online calls. Yes, it does block you from making online calls.
minus-squareAtemu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoAnd why would you want that disabled besides not requiring it?
minus-squareHal-5700X@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoWebRTC leaks your IP allowing third-party websites to exploit the WebRTC in your browser to detect your real IP address and use it to identify you. You still can use desktop apps to do that.
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browser.tabs.tabmanager.enabledandmedia.peerconnection.enableddo?media.peerconnection.enabledit disable WebRTC.browser.tabs.tabmanager.enabledit removes the tab manager. The down facing arrow next to the minimize button at the top right.Why would you want that? Doesn’t that block you from using basically any online call?
I don’t do online calls. Yes, it does block you from making online calls.
And why would you want that disabled besides not requiring it?
WebRTC leaks your IP allowing third-party websites to exploit the WebRTC in your browser to detect your real IP address and use it to identify you.
You still can use desktop apps to do that.