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Re: Firefox Containers Preview

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Post by Izkata »

em-bee wrote: post #56
ptx wrote: post #51

This is not new, and it's weird that this blog post doesn't acknowledge that. A a snapshot from 2017 [0] of their docs show the UI for this very feature. A snapshot from 2023 of their knowledge base [1] says that "Firefox Containers is a basic built-in feature". I just created a new profile in Firefox 140 ESR, started it in safe mode (which disables extensions), enabled "privacy.userContext.enabled" in about:config -…

the Multi-Account Containers extension always only added additional UI functions to manage containers. it was never a different container implementation. so they are migrating UI features from the extensions back into the core. "Not all of the features of the add-on are available in the first-party version of containers just yet, we’re still building them out ." the migration is not complete yet. i expect that eventu…

Except this announcement only lists features already available natively (also enable privacy.userContext.ui.enabled for them), that's why it's confusing.

Re: Firefox Containers Preview

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Post by tialaramex »

WorldMaker wrote: post #68
toss1 wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If seems this should make obsolete the setup of having a separate computer (e.g., old laptop) to isolate Facebook properties, or am I missing something where a separate machine would be advantageous? (I avoid FB like the plague but may need to use it for some biz uses where they effectively host too large a share of the intended market)

This has been one of my use cases for the Multi-Account Containers extension for some time now. It's actually such a motivating use case that one of Firefox explorations into a "simpler" focused UX alternative to the Multi-Account Container extension is called "Facebook Container" and does only that, isolate Facebook, specifically into its own Container. As noted, it can't defeat all forms of device fingerprinting, b…

Yeah, one of the ways I was sure the Facebook Container works is that although I pay for Youtube Premium and so ordinarily my Youtube doesn't have adverts etc inside the Facebook Container since it has no idea who I am, a Youtube video has adverts.

Facebook is so toxic now that I can't imagine allowing that to contaminate everything else. I saw today an advert which has been carefully designed to rage bait idiots, so that they can believe they're protesting government policy which doesn't exist, the makers get cheap attention for their product, Facebook gets revenue and the only loser is our society...

Re: Firefox Containers Preview

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Post by cptskippy »

brudgers wrote: post #83

Curious how is this better than using multiple profiles (config:profiles) to isolate one set of behaviors from another? I’ve been doing that for years.

You can't run two profiles concurrently can you?

I have a container for finances, a container for shopping, a container for untrusted, etc... I can't imagine restarting Firefox every time I wanted to transition between those.

Re: Firefox Containers Preview

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Post by teekert »

I am in too many MS365 orgs. Firefox containers are the best solution to manage this, but, I simply have too many issues with Teams (especially with Teams org switching, sometimes needed when someone invites your org account into another) and I find myself back in Chrome and Edge, deleting config folders etc (all in Linux). It’s not fair!!!

Re: Firefox Containers Preview

#86

Post by werdnapk »

cptskippy wrote: post #84
brudgers wrote: post #83

Curious how is this better than using multiple profiles (config:profiles) to isolate one set of behaviors from another? I’ve been doing that for years.

You can't run two profiles concurrently can you? I have a container for finances, a container for shopping, a container for untrusted, etc... I can't imagine restarting Firefox every time I wanted to transition between those.

Sure you can. Firefox will treat each open profile as it's own "app/window instance" in a way, so if I want to use my "A" profile, it's running everything under that in it's own window and my "B" profile in another window, etc.

Re: Firefox Containers Preview

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Post by crossroadsguy »

I should not have to:

- Install add-ons like "Temporary Containers"

- And if some people do they should certainly not have to deal with a bloated container list with temp container names

- Just let me select how I want this "containers" feature - like "open all links in unique temp containers" (unless I select otherwise or set otherwise for certain websites, then go to that container), maybe let me select a sub rule like "based on domain" or "subdomains" (group tabs/windows)

- I should not have to go and toggle "Limit to designated sites" in every bloody container I have created and I have created (had to create!) way too many already.

There are apparently other container add-ons like Temporary Containers (and a Plus ones as well) and Auto Containers but I really should not have to do all that.

MAC is a great add-on and far head of any browser out there in this regard but the feature has been sort of "contained" for far too long and not been made flexible/usable enough.

Re: Firefox Containers Preview

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Post by computerfriend »

BlueGreenMagick wrote: post #52
waz0wski wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, same here MAC + Temporary Containers extension is how web browsing should be handled by default imo No website deserves permanence of any data in my browser unless I so choose I haven't seen similar functionality in any of the new generation of browsers, nor any of the Firefox spinoffs as-yet

Fyi Kagi's Orion browser also supports containers https://help.kagi.com/orion/features/containers.html

It's not open source.
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