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Re: Facebook Container for Firefox

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Post by seedcrust »

nicholascamera wrote: post #107
JadoJodo wrote: post #23

A few others: - Temporary Containers[0] - Google Container[1] - Google Container w/ Integrations (YouTube, AdTech, Apps, etc)[2] - Reddit Container[3] There are a few others[4] as well, but I've found the Temporary Containers solves the 80%. -- [0] - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-con... [1] - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-contai... [2] - https://addons.mozilla.org/en…

Do not use Temporary Containers. This extension to Multi-Account Containers looks great at first -- its Automatic mode spins up a new container each time you open a new tab, then switches that tab to an existing container, should one be associated with the TLD you visit. The problem is that Temporary Containers does not delete these temporary containers. They accumulate in the MAC containers list. There is no way to…

I had the same issue and uninstalled both.

I used to delete manually each container when this happened, through about:preferences container manager, but now there is no more this in Preferences and to remove containers through the Multi-Container extension isn't the best thing.

Tried do that by editing some files too but the hundreds os containers keep reappearing after few days, or on new installations.

Re: Facebook Container for Firefox

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Post by moallabbad »

Speaking of Firefox containers, I created an extension that adds an extra layer of convenience. The extension lets you create a default page for each container; something like a homepage for each container. It’s called‘Container Default Pages’ [0]

One thing the Multi-Account-Container does is allow you to redirect a website to open in a specific container. My extension gives the extra feature of assigning the container itself to a default website.

The main use case is when you have a container dedicated to say, YouTube, it makes sense that when you open a new tab in your ‘YouTube Container’ it should go directly to YouTube. Of course you can open other things but the extension provides a convenient default behavior.

[0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/container-def...

Re: Facebook Container for Firefox

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Post by seedcrust »

JadoJodo wrote: post #134
nicholascamera wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do not use Temporary Containers. This extension to Multi-Account Containers looks great at first -- its Automatic mode spins up a new container each time you open a new tab, then switches that tab to an existing container, should one be associated with the TLD you visit. The problem is that Temporary Containers does not delete these temporary containers. They accumulate in the MAC containers list. There is no way to…

"Delete no longer needed temporary containers 15 minutes after the last tab in it closes" is a default setting. This is not an issue I've experienced in the 3+ months I've been using this extension. Are you sure you didn't accidentally change it?

I had the same issue and this was always enabled

Re: Facebook Container for Firefox

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Post by ringer »

Spivak wrote: post #101
oldandboring wrote: post #41

I use the 'Containerise' plugin along with the following configuration (which I am constantly tweaking) to keep the big tech companies isolated from each other and the rest of the web. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containerise/ I'm also increasingly using it to keep their various properties isolated from each other (eg. keeping Bing separate from the rest of Microsoft) to reduce tracking even furthe…

This add-on has the same problem as Temporary containers. If you want to isolate Facebook and click a link to Spotify it will open Spotify in the Facebook container :( So far only the Google/FB container add-ons do this right.

In temporary containers you can set up what should happen on different actions (left click, ctrl+click, etc) and different domains.

https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/wiki/Globa...

Re: Facebook Container for Firefox

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Post by jamesgeck0 »

mrbonner wrote: post #99

I recently switched to Edge on my iphone because it has adblock by default. Firefox doesn't have the adblocking ability. Then, I switched to Edge on my MacOS as well because I want to maintain my bookmarks sync between the 2 devices. I would definitely go back to Firefox if it has adblock in iOS.

Firefox iOS has a "Tracking Protection" feature which will block ads that do more aggressive tracking. It's on by default but I recommend toggling it onto strict mode for best results. You can also use Firefox Focus to apply the same functionality to the default Safari browser.

The thing with the most potential on iOS is Lockdown, a local-only firewall which filters network connections from any application. It'll break apps like Facebook Messenger if you turn on all the options. But again, it's focused on trackers, not ads specifically.

Re: Facebook Container for Firefox

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Post by barbs »

jedberg wrote: post #140

I've been using containers on Firefox for a long time now. And I love it. But my biggest issue is Firefox performance on MacOS. The only reason it's not my primary browser is because Safari is just so much better. What I wonder is, is this just me, or does everyone have this problem?

I use Firefox on Mac, but I don't notice any performance hits. At least not compared to Chrome, or browsers on other operating systems. I don't use Safari so maybe I don't know what I'm missing out on.

What performance issues specifically do you notice?

Re: Facebook Container for Firefox

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Post by bigbubba »

dyingkneepad wrote: post #72
bigbubba wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The reason Facebook Container exists is because the UX of the generic version is awful. Trying to created a new container to always open a site with has something like half a dozen steps. And of course we won't get a dedicated 'Google Container' from Mozilla because despite all their hot talk they know what side their bread is buttered on.

"ctrl + ." or just click the container button on the top right Select "always open this site in".

You're missing quite a few steps. I just ran through this process to ensure I didn't miss anything:

1) Visit the site.

2) Click the container button or use the shortcut.

3) Click 'Manage Containers'

4) Click 'New Container'

5) Name the container, click 'Ok'

6) Open the multi-account containers panel again.

7) Click 'Always Open This Site in...'

8) Select your new container.

But wait, you're still not done!

9) Open the site again in a new tab.

10) Check the 'Remember my decision for this site' box. (Didn't I already tell it to ALWAYS open the site in that container, in step 7?)

11) Click 'Open in [your container] Container'

That's how you create a new container to always open a site in with the Multi-Account Containers extension.

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