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Rob Ricci

Since I've seen a lot of chatter about people switching to #Firefox as Google ramps up the enshitification of #Chrome, let me tell you about a killer feature for people who (a) need multiple accounts on the same websites (eg. devs) or specifically (b) have to use multiple Google accounts.

Firefox has an official addon called Multi Account Containers that lets you trivially set up color coded tabs that have separate sets of cookies. Log into your dev account in one, and your test account in another. Log into your personal #gmail in one and have another tab next to it with your work Gmail. I'm actually not signed in to any Google accounts in most my tabs, I just have containers for the specific tasks I do on Google products.

It'll take you 30 seconds to set up.

Add-on: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef

Mozilla's explanation: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/c

150 comments
Chris M

@ricci how have I lived without this for so long?!

Owen πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί

@voron @ricci
Not on iOS......yet.....but definitely a Chrome replacement on other platforms, if you need/want Chrome.

Joel Pomales

@ricci this is the feature that keeps me on Firefox.

Rob Ricci

@UCDProteomics Chrome is truly the new Internet Explorer: targeted by lazy web devs who don't bother checking other browsers

Arik

@UCDProteomics @ricci
There is no law that says you can't still use Chrome, for the few edge cases that require it, alongside Firefox for the rest.

Pseudo Nym

@ricci

Thank you. Will give this a try.

Alas, looks like it isn't supported in Android Mobile

Rob Ricci

@pseudonym Alas that does seem to be the case. I saw something a while ago about Firefox bringing desktop extensions to the mobile browser, so perhaps that will change in the near future.

Rich Felker

@ricci I have containers in Firefox without adding any extension for it, though ..?

Patrick Mevzek

@dalias @ricci AFAIR it was at some point bundled into Firefox, then it became an extension.

Rich Felker

@pmevzek @ricci Uhg, does that mean upgrading is going to nuke my containers?

Patrick Mevzek

@dalias @ricci This is all from my memory so I can be wrong, will try to search around. I was using containers "as soon" as they existed, and now have the extension, and never lost existing containers in the progress, but can't vouch on that either.

Andrew Eisenberg❗️

@pmevzek @ricci @dalias I’m pretty sure that containers are built in to Firefox, and there are extensions that make them more used. For example I have Facebook and TikTok extensions that contain those apps appropriately.

By default you can open any page in any container. The extensions add extra rules around how they work.

Patrick Mevzek

@dalias @ricci OR maybe I am confusing 2 things as the FAQ at support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/c says "Are Firefox containers and Multi-account containers the same? Firefox Containers and Multi-Account Containers are complementary features that help you keep your online activities organized. While both options allow you to separate your browsing into different container tabs, the Firefox Containers feature allows you to always open new tabs in containers."

Rich Felker

@pmevzek @ricci Multi-Account Containers sounds sketchy (integration with their VPN partner stuff) and like it does unwanted things (automatically switching to a container context based on which site you're loading, vs locking to a context and always opening links in that container context) that harm privacy instead of preserving it.

Rich Felker

@pmevzek @ricci Regular container tabs tho are excellent and one of the best features of Firefox.

Patrick Mevzek

@dalias @ricci I don't remember now why, but I had to install the extension, so anyway I live with it now. I do use the "automatically assign site X to container Y", avoids some errors, having a dozen or so containers. Anyway the logical followup would be not to have to do that and each tab/site in its own container by default, with only the possibility to "open it" to other sites/containers, but otherwise fully restricted by default.

Patrick Mevzek

@dalias @ricci Yes the VPN stuff is garbage/shouldn't be there, but the other part can be useful and is purely locally handled.

allo

@dalias @pmevzek @ricci

There is an about:config setting to enable it. Then you get a basic UI (selecting containers when opening new tabs).

The extensions just add a fancier UI and features like automatically opening all Google links in the Google container.

Tom

@pmevzek I use containers in latest Firefox without an extension. It's great.
@dalias @ricci

ShittyKopper

@dalias@hachyderm.io @ricci@discuss.systems I believe containers are baked into Firefox but the addon is an optional "container manager" of sorts that adds features on top of it.

There are alternatives like
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containerise but all of them rely on the built-in container features of the browser itself. (And you don't need them to use containers, they're mostly for convenience)

Out of Control :laravel: πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

@ricci After having used Arc (not as my main browser, just testing), the only feature I liked was the multi profile to more easily handle several clients. Perhaps this will be a good solution. Thank you for posting about this.

bgtlover

@ricci now, I'm checking to see if any of that is accessible to screenreader users...

Rob Ricci

@bgtlover I'm not optimistic, due to the way it's integrated into the Firefox UI (for example it uses colors and icons to flag which container a tab belongs to), but I would love to hear otherwise!

Kevin

Update: I'm think I'm wrong. There doesn't seem to be any detrimental changes to containers in FF. Memory is weird.

@ricci @bgtlover I've used FF containers forever it seems. The latest versions make it harder to use them - not as easy to find in the UI as just a few months ago. This has me worried the feature is on its way out.

Rob Ricci

@kevin @bgtlover huh, interesting. I haven't noticed any changes and I seem to be on the latest version. I'll keep an eye out

Kevin

@ricci @bgtlover Ok, looking again and I'm wrong. I could have sworn there was a one-click/keybound way to open a blank tab in a selectable container.

Rob Ricci

@kevin @bgtlover Ah, I have not used a keyboard shortcut with it... and now I want one πŸ˜„

bgtlover

@ricci it may though, alt text can be added to images and icons, so who knows

essjax

@ricci this is exactly what I needed, thank you

Daniel Quinn

@ricci it also pairs nicely with "Cookie Autodelete": addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef

You can setup containers to delete all cookies that aren't directly related to the services you care about for that container.

Mina

@ricci

Furefox user for so many years and I had no idea, always used different browsers for different cookie sets.

That's over now.

Thank you for the tip!

DELETED

@ricci been using this since it became available. Especially the Facebook container to block Facebook tracking EVERYWHERE

Pete Wright
@ricci

This is a must have add-on if you are a web dev. Also love how it'll automatically sandbox Fbook properties to help avoid their trackers.
nosh :fosstodon: (Κ˜β€ΏΚ˜)

@ricci thank you for this.
I don't trust chrome anymore just use Firefox even if I have to jump through hoops.

Flaming Cheeto

@ricci any browser rec for Windows 8.1? Chrome and now Firefox have both discontinued updates. Laptop prolly doesn't have specs to update Windows and I'm no longer savvy enough for Linux

Rob Ricci

@PizzaDemon I'm afraid I don't - I haven't used Windows since Windows 98

Rachel Greenham

@PizzaDemon @ricci Firefox ESR still supports as far back as windows 7. You won’t get new features since 115 but you will carry on getting bug & security updates

Andrew Cook

@ricci I've been making use of Firefox's Facebook container feature for years, but I didn't realise there was an addon to extend this to other types of accounts. Very handy! I'll set this up later, thanks for the tip!

Leo β˜•

@ricci More than 30 seconds (had to relogin to affected accounts), but awesome. Thanks for this.

DELETED

@ricci I've been using Firefox for ages, but I was not aware of this. Thank you for sharing! I'm very much going to make use of that. Certainly better than having to set up a virtual machine for professional vs personal. Sweet!

chico

@ricci I never used containers, but I often use about:profiles to set up different profiles: personal, work, family, etc.

Setting up a different Firefox Account on each one allows me to, e.g., organize my parents’ browser: bookmarks, logins and passwords, and installing new extensions.

The password sync is a big deal, because sometimes I have to help with forms and confusing websites and I can’t keep asking them for credentials.

Shadow Heart

@ricci the thing about switching to Firefox is that we do so on more than just PC we also use it on our phones and tablets. While I can't speak to the experience on iOS on Android its awful. The project focus is on desktop so either we choose to use it (bad experience and all) or a Chromium alternative on Android/iOS devices.

maarten brouwers

@Sh4d0w_H34rt @ricci I mostly use safari on iOS. But by having the Firefox browser installed on mobile as well I can access all passwords that are synced in all apps. It functions as any other password manager. Maybe you care about more than just password syncing, then this is no solution, but for me this was all I needed.

Shadow Heart

@murb @ricci yeah I use a dedicated password manager, never trust any browser to store my passwords.

tomÑő א mlÑdek

@Sh4d0w_H34rt @ricci I can't speak for your Android, but on my Android Firefox is lovely :)

Performance is on par with Chrome, and I couldn't use the web without ublock honestly

I don't notice any issues and I've been using it as my daily driver for years

one of the of all time

@ricci@discuss.systems I just switched to ff and I was mega pleased to find this feature

way easier to live with than something like sessionbox on chrome

Yves L. Jardin-Noam

@ricci
Absolutely love this feature. Just be aware: it does not work in private browsing.

Of course, private browsing is effectively it's own disposable container.

vandorb12

@ricci you can still set up multi user agents and have the same switching behavior in Firefox. Mental Outlaw has a vid about it on his supported platforms.

therieau

@ricci This is rad. I didn't know about this. Thank you.

Alan Miller :verified_paw:

@ricci and even if MAC is more than you (or friends and family members) need, the Facebook Container add on is a *MUST HAVE* that basically isolates Facebook tracking links, etc on all sites.

Prasenjeet Dutta

@ricci I love multi account containers, and I do wish it β€œgraduated” from being an extension to a baked-in feature suitable for wider use.

christophwarner

@ricci it’s such a great feature and considering all of the data every website tries to drain from you also the secure choice.

Jasmine

@ricci the fuck is mozilla smoking? Add this by default in firefox already. I main firefox and this is the first time I'm hearing about this.

Preston Scheuneman

@ricci multi-account containers in Firefox is a killer feature. Been using it for a long time.

You can login to the same site with a different account by having each in a different container. Used it today for just that.

DELETED

@ricci I stopped using Firefox at one point because an update broke css. I could not get it fixed and support never responded.

This, however, might get me back...assuming css works correctly.

Narcissus

@ricci I swapped to Firefox mostly because I hate monopolies and I hate walled gardens.
Every new web browser being based off of chromium makes me so angry. πŸ’’β€‹

KΓ»rvi-Tasch

@ricci Thank you for this recommendation! I’ve been waiting for an excuse to use Firefox exclusively and this looks like the final ticket that’ll break the camel.

dprk_ebooks

@ricci yeah this is a big one - I personally love using multiple profiles on a browser, at minimum to firewall my personal and work browsing.

Hey-da

@ricci no other browser equals the level of containment as multi account containers in Firefox.

Somehow they nailed it years ago and no other browser gets close. Whole separate profiles that need different launchers and windows is a bandaid.

Jason Coon

@ricci thank you for posting this! I tried switching to Firefox a few weeks ago, but the lack of multiple user profiles was a deal breaker for me. Going to give it another shot.

Pratik Patel

@jasoncoon @ricci Firefox does have multiple profiles option. Unfortunately, it's not readily visible. This page will give you information on profiles.

support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/p

Matt πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

@ricci it’s an essential part of my daily workflow and a top tip! @thomasfuchs

mxk

@ricci TBH, the discussion taking place in the replys is a phenomenal example of what Firefox/Mozilla does wrong.
If you like a feature, you can never be sure it stays and won't be cancelled. People can't even properly talk about it, since there are different variants (container vs account container), it gets bundled with this VPN that nobody should use...

Rob Ricci

@mxk That's true, at least with Google you can be *certain* that most things will cancelled.

mxk

@ricci well, my browser of choice hasn't lost a feature yet πŸ˜‰.
Don't get me wrong, I would love some competition in terms of browser engines, but both Mozilla losing interest in keeping Gekko as a standalone usable component for other browsers and various (mostly business driven) decisions in Firefox really can make it a hard sell.

Rob Ricci

@mxk I guess "effective adblockers" and "privacy" aren't features?

Chrome has got where it is by being a great browser, but it's turned the corner to being hostile to its users

mxk

@ricci I am not using chrome. Claiming that privacy would be such in focus for Firefox, while at the same time the browser tries to trick you at every occasion to use their VPN which certainly isn't good for my privacy also is rather dubious.
So far ublock-origin continues to work as expected in Vivaldi.

Rob Ricci

@mxk Ah, makes sense. I'll note that being a Chromium-based browser, Vivaldi has third-party tracking cookies on by default. You may want to disable them if you haven't already.

mxk

@ricci I had those deactivated long before Firefox switched it's default πŸ˜‰.

fedithom

@mxk @ricci not trying to be the "no me-guy", but in all my years using Firefox as my only browser, never have I been forced or otherwise encouraged to use a / their VPN. I've never even seen it mentioned.
(That said, I'd love a privacy conscious browser without the bad bits of FF)

Full Metal Archaeopteryx

@ricci

A great, but underutilized feature of Firefox (on PC at least) are the profiles.

I usually have four or more profiles, each with its own settings, plugins, themes, etc.

I don't need my password manager and social media stuff, css tools, et al for my browser that I use just for getting my daily webcomic fix, for instance.

My shopping profile dumps all cookies when it closes. Stuff like that.

#Firefox #Chrome #gmail

Pilum

@DelilahTech Ditto. Also one each for dev, test and production on my work PC. 😁

DELETED

@ricci this is a game changer. Never knew. Thanks for sharing.

Owen πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί

@ricci
It's awesome and I use it all the time, but there are some gotchas to be aware of.

For example let's say you're on eBay and it's opened in a "shopping" container.
If you've set "paypal" to open in a different container then trying to buy something on ebay using paypal will bork, as the containers can't talk to one another to verify the session tokens. They need to be in the same container.

Just something to be aware of. Still worth using!!!

@ricci
It's awesome and I use it all the time, but there are some gotchas to be aware of.

For example let's say you're on eBay and it's opened in a "shopping" container.
If you've set "paypal" to open in a different container then trying to buy something on ebay using paypal will bork, as the containers can't talk to one another to verify the session tokens. They need to be in the same container.

seiyria

@ricci okay, maybe Firefox is worth checking out

Don Cooley

@ricci

Thanks! I have used Firefox exclusively for years, only use the MS one for the few sites that just dont work because the web developer was lazy or ignorant.

But i did not know thst feature and it will be most useful. I have a lot of accounts to juggle.

Jeff Zugale

@ricci if only there weren’t a kajillion websites we are forced to use that won’t work right on anything but Chrome. Like the one where I pay my rent, for instance. πŸ«€πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

Sean :nivenly: 🦬

@ricci love this feature been using it for the past year

Steve Roy

@ricci I get what containers do, but I really want all my environments to be completely separate with their own bookmarks, their own settings, and their own sets of tabs. For this I use Firefox profiles, which are like Chrome profiles, but which I never understood why they are so deemphasized by Mozilla. The only way I know to get to them is with the URL about:profiles, or with the command line `/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox -p &> /dev/null &`.

tomG

@ricci this is awesome. Thank you! πŸ™

loganthemanster

@ricci the one think I'm missing there is the possibility to create bookmarks that open in a specific container.

Rob Ricci

@loganthemanster You can have certain sites always open in a specific container, but yeah, I don't know of a way to have it behave differently if you opened the site via bookmark

Claire Barnes

@ricci This is so helpful, thank you! I now see that there's a dedicated #Firefox extension to contain Facebook & Instagram activity, which Mozilla recommends to install separately: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef

May I please ask if using gmail on #Thunderbird presents any privacy risks? If so, how may any such risks be mitigated?

Rob Ricci

@ClaireFromClare Well, when using Gmail, Google already has access to the content of all email you send and receive; while they do, have a privacy policy governing what they can do with that information, I think it's likely more than many of us are comfortable with. A good way to guard your privacy in Thunderbird (and other mail clients) is to make sure they do not fetch images, etc. embedded in email - I believe this is the default in Thunderbird. This is one of the main ways that email senders track you (eg. they can tell if you opened the mail if your mail client fetches the images in in it.) My understanding is that when you use the web interface to Gmail, Google does some caching and re-writing tricks to mitigate this, but fundamentally, when you use Gmail, you are giving up a lot of privacy to Google.

@ClaireFromClare Well, when using Gmail, Google already has access to the content of all email you send and receive; while they do, have a privacy policy governing what they can do with that information, I think it's likely more than many of us are comfortable with. A good way to guard your privacy in Thunderbird (and other mail clients) is to make sure they do not fetch images, etc. embedded in email - I believe this is the default in Thunderbird. This is one of the main ways that email senders...

Claire Barnes

@ricci Thank you, that’s v interesting about opening the images. I understand about the gmail content, & use other email accounts for almost all correspondence, but am concerned about recent assertions that being β€œlogged in” to gmail (as Thunderbird always is? & the gmail app on Android?) enables google to hoover up other data on the device. Does it?

Rob Ricci

@ClaireFromClare No, it should not allow them to do this. They can likely tell, in a general sense, where you are logged in from (country, maybe even city) but it should not allow them access to any other data. In general, I would trust Thunderbird and other third-party apps to be safer in this respect than the official gmail app.

Claire Barnes

@ricci Terrific about Thunderbird, thanks so much for the reply & advice.
I have the gmail app on Android & can’t see any way to log out of it - maybe I should delete the app? but have the impression that Google can get so much data from Android phones anyway that it may not make much difference? & degoogling an Android sounds challenging?
Some banks in Singapore have adopted compulsory phone-based security which won’t work if you have a single app on the phone not sourced from PlayStore :(

Stef Isen

@ricci Multi Account Containers is a KILLER feature for me, I'm probably overdoing it but I have about 20 set up, each with its own custom home screen using the excellent nightTab extension:
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef

Allan Engelhardt

@ricci Ah! I was using Chrome because I didn't know Firefox had this.... Thank you.

(Handling multiple accounts is something Chrome does well. Back in the day, Firefox refused to implement something similar, which is why I left.)

Wurzelmann

@ricci have been using them for years, could not live without them any more! A perfect addition IMO are the "Temporary Containers" [1], which are great for quickly testing something in a completely isolated tab or set specific domains to always open in temporary containers, can wholeheartedly recommend!

[1] addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firef

theo

@ricci in my opinion it is still much more janky than chrom*ium’s profile feature :/

Rachel Evans

@ricci I've been using "Containers on the go" for quite a few years now. Looks like they both have useful features.

WireWhiz

@ricci Oh, that’s almost an immediate sell.

Negative12DollarBill

@ricci
OK but being logged in to two or more gmail accounts is … a gmail feature which has been there for ten years or more. You don't need any kind of extra browser tooling to do that. What am I missing?

Rob Ricci

@negative12dollarbill Admittedly, it's been several years since I used multiple gmail accounts "google's way", but multi-account containers make it easy to have different gmail accounts open in different tabs at the same time, instead of switching between them one at a time with the Google account picker.

Negative12DollarBill

@ricci
I still don't think you're getting it. I don't have to move between Chrome "profiles". I go to gmail and log in as work!me. I click the icon top right, there's a dropdown and I log in as home!me. All in the same browser window and profile, in two tabs right next to each other.

Rob Ricci

@negative12dollarbill Sounds like they've improved it, then - when I used to switch between accounts this way, it would get very unpredictable which tab was seeing which account - eg. I'd change it in Gmail, and my Drive tabs would get confused

Rob Ricci

@negative12dollarbill Or I'd try to manipulate my calendar from gmail, but it'd add stuff to the wrong one, or I'd click on a Drive link in my gmail and it would open under a tab in my personal account, or ...

b3

@ricci awesome thank you. Was looking at all the chromium clones to get all the profiles

Tom Ritchford

@ricci I've used containers for most of a year now.

There are some weirdnesses, mainly from opening the same site in two containers (and it does the best that's possible there). It can be a little confusing if you're moving fast.

And I can't imagine going back to not using it. It's amazing!!

Stone Bear

@ricci dang, and here I thought you were gonna go all 🀯 on us for harshing on Chrome, and here you give us something REALLY COOL!

Thank you!

Virtue signal πŸ’‰πŸ’‰πŸ’‰πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

@ricci

Worth noting that for people who want this level of separation to avoid cross-site tracking, and don't use multiple accounts per site, then switching Enhanced Tracking Protection to 'Strict' mode will accomplish this and it works automatically without having to select different containers (effectively, each site that appears in your location bar is automatically treated like a separate container for cookies and cache)!

sbi

@ricci And if you then also install an extension that firewalls everything you haven't set up a specific container for into temporary containers it creates in the fly, and deletes a while after you closed the tab, you have an almost perfectly privacy-preserving browser. I've been doing this for years.

Len
@ricci Adding on to this, if you've found yourself thinking "I wish I could open all these tabs at once" or "I wish I could split off all tabs in specific containers in their own window", I highly recommend using the addon Simple Tab Groups to create workspaces that you can switch between or open in separate windows!

You can attach containers to workgroups if you want which is also very fun, but the simplest usecase that makes it worth it is being able to keep things like "background media" or "fun distractions between working" away from "staple websites for workflow" and "research tabs for specific projects", and saving a tab group for later use.

It's power using bookmarks + containers.
@ricci Adding on to this, if you've found yourself thinking "I wish I could open all these tabs at once" or "I wish I could split off all tabs in specific containers in their own window", I highly recommend using the addon Simple Tab Groups to create workspaces that you can switch between or open in separate windows!
Edwin Jones

@ricci it’s a nice work around but as Firefox supports multiple accounts I still find it confusing there’s no ui for it in the browser at all still. Sometimes I want a window for x and a window for y on different screens and tab containers doesn’t quite work as well for me.

Marc Ochsner

@ricci this addon/feature is why I deal with less "standard" firefox as web dev #deGoogle

gullevek ☒️

@ricci @jannem I just want tab groups. Containers are awesome, but sometimes I just want tab groups …

adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)

@ricci

I did not know (I mean I do use FF for some tasks).

That is a killer feature.

A. Fleury-Gobert

@ricci I'm so used to it I forgot it was an add-on. In my mind it is a dev option.

El Pamplina πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ :cadiz:

@ricci
To do the same I use the about:profiles page, but this addon seems more usable.

Electropict

@ricci

Haven’t heard of, but doesn’t seem advantageous as I’ve been using MultiFirefox since ... decades?

(A front-end to Firefox & related browsers’ profile managers allowing multiple simultaneous instances & versions.)

This gives me one instance for each site that requires & is worth either JS or cookies (not many), one for general use which deletes everything at close (close early, close often!), and 1+ for local/development use.  Extensions are also isolated – mostly a plus I think.

Simen Storsveen

@ricci This is great. Have been using Firefox for years and didn't even know about this.

Turns out the option to use the built-in containers (not extension) wasn't even available in my settings for some reason.
Found a solution for making the checkbox appear though: superuser.com/questions/170683
(I'm on windows 10, but it works the same)

Beverley

@ricci if only I understood your post...

Most of it went over my head and I'm left with a vague fear of my vulnerability in this 'brave new world'...

Rob Ricci

@TalktoBeverley Take heart! Using software that respects your privacy, like Firefox, will go a long way towards keeping you safe online

Beverley

@ricci thank you Rob.

I've checked my settings in Chrome, but I guess it's about time I changed my browser. I detest Edge and haven't used Firefox for an age. But I'll take your word for it and give it a go... (Trust a stranger... online... Why yes, would you like my bank details too? Just my self-deprecating humour Rob... Ignore it. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚)

jasric89

@ricci thanks I didn't realise this existed. :)

maarten brouwers

@ricci @joeposaurus also very useful if you need to use Microsoft Teams in two company accounts.

Nonya

@ricci last time i checked it was stil not separating things out enough. I will give it another try, but does it allow for browser windows with their own extensions, bookmarks and password manager, things like that?

it's the above mentioned things that for me are of massive importance when it comes to client/company/personal browser instance separation. For example, I would need to be able to have the lastpass extension for multiple clients isolated from each other as well...

King Calyo Delphi

@ricci I use this addon for multiple social account logins and it absolutely works a treat!!!

You can even configure it to always open specific websites in specific containers when you click on links, and the right-click context menu on a tab adds an option to re-open that tab in a different container.

Greg Spradlin

@ricci

A more basic question: can I use two different Firefox profiles in different windows (not tabs) at the same time on the same desktop PC? I’ve tried, and it didn’t seem to work.

I do it all the time with Chrome. I’d like to use Chrome less and Firefox more.

Alan Fuller

@ricci cool, been on Firefox ( Dev Edition ) for a while now

Ruth [β˜•οΈ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ“šβœπŸ»πŸ§΅πŸͺ‘🍡]

@ricci oh gosh yeah, I've been using it on my computers for maybe 5 years now and it's absolutely core to my functioning.

Ewan Donnachie

@ricci
Thanks - I'm a Firefox user, but wasn't aware of this extension. Exactly what I need.

What's Google doing with Chrome, beyond the previous data-grabbing features?

Ilya Zverev

@ricci But.. It's in the core, I did not install anything, and I have used these containers for multiple years now.

What I did install is the Facebook Container that _automatically_ encloses all Meta websites in a separate container, so they don't get cross-site data: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef

Nikita Karamov

@ricci I wish this would also separate the extensions and their settings. For example, I could have a container tab just for Google services which has the ad blocker disabled, while it’s on in every other tab

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