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Rich Felker

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

7 Sep 2023 at 22:43 | Wall-to-wall | Open on hachyderm.io
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Patrick Mevzek

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

7 Sep 2023 at 23:24 | Open on framapiaf.org
Rich Felker

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

7 Sep 2023 at 23:44 | Open on hachyderm.io
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.

7 Sep 2023 at 23:45 | Open on framapiaf.org
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.

8 Sep 2023 at 5:56 | Open on cosocial.ca
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."

7 Sep 2023 at 23:48 | Open on framapiaf.org
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.

8 Sep 2023 at 0:03 | Open on hachyderm.io
Rich Felker

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

8 Sep 2023 at 0:04 | Open on hachyderm.io
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.

8 Sep 2023 at 0:07 | Open on framapiaf.org
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.

8 Sep 2023 at 0:04 | Open on framapiaf.org
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.

8 Sep 2023 at 8:07 | Open on chaos.social
Tom

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

8 Sep 2023 at 5:56 | Open on oldbytes.space
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)

8 Sep 2023 at 0:07 | Open on blahaj.zone
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