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 @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. @dalias @ricci OR maybe I am confusing 2 things as the FAQ at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers 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."  @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. @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. 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. |
@pmevzek @ricci Uhg, does that mean upgrading is going to nuke my containers?