Browser De-Slop: Disable Firefox and Chrome bloat with policy files

Browser De-Slop: Disable Firefox and Chrome bloat with policy files

Modern browsers ship with bloatware, but you can disable most of it via policy files. This guide provides JSON configurations for Firefox and Chrome that force-install uBlock Origin, block AI features, disable telemetry, and set DuckDuckGo as the default search engine. The Firefox policy also disables Pocket, studies, and sync, while Chrome's disables sign-in and password manager. Both policies are intended for enterprise or personal use, with a note that Chrome no longer supports custom certificate authorities via policy.

Allegedly, these policies are also supported on Windows via Group Policy and MacOS using `plist` files. I wouldn’t know, since I use a real operating system.

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2026-08-20