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Disable Private Browsing

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n8buhler
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I want to disable private browsing so it's not easy to use.

We all know what we do on private browsing and I want to put up as many roadblocks as possible to prevent that. You and I both know that 99% of the private browsing isn't banking or Christmas gift shopping.

Adding this feature in the settings has the potential to make your browser extremely popular amongst those of us who want to live better lives. It would be free advertising, and I know many people who would make the switch to Firefox as a result. Maybe only make it available in your Beta, if that's what you'd prefer.

Thank you for your consideration.

I want to disable private browsing so it's not easy to use. We all know what we do on private browsing and I want to put up as many roadblocks as possible to prevent that. You and I both know that 99% of the private browsing isn't banking or Christmas gift shopping. Adding this feature in the settings has the potential to make your browser extremely popular amongst those of us who want to live better lives. It would be free advertising, and I know many people who would make the switch to Firefox as a result. Maybe only make it available in your Beta, if that's what you'd prefer. Thank you for your consideration.

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Private browsing is part of Firefox for Android and cannot be removed at this time. If you want to leave feedback for Firefox developers, you can use this link. Your feedback gets collected by a team of people who read it and gather data about the most common issues.

You can also file a bug report or feature request. See File a bug report or feature request for Mozilla products for details.

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TyDraniu
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Religion driven development? It's not very compatible with Mozilla manifesto.

Principle 4: Individuals’ security and privacy on the internet are fundamental and must not be treated as optional.

n8buhler
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This is hardly religion-based. GQ (hardly religious) published an article titled 10 Reasons to Quit Porn. A quick search online will reveal numerous secular articles lauding the benefits of avoiding porn. The Reddit group NoFap has a reasonably large following, most just want to clean up their lives, most would not claim to have anything to do with beliefs.

Paul
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Hi

Private browsing is part of Firefox for Android and cannot be removed at this time. If you want to leave feedback for Firefox developers, you can use this link. Your feedback gets collected by a team of people who read it and gather data about the most common issues.

You can also file a bug report or feature request. See File a bug report or feature request for Mozilla products for details.