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Harden the browser: site permissions, extensions, tracking, and data

Harden the canned RTJ Browser by blocking unneeded camera access for shop.example, disabling the untrusted coupon extension, enabling Strict tracking prevention, and clearing cookies plus cached files from the last hour. Leave the approved password helper unchanged.

Steps

  1. 1

    Open Cookies and site permissions, find shop.example under All sites, and set Camera to Block.

  2. 2

    Open Extensions and turn off RTJ Coupon Finder. Leave RTJ Password Helper enabled and unchanged.

  3. 3

    Open Privacy and security, turn Tracking prevention on, and select Strict.

  4. 4

    Choose what to clear, select Last hour, keep Cookies and other site data plus Cached images and files selected, and clear the data.

What you should see

The canned browser shows Camera blocked for shop.example, RTJ Coupon Finder off, Tracking prevention on at Strict, and a Browsing data cleared status for the selected last-hour cookies and cache. No real browser data was changed.

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