Enable WebRTC in Firefox for whitelisted sites only
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I would like to have WebRTC generally blocked in my Firefox browser, except for a small set of websites which I trust and which need this functionality.
I know one can disable WebRTC in Firefox by setting media.peerconnection.enabled in about:config to False, but that affects all sites.
Is there any setting, add-on or maybe even anything outside the browser that can let me block all WebRTC traffic except for a few destination sites?
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asked Dec 8 at 19:14
Byte Commander
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I would like to have WebRTC generally blocked in my Firefox browser, except for a small set of websites which I trust and which need this functionality.
I know one can disable WebRTC in Firefox by setting media.peerconnection.enabled in about:config to False, but that affects all sites.
Is there any setting, add-on or maybe even anything outside the browser that can let me block all WebRTC traffic except for a few destination sites?
networking firefox privacy
asked Dec 8 at 19:14
Byte Commander
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You could consider having a separate profile for trusted sites. In this profile, you wouldn't disable WebRTC. man firefox explains how to set up profiles and even how to run more than one profile at the same time.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 4:03
@DKBose Thanks, but while this is true and an interesting idea I didn't have before, it would be a very inconvenient solution, as those profiles would not share history, tabs, settings, add-ons etc, making their usage quite complicated.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 14:35
Please see kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox for "cloning" a profile. Once you do that, you could make the necessary change.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 14:45
The cloning once wouldn't be that much a of a problem, but I don't want to have to deal with two different profiles that get out of sync at all. And I'd always have to pay attention to what window I'm currently in and e.g. avoid opening links in the same window etc. My current workaround is an add-on that lets you easily toggle WebRTC for the whole browser, but I can briefly enable the setting to start a call in my trusted site and then disable it again. That is still less effort than handling two profiles. Sorry, not a fan your suggestion.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 16:37
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I would like to have WebRTC generally blocked in my Firefox browser, except for a small set of websites which I trust and which need this functionality.
I know one can disable WebRTC in Firefox by setting media.peerconnection.enabled in about:config to False, but that affects all sites.
Is there any setting, add-on or maybe even anything outside the browser that can let me block all WebRTC traffic except for a few destination sites?
networking firefox privacy
asked Dec 8 at 19:14
Byte Commander
62.7k26169286
I would like to have WebRTC generally blocked in my Firefox browser, except for a small set of websites which I trust and which need this functionality.
I know one can disable WebRTC in Firefox by setting media.peerconnection.enabled in about:config to False, but that affects all sites.
Is there any setting, add-on or maybe even anything outside the browser that can let me block all WebRTC traffic except for a few destination sites?
networking firefox privacy
networking firefox privacy
asked Dec 8 at 19:14
Byte Commander
62.7k26169286
asked Dec 8 at 19:14
Byte Commander
62.7k26169286
asked Dec 8 at 19:14
Byte Commander
62.7k26169286
asked Dec 8 at 19:14
Byte Commander
62.7k26169286
asked Dec 8 at 19:14
Byte Commander
62.7k26169286
62.7k26169286
You could consider having a separate profile for trusted sites. In this profile, you wouldn't disable WebRTC. man firefox explains how to set up profiles and even how to run more than one profile at the same time.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 4:03
@DKBose Thanks, but while this is true and an interesting idea I didn't have before, it would be a very inconvenient solution, as those profiles would not share history, tabs, settings, add-ons etc, making their usage quite complicated.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 14:35
Please see kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox for "cloning" a profile. Once you do that, you could make the necessary change.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 14:45
The cloning once wouldn't be that much a of a problem, but I don't want to have to deal with two different profiles that get out of sync at all. And I'd always have to pay attention to what window I'm currently in and e.g. avoid opening links in the same window etc. My current workaround is an add-on that lets you easily toggle WebRTC for the whole browser, but I can briefly enable the setting to start a call in my trusted site and then disable it again. That is still less effort than handling two profiles. Sorry, not a fan your suggestion.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 16:37
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You could consider having a separate profile for trusted sites. In this profile, you wouldn't disable WebRTC. man firefox explains how to set up profiles and even how to run more than one profile at the same time.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 4:03
@DKBose Thanks, but while this is true and an interesting idea I didn't have before, it would be a very inconvenient solution, as those profiles would not share history, tabs, settings, add-ons etc, making their usage quite complicated.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 14:35
Please see kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox for "cloning" a profile. Once you do that, you could make the necessary change.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 14:45
The cloning once wouldn't be that much a of a problem, but I don't want to have to deal with two different profiles that get out of sync at all. And I'd always have to pay attention to what window I'm currently in and e.g. avoid opening links in the same window etc. My current workaround is an add-on that lets you easily toggle WebRTC for the whole browser, but I can briefly enable the setting to start a call in my trusted site and then disable it again. That is still less effort than handling two profiles. Sorry, not a fan your suggestion.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 16:37
You could consider having a separate profile for trusted sites. In this profile, you wouldn't disable WebRTC. man firefox explains how to set up profiles and even how to run more than one profile at the same time.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 4:03
You could consider having a separate profile for trusted sites. In this profile, you wouldn't disable WebRTC. man firefox explains how to set up profiles and even how to run more than one profile at the same time.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 4:03
@DKBose Thanks, but while this is true and an interesting idea I didn't have before, it would be a very inconvenient solution, as those profiles would not share history, tabs, settings, add-ons etc, making their usage quite complicated.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 14:35
@DKBose Thanks, but while this is true and an interesting idea I didn't have before, it would be a very inconvenient solution, as those profiles would not share history, tabs, settings, add-ons etc, making their usage quite complicated.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 14:35
Please see kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox for "cloning" a profile. Once you do that, you could make the necessary change.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 14:45
Please see kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox for "cloning" a profile. Once you do that, you could make the necessary change.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 14:45
The cloning once wouldn't be that much a of a problem, but I don't want to have to deal with two different profiles that get out of sync at all. And I'd always have to pay attention to what window I'm currently in and e.g. avoid opening links in the same window etc. My current workaround is an add-on that lets you easily toggle WebRTC for the whole browser, but I can briefly enable the setting to start a call in my trusted site and then disable it again. That is still less effort than handling two profiles. Sorry, not a fan your suggestion.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 16:37
The cloning once wouldn't be that much a of a problem, but I don't want to have to deal with two different profiles that get out of sync at all. And I'd always have to pay attention to what window I'm currently in and e.g. avoid opening links in the same window etc. My current workaround is an add-on that lets you easily toggle WebRTC for the whole browser, but I can briefly enable the setting to start a call in my trusted site and then disable it again. That is still less effort than handling two profiles. Sorry, not a fan your suggestion.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 16:37
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You could consider having a separate profile for trusted sites. In this profile, you wouldn't disable WebRTC. man firefox explains how to set up profiles and even how to run more than one profile at the same time.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 4:03
@DKBose Thanks, but while this is true and an interesting idea I didn't have before, it would be a very inconvenient solution, as those profiles would not share history, tabs, settings, add-ons etc, making their usage quite complicated.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 14:35
Please see kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox for "cloning" a profile. Once you do that, you could make the necessary change.
– DK Bose
Dec 9 at 14:45
The cloning once wouldn't be that much a of a problem, but I don't want to have to deal with two different profiles that get out of sync at all. And I'd always have to pay attention to what window I'm currently in and e.g. avoid opening links in the same window etc. My current workaround is an add-on that lets you easily toggle WebRTC for the whole browser, but I can briefly enable the setting to start a call in my trusted site and then disable it again. That is still less effort than handling two profiles. Sorry, not a fan your suggestion.
– Byte Commander
Dec 9 at 16:37