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Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> writes:
>> Completely blank firefox - no sites loaded
>>
>> netstat -an | grep tcp | grep 443
>>
>> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.7:51446       34.107.243.93:443
>> ESTABLISHED
>> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.7:55090       199.232.57.91:443
>> ESTABLISHED
>> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.7:51442       34.120.208.123:443
>> ESTABLISHED
>> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.7:48282       142.250.129.95:443
>> TIME_WAIT
> 
> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-making-automatic-connections

So this claims to explain the
"firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com" connection I get:

"Login breach information
 Firefox Monitor warns you if your online accounts were involved in 
 a known data breach. For more information, see Firefox Password 
 Manager - Alerts for breached websites. 
 To get the latest login breach information and more, Firefox 
 connects to firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com"

And it links to this page which describes disabling it:

"Turn off website breach alerts
 Disabling the feature also prevents Firefox from checking to see if 
 you've reused these potentially vulnerable passwords on any of your 
 other saved logins. 
 1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and 
 select Settings (select Preferences on older macOS versions).Click 
 the menu button and select Settings. 
 2. Select the Privacy & Security panel on the left and scroll down 
 to the Logins and PasswordsPasswords section. 
 3. Deselect the checkbox for Show alerts about passwords for 
 breached websites."

But the "Show alerts about passwords for breached web sites"
checkbox was already unselected. Yet the connection was still
made at start-up!

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Anyone know how this happens The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-01 19:47 +0000
  Re: Anyone know how this happens Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-01 20:35 +0000
    Re: Anyone know how this happens Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-01 20:54 +0000
  Re: Anyone know how this happens not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-11-02 08:04 +1000
    Re: Anyone know how this happens The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-02 11:21 +0000
  Re: Anyone know how this happens Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-01 22:35 +0000
    Re: Anyone know how this happens not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-11-02 09:14 +1000
      Re: Anyone know how this happens Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-02 10:01 +0000
        Re: Anyone know how this happens not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-11-03 07:15 +1000
          Re: Anyone know how this happens Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-02 23:18 +0000
            Re: Anyone know how this happens Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2025-11-03 17:24 +1000
  Re: Anyone know how this happens Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-11-02 09:24 +0000

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