privacy.network API
Use the browser.privacy API to control usage of the features in the browser that can affect a user’s privacy.
Permissions
Read and modify privacy settings
Types
HTTPSOnlyModeOption
The mode for https-only mode.
string
Supported values:
always
private_browsing
never
IPHandlingPolicy
The IP handling policy of WebRTC.
string
Supported values:
default
default_public_and_private_interfaces
default_public_interface_only
disable_non_proxied_udp
proxy_only
tlsVersionRestrictionConfig
An object which describes TLS minimum and maximum versions.
object
[maximum]
(string, optional)
The maximum TLS version supported.
Supported values:
TLSv1
TLSv1.1
TLSv1.2
TLSv1.3
unknown
[minimum]
(string, optional)
The minimum TLS version supported.
Supported values:
TLSv1
TLSv1.1
TLSv1.2
TLSv1.3
unknown
Properties
globalPrivacyControl
Allow users to query the status of ‘Global Privacy Control’. This setting’s value is of type boolean, defaulting to false.
httpsOnlyMode
Allow users to query the mode for ‘HTTPS-Only Mode’. This setting’s value is of type HTTPSOnlyModeOption, defaulting to never.
networkPredictionEnabled
If enabled, the browser attempts to speed up your web browsing experience by pre-resolving DNS entries, prerendering sites (<link rel=’prefetch’ …>), and preemptively opening TCP and SSL connections to servers. This preference’s value is a boolean, defaulting to true.
peerConnectionEnabled
Allow users to enable and disable RTCPeerConnections (aka WebRTC).
tlsVersionRestriction
This property controls the minimum and maximum TLS versions. This setting’s value is an object of tlsVersionRestrictionConfig.
webRTCIPHandlingPolicy
Allow users to specify the media performance/privacy tradeoffs which impacts how WebRTC traffic will be routed and how much local address information is exposed. This preference’s value is of type IPHandlingPolicy, defaulting to default.