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+chromium
+firefox
+init-browser-policies.bash
diff --git a/web-browsers/README.md b/web-browsers/README.md
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+# Web browser managed policy configuration
+
+_For actual configuration, refer to the shell-things repo which is submoduled
+and symlinked in this directory for reference._
+
+<!-- editorconfig-checker-disable -->
+<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+
+<!-- START doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
+<!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
+
+- [Abandoned ideas](#abandoned-ideas)
+  - [AdNauseam managed policy](#adnauseam-managed-policy)
+
+<!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+<!-- editorconfig-checker-enable -->
+
+## Abandoned ideas
+
+### AdNauseam managed policy
+
+This breaks `pre-commit` hook `pretty-format-json` which I value above this
+feature and besides I am not actually using this setting and lazily just
+enabling/disabling JavaScript per-domain-I-am-on when I need it.
+
+This snipped is from Firefox, but the principle applies to Chromium.
+
+```json
+{
+  "policies": {
+    "3rdparty": {
+      "Extensions": {
+        "adnauseam@rednoise.org": {
+          "advancedSettings": [["filterAuthorMode", "true"]]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
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