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I can't really answer that question, but you can always get rid of them manually. As I've said in a previous post, the mobile market is just lacking privacy options in general.
I'm not the guy to just go deleting settings without knowing exactly what will change. Deleting or changing the wrong thing could break anything. As far as UI, I really couldn't begin to know where to start.
That's a big part of this whole argument at it's base, really. End users don't always know how to make changes in config files, nor should they need to. The ideal browser comes set up and ready to go, without "don't forget to change x, y, and z. Don't forget to download this add-on." Etc.
Yes, ideally browsers would be privacy-centric by default, but they aren't. I assume that in this community people are okay with having to mess with settings to have more privacy.
I agree. Sadly, adoption doesn't come from people already doing the tech thing. It comes from making privacy and security E.A.S.Y.