Why does Firefox beta keep connecting to 173.194.70.* (google), even when no tabs are open and all data reporting and the built in ggl. search is disabled?

I'm worried of google spying. Connections appear in OS Monitor as ESTABLISHED TCP4 connections on port 80, even in background.

See this article for some suggestions: [[Firefox has just updated tab shows each time you start Firefox]]
See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved and Preferences are not saved

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