pre FF61 deprecated -> archive

This is all archived in the sticky at the end of the first post

user.js

@@ -1810,392 +1810,11 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
    // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false); // enforced extension signing (Nightly/ESR)
 
 /*** [SECTION 9999]: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED
-     Documentation denoted as [-]. Numbers may be re-used. See [1] for a link-clickable,
-     viewer-friendly version of the deprecated bugzilla tickets. The original state of each pref
-     has been preserved, or changed to match the current setup, but you are advised to review them.
-     [NOTE] Up to FF53, to enable a section change /* FFxx to // FFxx
-     For FF53 on, we have bundled releases to cater for ESR. Change /* to // on the first line
+     Documentation denoted as [-]. Items deprecated prior to FF61 have been archived at [1], which
+     also provides a link-clickable, viewer-friendly version of the deprecated bugzilla tickets
      [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "9999 syntax error: the parrot's deprecated!");
-/* FF42 and older
-// 2604: (25+) disable page thumbnails - replaced by browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/897811
-user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false);
-// 2503: (31+) disable network API - replaced by dom.netinfo.enabled
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/960426
-user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false);
-// 2600's: (35+) disable WebSockets
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1091016
-user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false);
-// 1610: (36+) set DNT "value" to "not be tracked" [FF21+]
-   // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1042135#c101
-   // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1);
-// 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback
-   // The API will be superseded by the WebRTC Capture and Stream API
-   // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Archive/B2G_OS/API/CameraControl
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1107683
-user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false);
-// 0415: (41+) disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) - removed or replaced by various
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1109475
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", ""); // removed
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", ""); // removed
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", ""); // removed
-// 0702: (41+) disable HTTP2 (draft)
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1132357
-user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false);
-// 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1169945
-user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", "");
-// 2803: (42+) clear passwords on shutdown
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1102184
-   // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false);
-// 5002: (42+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen
-   // replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1160017
-   // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF43
-// 0410's: disable safebrowsing urls & updates - replaced by various
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1107372
-   // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL
-   // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL
-// 0420's: disable tracking protection - replaced by various
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1107372
-   // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL
-   // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL
-// 1803: remove plugin finder service
-   // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1202193
-user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", "");
-// 5003: disable new search panel UI
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1119250
-   // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF44
-// 0414: disable safebrowsing's real-time binary checking (google) [FF43+]
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1237103
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL
-// 1200's: block rc4 whitelist
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1215796
-user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false);
-// 2300's: disable SharedWorkers
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15562
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1207635
-user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false);
-// 2403: disable scripts changing images
-   // [TEST] https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/773429
-   // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true);
-// ***/
-/* FF45
-// 1021b: disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none
-   // extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1235379
-user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2);
-// ***/
-/* FF46
-// 0340: disable health report
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1234526
-user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-// 0341: disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1234522
-user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false);
-// 0414: disable safebrowsing pref - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1239587
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check
-// 0420: disable polaris (part of Tracking Protection, never used in stable)
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1235565
-   // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false);
-// 0510: disable "Pocket" [FF39+] - replaced by extensions.pocket.*
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1215694
-user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false);
-user_pref("browser.pocket.api", "");
-user_pref("browser.pocket.site", "");
-user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
-// ***/
-/* FF47
-// 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry
-   // is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1236580
-user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-// 0340b: disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1236580
-user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,");
-// 0807: disable history manipulation
-   // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/History_API
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1249542
-user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false);
-user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false);
-user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF48
-// 0806: disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]'
-   // [-] http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1181078
-user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF49
-// 0372: disable "Hello"
-   // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/archive/hello/2016-03/
-   // [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1287827
-user_pref("loop.enabled", false);
-user_pref("loop.server", "");
-user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", "");
-user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", "");
-user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", "");
-user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false);
-user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", "");
-user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", "");
-user_pref("loop.logDomains", false);
-// 2201: disable new window scrollbars being hidden
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1257887
-user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true);
-// 2303: disable push notification (UDP wake-up)
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1265914
-user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF50
-// 0101: disable Windows10 intro on startup [WINDOWS]
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1274633
-user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", "");
-// 0308: disable plugin update notifications
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1277905
-user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);
-// 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1025965
-   // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false);
-// 1266: disable rc4 ciphers
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1268728
-   // [-] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/
-user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
-user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
-user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false);
-user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
-// 1809: remove Mozilla's plugin update URL
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1277905
-user_pref("plugins.update.url", "");
-// ***/
-/* FF51
-// 0702: disable SPDY
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1248197
-user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false);
-// 1851: delay play of videos until they're visible
-   // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1180563
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1262053
-user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true);
-// 2504: disable virtual reality devices
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1250244
-user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF52
-// 1601: disable referer from an SSL Website
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1308725
-user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false);
-// 1850: disable Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module)
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1329538,1337121 // FF52
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1329543 // FF53
-user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false);
-user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false);
-user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false);
-// 2405: disable WebTelephony API
-   // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1309719
-user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF53
-// 1265: block rc4 fallback
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1130670
-user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false);
-// 1806: disable Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP (the string = min version number allowed)
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1317108,1317109,1317110
-user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999");
-user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999");
-user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999");
-// 2022: disable screensharing
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1329562
-user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false);
-// 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1322736
-user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF54
-// 0415: disable reporting URLs (safe browsing)
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1288633
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", "");
-user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", "");
-// 1830: block websites detecting DRM is disabled
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1242321
-user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false);
-// 2425: disable Archive Reader API
-   // i.e. reading archive contents directly in the browser, through DOM file objects
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1342361
-user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF55
-// 0209: disable geolocation on non-secure origins [FF54+]
-   // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1269531
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1072859
-user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false);
-// 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry) [FF37+]
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1361578
-user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", "");
-// 0360: disable new tab "pings"
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1241390
-user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,");
-// 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1361220
-user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false);
-// 0863: disable Form Autofill [FF54+] - replaced by extensions.formautofill.*
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1364334
-user_pref("browser.formautofill.enabled", false);
-// 2410: disable User Timing API
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1344669
-user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false);
-// 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (physical keyboards) [FF38+]
-   // The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on
-   // web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY,
-   // AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, e.g. German vs English.
-   // [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard
-   // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code
-   // [2] https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352949
-user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false);
-// 5015: disable tab animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352069
-user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false);
-// 5016: disable fullscreeen animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352069
-user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF56
-// 0515: disable Screenshots (rollout pref only) [FF54+]
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1386333
-   // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.system-disabled", true);
-// 0517: disable Form Autofill [FF55+] - replaced by extensions.formautofill.available
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1385201
-user_pref("extensions.formautofill.experimental", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF57
-// 0374: disable "social" integration
-   // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1388902,1406193 (some leftovers were removed in FF58)
-user_pref("social.whitelist", "");
-user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false);
-user_pref("social.shareDirectory", "");
-user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false);
-user_pref("social.directories", "");
-user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false);
-user_pref("social.enabled", false); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-// 1830: disable DRM's EME WideVineAdapter [FF55+]
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1395468
-user_pref("media.eme.chromium-api.enabled", false);
-// 2608: disable WebIDE extension downloads (Valence)
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1393497
-user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false);
-user_pref("devtools.webide.adaptersAddonURL", "");
-// 2600's: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - e.g. Roku
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1393582
-user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false);
-// 5022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) [FF49+]
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1401238
-user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF58
-// 0351: disable sending of crash reports [FF51+] - replaced by *.autoSubmit2
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1424373
-user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF59
-// 0203: disable using OS locale, force APP locale - replaced by intl.locale.requested
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1414390
-user_pref("intl.locale.matchOS", false);
-// 0204: set APP locale - replaced by intl.locale.requested
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1414390
-user_pref("general.useragent.locale", "en-US");
-// 0340b: disable about:healthreport page (which connects to Mozilla for locale/css+js+json)
-   // If you have disabled health reports, then this about page is useless - disable it
-   // If you want to see what health data is present, then this must be set at default
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352497
-user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl", "data:,");
-// 0511: disable FlyWeb [FF49+]
-   // Flyweb is a set of APIs for advertising and discovering local-area web servers
-   // [1] https://flyweb.github.io/
-   // [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/FlyWeb/Security_scenarios
-   // [3] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/26/firefox-flyweb/
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1374574
-user_pref("dom.flyweb.enabled", false);
-// 1007: disable randomized FF HTTP cache decay experiments
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13575
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1430197
-user_pref("browser.cache.frecency_experiment", -1);
-// 1242: enable Mixed-Content-Blocker to use the HSTS cache but disable the HSTS Priming requests [FF51+]
-   // Allow resources from domains with an existing HSTS cache record or in the HSTS preload list
-   // to be upgraded to HTTPS internally but disable sending out HSTS Priming requests, because
-   // those may cause noticeable delays e.g. requests time out or are not handled well by servers
-   // [NOTE] If you want to use the priming requests make sure 'use_hsts' is also true
-   // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1246540#c145
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1424917
-user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", true);
-user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false);
-// 1606: set the default Referrer Policy [FF53+] - replaced by network.http.referer.defaultPolicy
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/587523
-user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3);
-// 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect
-   // [-] (part8) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1416703#c21
-user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false);
-// 2022: disable screensharing domain whitelist
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1411742
-user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", "");
-// 2023: disable camera stuff
-   // [-] (part7) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1416703#c21
-user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false);
-// 2202: prevent scripts from changing the status text
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1425999
-user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);
-// 2416: disable idle observation
-   // [-] (part7) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1416703#c21
-user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false);
-// ***/
-/* FF60
-// 0360: disable new tab tile ads & preload & marketing junk
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1370930,1433133
-user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.source", "data:text/plain,");
-user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false);
-user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true);
-// 0512: disable Shield [FF53+] - renamed to app.normandy.* (see 0503)
-   // Shield is an telemetry system (including Heartbeat) that can also push and test "recipes"
-   // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield
-   // [2] https://github.com/mozilla/normandy
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1436113
-user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled", false);
-user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url", "");
-// 0514: disable Activity Stream [FF54+]
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1433324
-user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled", false);
-// 2301: disable workers
-   // Disabling workers *will* break sites (e.g. Google Street View, Twitter)
-   // [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed)
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1434934
-user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false);
-// 5000's: open "page/selection source" in a new window
-   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1418403
-   // user_pref("view_source.tab", false);
-// ***/
-
 /* ESR60.x still uses all the following prefs
 // [NOTE] replace the * with a slash in the line above to re-enable them
 // FF61