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  1. /******
  2. * name: ghacks user.js
  3. * date: 27 April 2017
  4. * version 53: Achy Breaky Pants
  5. * "But don't tell my pants, my achy breaky pants, I just don't think they'd understand"
  6. * authors: v52+ github | v51- www.ghacks.net
  7. * url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js
  8. * releases: These are end-of-stable-life-cycle legacy archives.
  9. *Always* use the master branch user.js for a current up-to-date version.
  10. url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases
  11. * README:
  12. 1. READ the full README
  13. * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/README.md
  14. 2. READ this
  15. * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation
  16. 3. If you skipped steps 1 and 2 above (shame on you), then here is the absolute minimum
  17. * Auto-updates for Firefox and extensions/addon-ons are disabled (section 0300)
  18. * Some user data is erased (section 2800), namely history (browsing, form, download)
  19. * Site breakage WILL happen
  20. - There are often trade-offs and conflicts between Security vs Privacy vs Anti-Fingerprinting
  21. and these need to be balanced against Functionality & Convenience & Breakage
  22. * You will need to make a few changes to suit your own needs
  23. - Search this file for the "[SETUP]" tag to find SOME common items you could check
  24. before using to avoid unexpected surprises
  25. - Search this file for the "[WARNING]" tag to troubleshoot or prevent SOME common issues
  26. 4. BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new profile)
  27. 5. Did you do a BACKUP?
  28. ******/
  29. /* START: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors (thanks earthling)
  30. * Yes, this next pref setting is redundant, but we like it!
  31. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_parrot
  32. * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary ***/
  33. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "Oh yes, the Norwegian Blue... what's wrong with it?");
  34. /* 0001: start Firefox in PB (Private Browsing) mode
  35. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode
  36. * [NOTE] In this mode *all* windows are "private windows" and the PB mode icon is not displayed
  37. * [NOTE] The P in PB mode is misleading: it means no "persistent" local storage of history,
  38. * caches, searches or cookies (which you can achieve in normal mode). In fact, it limits or
  39. * removes the ability to control these, and you need to quit Firefox to clear them. PB is best
  40. * used as a one off window (File>New Private Window) to provide a temporary self-contained
  41. * new instance. Closing all Private Windows clears all traces. Repeat as required.
  42. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Private_Browsing ***/
  43. // user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.autostart", true);
  44. /*** 0100: STARTUP ***/
  45. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!");
  46. /* 0101: disable "slow startup" options
  47. * warnings, disk history, welcomes, intros, EULA, default browser check ***/
  48. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled", true);
  49. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.maxSamples", 0);
  50. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.samples", 0);
  51. user_pref("browser.rights.3.shown", true);
  52. user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore");
  53. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", "");
  54. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional", "");
  55. user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // what's new page after updates
  56. user_pref("browser.laterrun.enabled", false);
  57. user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
  58. /* 0102: set start page (0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session)
  59. * home = browser.startup.homepage preference.
  60. * [SETTING] Options>General>Startup>When Firefox starts ***/
  61. // user_pref("browser.startup.page", 0);
  62. /*** 0200: GEOLOCATION ***/
  63. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!");
  64. /* 0201: disable location-aware browsing, but enforce Mozilla's service over Google's ***/
  65. user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
  66. user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%");
  67. user_pref("geo.wifi.xhr.timeout", 1); // reset this if you use geolocation
  68. user_pref("geo.wifi.logging.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  69. user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", "");
  70. user_pref("browser.search.geoip.timeout", 1);
  71. /* 0202: disable GeoIP-based search results
  72. * [NOTE] May not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your locale
  73. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16254 ***/
  74. user_pref("browser.search.countryCode", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  75. user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  76. /* 0203: disable using OS locale, force APP locale ***/
  77. user_pref("intl.locale.matchOS", false);
  78. /* 0204: set APP locale ***/
  79. user_pref("general.useragent.locale", "en-US");
  80. /* 0206: disable geographically specific results/search engines eg: "browser.search.*.US"
  81. * i.e ignore all of Mozilla's various search engines in multiple locales ***/
  82. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false);
  83. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", "");
  84. /* 0207: set language to match ***/
  85. user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en");
  86. /* 0208: enforce US English locale regardless of the system locale
  87. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867501 ***/
  88. user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // (hidden pref)
  89. /* 0209: disable geolocation on non-secure origins (FF55+)
  90. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1072859
  91. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/03/14/firefox-55-geolocation-requires-secure-origin/ ***/
  92. user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false);
  93. /*** 0300: QUIET FOX
  94. No auto-phoning home for anything. You can still do manual updates. It is still important
  95. to do updates for security reasons. [WARNING] [SETUP] If you don't auto update, make sure you
  96. do manually. There are many legitimate reasons to turn off AUTO updates, including hijacked
  97. monetized extensions, time constraints, legacy issues, and fear of breakage/bugs ***/
  98. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!");
  99. /* 0301a: disable browser auto update check
  100. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Never check for updates ***/
  101. user_pref("app.update.enabled", false);
  102. /* 0301b: disable background update service
  103. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Use a background service to install updates ***/
  104. user_pref("app.update.service.enabled", false);
  105. /* 0301c: ensure update information is not suppressed ***/
  106. user_pref("app.update.silent", false);
  107. /* 0301d: disable background update staging ***/
  108. user_pref("app.update.staging.enabled", false);
  109. /* 0302: disable browser auto update installing (after the check in 0301a) ***/
  110. user_pref("app.update.auto", false);
  111. /* 0303: disable search update
  112. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Automatically update: search engines ***/
  113. user_pref("browser.search.update", false);
  114. /* 0304: disable add-ons auto update check ***/
  115. user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false);
  116. /* 0305: disable add-ons auto update installing (after the check in 0304) ***/
  117. user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false);
  118. /* 0306: disable add-on metadata updating
  119. * sends daily pings to Mozilla about extensions and recent startups ***/
  120. user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false);
  121. /* 0307: disable auto updating of personas (themes) ***/
  122. user_pref("lightweightThemes.update.enabled", false);
  123. /* 0309: disable sending Flash crash reports ***/
  124. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false);
  125. /* 0310: disable sending the URL of the website where a plugin crashed ***/
  126. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL", false);
  127. /* 0320: disable extension discovery
  128. * featured extensions for displaying in Get Add-ons panel ***/
  129. user_pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", "http://127.0.0.1");
  130. /* 0330a: disable telemetry
  131. * the pref (.unified) affects the behaviour of the pref (.enabled)
  132. * IF unified=false then .enabled controls the telemetry module
  133. * IF unified=true then .enabled ONLY controls whether to record extended data
  134. * so make sure to have both set as false
  135. * [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/toolkit/components/telemetry/telemetry/preferences.html ***/
  136. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false);
  137. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false);
  138. /* 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry
  139. * is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled ***/
  140. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // (hidden pref)
  141. /* 0331: remove url of server telemetry pings are sent to ***/
  142. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "");
  143. /* 0332: disable archiving pings locally - irrelevant if toolkit.telemetry.unified is false ***/
  144. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false);
  145. /* 0333a: disable health report ***/
  146. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false);
  147. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // (hidden pref)
  148. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  149. /* 0333b: disable about:healthreport page (which connects to Mozilla for locale/css+js+json)
  150. * If you have disabled health reports, then this about page is useless - disable it
  151. * If you want to see what health data is present, then this must be set at default ***/
  152. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl", "data:text/plain,");
  153. /* 0334: disable new data submission, master kill switch (FF41+)
  154. * If disabled, no policy is shown or upload takes place, ever
  155. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1195552 ***/
  156. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false);
  157. /* 0335: remove telemetry clientID ***/
  158. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID", "");
  159. /* 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry)
  160. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738 ***/
  161. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  162. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", "");
  163. /* 0340: disable experiments
  164. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Telemetry/Experiments ***/
  165. user_pref("experiments.enabled", false);
  166. user_pref("experiments.manifest.uri", "");
  167. user_pref("experiments.supported", false);
  168. user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false);
  169. /* 0341: disable Mozilla permission to silently opt you into tests ***/
  170. user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false);
  171. /* 0350: disable crash reports ***/
  172. user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", "");
  173. /* 0351: disable sending of crash reports (FF44+) ***/
  174. user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false);
  175. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  176. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit", false); // (FF51+)
  177. /* 0360: disable new tab tile ads & preload & marketing junk ***/
  178. user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false);
  179. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,");
  180. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.source", "data:text/plain,");
  181. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", false);
  182. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false);
  183. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true);
  184. /* 0370: disable "Snippets" (Mozilla content shown on about:home screen)
  185. * MUST use HTTPS - arbitrary content injected into this page via http opens up MiTM attacks
  186. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service ***/
  187. user_pref("browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl", "https://127.0.0.1");
  188. /* 0373: disable "Pocket" (third party "save for later" service) & remove urls for good measure
  189. * [NOTE] Important: Remove the pocket icon from your toolbar first
  190. * [1] https://www.gnu.gl/blog/Posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-pocket/ ***/
  191. user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false);
  192. user_pref("extensions.pocket.api", "");
  193. user_pref("extensions.pocket.site", "");
  194. user_pref("extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
  195. /* 0374: disable "social" integration
  196. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API ***/
  197. user_pref("social.whitelist", "");
  198. user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false);
  199. user_pref("social.shareDirectory", "");
  200. user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false);
  201. user_pref("social.directories", "");
  202. user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false);
  203. user_pref("social.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  204. /* 0376: disable FlyWeb, a set of APIs for advertising and discovering local-area web servers
  205. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/FlyWeb
  206. * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/26/firefox-flyweb/ ***/
  207. user_pref("dom.flyweb.enabled", false);
  208. /*** 0400: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING / TRACKING PROTECTION
  209. This section has security & tracking protection implications vs privacy concerns vs effectiveness
  210. vs 3rd party 'censorship'. We DO NOT advocate no protection. If you disable Tracking Protection (TP)
  211. and/or Safe Browsing (SB), then SECTION 0400 REQUIRES YOU HAVE uBLOCK ORIGIN INSTALLED.
  212. Safe Browsing is designed to protect users from malicious sites. Tracking Protection is designed to
  213. lessen the impact of third parties on websites to reduce tracking and to speed up your browsing. They
  214. do rely on 3rd parties: Google for safe browsing and Disconnect for tracking protection. but many steps,
  215. continually being improved, have been taken to preserve privacy. Disable at your own risk.
  216. ***/
  217. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0400 syntax error: the parrot's passed on!");
  218. /** BLOCKLISTS ***/
  219. /* 0401: enable Firefox blocklist, but sanitize blocklist url
  220. * [NOTE] It includes updates for "revoked certificates"
  221. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl
  222. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/
  223. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true);
  224. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklist.addons.mozilla.org/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/");
  225. /* 0402: enable Kinto blocklist updates (FF50+)
  226. * What is Kinto?: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Kinto#Specifications
  227. * As Firefox transitions to Kinto, the blocklists have been broken down into entries for certs to be
  228. * revoked, add-ons and plugins to be disabled, and gfx environments that cause problems or crashes ***/
  229. user_pref("services.blocklist.update_enabled", true);
  230. user_pref("services.blocklist.signing.enforced", true);
  231. /* 0403: disable individual unwanted/unneeded parts of the Kinto blocklists ***/
  232. // user_pref("services.blocklist.onecrl.collection", ""); // revoked certificates
  233. // user_pref("services.blocklist.addons.collection", "");
  234. // user_pref("services.blocklist.plugins.collection", "");
  235. // user_pref("services.blocklist.gfx.collection", "");
  236. /** SAFE BROWSING (SB)
  237. This sub-section has been redesigned to differentiate between "real-time"/"user initiated"
  238. data being sent to Google from all other settings such as using local blocklists/whitelists and
  239. updating those lists. There are NO privacy issues here. *IF* required, a full url is never sent
  240. to Google, only a PART-hash of the prefix, and this is hidden with noise of other real PART-hashes.
  241. Google also swear it is anonymized and only used to flag malicious sites/activity. Firefox
  242. also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and storing safe browsing
  243. cookies in a separate jar. (#Turn on browser.safebrowsing.debug to monitor this activity)
  244. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/
  245. [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing ***/
  246. /* 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" (under Options>Security)
  247. * This covers deceptive sites such as phishing and social engineering ***/
  248. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false);
  249. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); // (FF50+)
  250. /* 0411: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Security)
  251. * This covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/
  252. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false);
  253. /* 0412: disable "Warn me about unwanted and uncommon software" (under Options>Security) (FF48+) ***/
  254. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false);
  255. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false);
  256. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous", false); // (FF49+)
  257. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host", false); // (FF49+)
  258. /* 0413: disable Google safebrowsing updates ***/
  259. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL", "");
  260. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL", "");
  261. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  262. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  263. /* 0414: disable binaries NOT in local lists being checked by Google (real-time checking) ***/
  264. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false);
  265. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", "");
  266. /* 0415: disable reporting URLs ***/
  267. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL", "");
  268. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", "");
  269. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", "");
  270. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL", "");
  271. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  272. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  273. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  274. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  275. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  276. /* 0416: disable 'ignore this warning' on Safe Browsing warnings which when clicked
  277. * bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB
  278. * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX C: Test Sites: Section 5
  279. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1226490 ***/
  280. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", false);
  281. /** TRACKING PROTECTION (TP)
  282. There are NO privacy concerns here, but we strongly recommend to use uBlock Origin as well,
  283. as it offers more comprehensive and specialized lists. It also allows per domain control. ***/
  284. /* 0420: enable Tracking Protection in all windows
  285. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection
  286. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-firefox ***/
  287. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true);
  288. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true);
  289. /* 0421: enable more Tracking Protection choices under Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection
  290. * Displays three choices: "Always", "Only in private windows", "Never" ***/
  291. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", true);
  292. /* 0422: enable "basic" or "strict" tracking protecting list - ONLY USE ONE!
  293. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection>Change Block List ***/
  294. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256"); // basic
  295. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256,content-track-digest256"); // strict
  296. /* 0423: disable Mozilla's blocklist for known Flash tracking/fingerprinting (FF48+)
  297. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/18/firefox-48-blocklist-against-plugin-fingerprinting/
  298. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237198 ***/
  299. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false);
  300. /* 0424: disable Mozilla's tracking protection and Flash blocklist updates ***/
  301. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL", "");
  302. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL", "");
  303. /*** 0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - eg clicked on] ***/
  304. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!");
  305. /* 0601: disable link prefetching
  306. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/
  307. user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
  308. /* 0602: disable DNS prefetching
  309. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/27/firefox-prefetching-what-you-need-to-know/
  310. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Controlling_DNS_prefetching ***/
  311. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
  312. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (hidden pref)
  313. /* 0603a: disable Seer/Necko
  314. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Necko ***/
  315. user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
  316. /* 0603b: disable more Necko/Captive Portal
  317. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal
  318. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal ***/
  319. user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", "");
  320. user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // (FF52+)
  321. /* 0605: disable link-mouseover opening connection to linked server
  322. * [1] http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests
  323. * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/16/block-firefox-from-connecting-to-sites-when-you-hover-over-links ***/
  324. user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
  325. /* 0606: disable pings (but enforce same host in case)
  326. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings
  327. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings.require_same_host ***/
  328. user_pref("browser.send_pings", false);
  329. user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true);
  330. /* 0607: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10
  331. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/25/block-firefox-chrome-windows-store/ ***/
  332. user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false);
  333. /* 0608: disable predictor / prefetching (FF48+) ***/
  334. user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false);
  335. /*** 0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS [SETUP]
  336. If you are in a private environment (no unwanted eyeballs) and your device is private
  337. (restricted access), and the device is secure when unattended (locked, encrypted, forensic
  338. hardened), then items 0850 and above can be relaxed in return for more convenience and
  339. functionality. Likewise, you may want to check the items cleared on shutdown in section 2800.
  340. [NOTE] The urlbar is also commonly referred to as the location bar and address bar
  341. #Required reading [#] https://xkcd.com/538/
  342. ***/
  343. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!");
  344. /* 0801: disable location bar using search - PRIVACY
  345. * don't leak typos to a search engine, give an error message instead ***/
  346. user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
  347. /* 0802: disable location bar domain guessing - PRIVACY/SECURITY
  348. * domain guessing intercepts DNS "hostname not found errors" and resends a
  349. * request (eg by adding www or .com). This is inconsistent use (eg FQDNs), does not work
  350. * via Proxy Servers (different error), is a flawed use of DNS (TLDs: why treat .com
  351. * as the 411 for DNS errors?), privacy issues (why connect to sites you didn't
  352. * intend to), can leak sensitive data (eg query strings: eg Princeton attack),
  353. * and is a security risk (eg common typos & malicious sites set up to exploit this) ***/
  354. user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false);
  355. /* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar - helps SECURITY ***/
  356. user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
  357. /* 0804: limit history leaks via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY
  358. * This is a PER TAB session history. You still have a full history stored under all history
  359. * default=50, minimum=1=currentpage, 2 is the recommended minimum as some pages
  360. * use it as a means of referral (eg hotlinking), 4 or 6 or 10 may be more practical ***/
  361. user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_entries", 10);
  362. /* 0805: disable CSS querying page history - CSS history leak - PRIVACY
  363. * [NOTE] This has NEVER been fully "resolved": in Mozilla/docs it is stated it's
  364. * only in 'certain circumstances', also see latest comments in [2]
  365. * [TEST] http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/yahh/ (see github wiki APPENDIX C on how to use)
  366. * [1] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy
  367. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147777
  368. * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector ***/
  369. user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
  370. /* 0806: disable displaying javascript in history URLs - SECURITY ***/
  371. user_pref("browser.urlbar.filter.javascript", true);
  372. /* 0807: disable search bar LIVE search suggestions - PRIVACY
  373. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Provide search suggestions ***/
  374. user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
  375. /* 0808: disable location bar LIVE search suggestions (requires 0807 = true) - PRIVACY
  376. * Also disable the location bar prompt to enable/disable or learn more about it.
  377. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Show search suggestions in location bar results ***/
  378. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false);
  379. user_pref("browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice", true); // (FF41+)
  380. /* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete ***/
  381. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false);
  382. /* 0850b: disable location bar dropdown
  383. * This value used to control the maximum number of entries that could appear in the location
  384. * bar dropdown. This is no longer the case, and thus, it does *NOT* hide any suggestions ***/
  385. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0);
  386. /* 0850c: disable location bar suggestion types
  387. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Location Bar>When using the location bar, suggest
  388. * [NOTE] If you wish to enable these suggestions, make sure 0850a is at default ***/
  389. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false);
  390. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false);
  391. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false);
  392. /* 0850d: disable location bar autofill
  393. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete ***/
  394. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false);
  395. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed", false);
  396. /* 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches (FF51+)
  397. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/ ***/
  398. user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false);
  399. /* 0860: disable search and form history
  400. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  401. * [NOTE] You can clear formdata on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  402. // user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false);
  403. /* 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites
  404. * For convenience & functionality, this is best left at default true,
  405. * especially as the web moves more and more to encrypted services
  406. * You can clear form history on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  407. // user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false);
  408. /* 0862: disable browsing and download history
  409. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history
  410. * [NOTE] You can clear history and downloads on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  411. // user_pref("places.history.enabled", false);
  412. /* 0870: disable Windows jumplist [WINDOWS] ***/
  413. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.enabled", false);
  414. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false);
  415. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled", false);
  416. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled", false);
  417. /* 0871: disable Windows taskbar preview [WINDOWS] ***/
  418. user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false);
  419. /*** 0900: PASSWORDS ***/
  420. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!");
  421. /* 0901: disable saving passwords
  422. * [SETTING] Options>Security>Logins>Remember logins for sites
  423. * [NOTE] This does not clear any passwords already saved ***/
  424. // user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false);
  425. /* 0902: use a master password (recommended if you save passwords)
  426. * There are no preferences for this. It is all handled internally.
  427. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins ***/
  428. /* 0903: set how often Firefox should ask for the master password
  429. * 0=the first time (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=every n minutes (as per the next pref) ***/
  430. user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
  431. /* 0904: set how often in minutes Firefox should ask for the master password (see pref above)
  432. * in minutes, default is 30 ***/
  433. user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5);
  434. /* 0905: disable auto-filling username & password form fields - SECURITY
  435. * can leak in cross-site forms AND be spoofed
  436. * [NOTE] Password will still be auto-filled after a user name is manually entered
  437. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signon.autofillForms ***/
  438. user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false);
  439. /* 0906: disable websites' autocomplete="off" (FF30+)
  440. * Don't let sites dictate use of saved logins and passwords. Increase security through
  441. * stronger password use. The trade-off is the convenience. Some sites should never be
  442. * saved (such as banking sites). Set at true, informed users can make their own choice. ***/
  443. user_pref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", true);
  444. /* 0907: display warnings for logins on non-secure (non HTTPS) pages
  445. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217156 ***/
  446. user_pref("security.insecure_password.ui.enabled", true);
  447. /* 0908: When attempting to fix an entered URL (see 0802: browser.fixup.alternate.enabled),
  448. * do not fix an entered password along with it: i.e do not turn ~http://user:password@foo into
  449. * ~http://user:password@(prefix)foo(suffix) but instead ~http://user@(prefix)foo(suffix) ***/
  450. user_pref("browser.fixup.hide_user_pass", true);
  451. /* 0909: disable formless login capture for Password Manager (FF51+) ***/
  452. user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false);
  453. /* 0910: disable autofilling saved passwords on HTTP pages and show warning (FF52+)
  454. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/insecure-login-forms-now-disable-autofill-show-warning-beneath-input-control/ ***/
  455. user_pref("signon.autofillForms.http", false);
  456. user_pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true);
  457. /*** 1000: CACHE [SETUP] ***/
  458. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is maker!");
  459. /** CACHE ***/
  460. /* 1001: disable disk cache ***/
  461. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
  462. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 0);
  463. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled", false);
  464. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run", false);
  465. /* 1002: disable disk cache for SSL pages
  466. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl ***/
  467. user_pref("browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl", false);
  468. /* 1003: disable memory cache ***/
  469. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false);
  470. /* 1004: disable offline cache ***/
  471. user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
  472. /* 1005: disable fastback cache
  473. * To improve performance when pressing back/forward Firefox stores visited pages
  474. * so they don't have to be re-parsed. This is not the same as memory cache.
  475. * 0=none, -1=auto (that's minus 1), or for other values see [1]
  476. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers ***/
  477. // user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 0);
  478. /* 1006: disable permissions manager from writing to disk (requires restart)
  479. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967812 ***/
  480. // user_pref("permissions.memory_only", true); // (hidden pref)
  481. /* 1007: disable randomized FF HTTP cache decay experiments
  482. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13575 ***/
  483. user_pref("browser.cache.frecency_experiment", -1);
  484. /* 1008: set DNS cache and expiration time (default 400 and 60, same as TBB) ***/
  485. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 400);
  486. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 60);
  487. /** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/
  488. /* 1020: disable the Session Restore service completely
  489. * [WARNING] [SETUP] This also disables the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature
  490. * It does not affect "Recently Closed Windows" or any history. ***/
  491. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0);
  492. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0);
  493. /* 1021: disable storing extra session data
  494. * extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  495. * define on which sites to save extra session data:
  496. * 0=everywhere, 1=unencrypted sites, 2=nowhere ***/
  497. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2);
  498. /* 1022: disable resuming session from crash [SETUP] ***/
  499. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false);
  500. /* 1023: If you use session restore, increasing the minimal interval between two session save
  501. * operations can help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes, see [1]
  502. * Default is 15000 (15 secs). Try 30000 (30sec), 60000 (1min) etc
  503. * [WARNING] This can also affect entries in the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature:
  504. * i.e the longer the interval the more chance a quick tab open/close won't be captured.
  505. * This longer interval *may* affect history but we cannot replicate any history not recorded
  506. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304389 ***/
  507. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 30000);
  508. /** FAVICONS ***/
  509. /* 1030: disable favicons in shortcuts
  510. * URL shortcuts use a cached randomly named .ico file which is stored in your
  511. * profile/shortcutCache directory. The .ico remains after the shortcut is deleted.
  512. * If set to false then the shortcuts use a generic Firefox icon ***/
  513. user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false);
  514. /* 1031: disable favicons in tabs and new bookmarks
  515. * bookmark favicons are stored as data blobs in places.sqlite>moz_favicons ***/
  516. // user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false);
  517. // user_pref("browser.chrome.favicons", false);
  518. /* 1032: disable favicons in web notifications ***/
  519. // user_pref("alerts.showFavicons", false);
  520. /*** 1100: MULTI-PROCESS (e10s)
  521. We recommend you let Firefox handle this. Until e10s is enforced, if
  522. - all your add-ons have the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as true, then FF = e10s
  523. - any add-ons have 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false, then FF != e10s
  524. - any add-ons are missing the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag, then they *might* be disabled (FF53+)
  525. [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/02/16/the-road-to-firefox-57-compatibility-milestones/
  526. ***/
  527. /* 1101: start the browser in e10s mode (FF48+)
  528. * about:support>Application Basics>Multiprocess Windows ***/
  529. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart", true);
  530. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2", true); // (FF49+) (hidden pref)
  531. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.force-enable", true); // (hidden pref)
  532. // user_pref("extensions.e10sBlocksEnabling", false);
  533. /* 1102: control number of e10s processes
  534. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/change-how-many-processes-multi-process-firefox-uses/
  535. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207306 ***/
  536. // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount", 4);
  537. /* 1103: enable WebExtension add-on code to run in a separate process (webext-oop) (FF53+)
  538. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions/Implementing_APIs_out-of-process ***/
  539. // user_pref("extensions.webextensions.remote", true);
  540. /* 1104: enforce separate content process for file://URLs (FF53+)
  541. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147911
  542. * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/27/firefox-53-exclusive-content-process-for-local-files/ ***/
  543. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.separateFileUriProcess", true);
  544. /* 1105: enable console shim warnings for add-ons with the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false ***/
  545. user_pref("dom.ipc.shims.enabledWarnings", true);
  546. /* 1110: set sandbox level. DO NOT MEDDLE WITH THESE. They are included to inform you NOT to play
  547. * with them. The values are integers, but the code below deliberately contains a data mismatch
  548. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Sandbox
  549. * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/23/how-to-change-firefoxs-sandbox-security-level/#comment-4105173 ***/
  550. // user_pref("security.sandbox.content.level", "donotuse");
  551. // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.default", "donotuse");
  552. // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.flash", "donotuse");
  553. /*** 1200: HTTPS ( SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HSTS / HPKP / CIPHERS )
  554. Note that your cipher and other settings can be used server side as a fingerprint attack
  555. vector, see [1] (It's quite technical but the first part is easy to understand
  556. and you can stop reading when you reach the second section titled "Enter Bro")
  557. Option 1: Use our settings to tighten up encryption options. It *is* a fingerprinting attack
  558. vector, and we certainly do want to reduce any attack surface, but this is not how
  559. you *DEFEAT* fingerprinting - to do that you need large numbers to buy into the same
  560. enforced browser-wide settings (such as TBB), and/or you use OpSec.
  561. Option 2: Use Firefox defaults for the 1260's items (item 1260 default for SHA-1, is local only
  562. anyway). There is nothing *weak* about Firefox's defaults, but Mozilla (and other
  563. browsers) will always lag for fear of breakage and upset end-users
  564. [1] https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/
  565. ***/
  566. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
  567. /** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/
  568. /* 1201: disable old SSL/TLS - vulnerable to a MiTM attack
  569. * [WARNING] Tested Feb 2017 - still breaks too many sites
  570. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  571. // user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true);
  572. /* 1202: control TLS versions with min and max
  573. * 1=min version of TLS 1.0, 2=min version of TLS 1.1, 3=min version of TLS 1.2 etc
  574. * [WARNING] Firefox and Chrome currently allow TLS 1.0 by default, so this is your call.
  575. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.*
  576. * [2] https://www.ssl.com/how-to/turn-off-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-your-browser/ ***/
  577. // user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 2);
  578. // user_pref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3);
  579. // user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1.3
  580. /* 1203: disable SSL session tracking (FF36+)
  581. * SSL Session IDs speed up HTTPS connections (no need to renegotiate) and last for 48hrs.
  582. * Since the ID is unique, web servers can (and do) use it for tracking. If set to true,
  583. * this disables sending SSL Session IDs and TLS Session Tickets to prevent session tracking
  584. * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077
  585. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967977 ***/
  586. user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // (hidden pref)
  587. /* 1204: disable SSL Error Reporting
  588. * [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/
  589. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false);
  590. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false);
  591. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "");
  592. /** OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) ***/
  593. /* 1210: enable OCSP Stapling
  594. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/
  595. user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true);
  596. /* 1211: control use of OCSP responder servers to confirm current validity of certificates
  597. * 0=disable, 1=validate only certificates that specify an OCSP service URL (default)
  598. * 2=enable and use values in security.OCSP.URL and security.OCSP.signing.
  599. * OCSP (non-stapled) leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority)
  600. * It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA)
  601. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp ***/
  602. user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1);
  603. /* 1212: require certificate revocation check through OCSP protocol
  604. * [WARNING] Since FF44 the default is false. If set to true, this may/will cause some
  605. * site breakage. Some users have previously mentioned issues with youtube, microsoft etc ***/
  606. // user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);
  607. /** CERTS / HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) / HPKP (HTTP Public Key Pinning) ***/
  608. /* 1220: disable Windows 8.1's Microsoft Family Safety cert [WINDOWS] (FF50+)
  609. * 0=disable detecting Family Safety mode and importing the root
  610. * 1=only attempt to detect Family Safety mode (don't import the root)
  611. * 2=detect Family Safety mode and import the root ***/
  612. user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
  613. /* 1221: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector)
  614. * [NOTE] This may be better handled under FPI (ticket 1323644, part of Tor Uplift)
  615. * [WARNING] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
  616. * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them.
  617. * [TEST] https://fiprinca.0x90.eu/poc/
  618. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334485 - related bug
  619. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216882 - related bug (see comment 9) ***/
  620. // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // (hidden pref)
  621. /* 1222: enforce strict pinning
  622. * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict
  623. * [WARNING] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing
  624. * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1
  625. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206 ***/
  626. user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
  627. /* 1223: enforce HSTS preload list (default is true)
  628. * The list is compiled into Firefox and used to always load those domains over HTTPS
  629. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/11/01/preloading-hsts/
  630. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/HSTS_Preload_List ***/
  631. user_pref("network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist", true);
  632. /** MIXED CONTENT ***/
  633. /* 1240: disable insecure active content on https pages - mixed content ***/
  634. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true);
  635. /* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages - mixed context
  636. * [WARNING] When set to true, this will visually break many sites (March 2017) ***/
  637. // user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
  638. /* 1242: enable Mixed-Content-Blocker to use the HSTS cache but disable the HSTS Priming requests (FF51+)
  639. * Allow resources from domains with an existing HSTS cache record or in the HSTS preload list
  640. * to be upgraded to HTTPS internally but disable sending out HSTS Priming requests, because
  641. * those may cause noticeable delays eg requests time out or are not handled well by servers
  642. * [NOTE] If you want to use the priming requests make sure 'use_hsts' is also true
  643. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246540#c145 ***/
  644. user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", true);
  645. user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false);
  646. /** CIPHERS [see the section 1200 intro] ***/
  647. /* 1260: disable or limit SHA-1
  648. * 0=all SHA1 certs are allowed
  649. * 1=all SHA1 certs are blocked (including perfectly valid ones from 2015 and earlier)
  650. * 2=deprecated option that now maps to 1
  651. * 3=only allowed for locally-added roots (e.g. anti-virus)
  652. * 4=only allowed for locally-added roots or for certs in 2015 and earlier
  653. * [WARNING] When disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (eg security scanners and
  654. * antivirus products, may fail to connect to HTTPS sites. SHA-1 is *almost* obsolete.
  655. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/18/phasing-out-sha-1-on-the-public-web/ ***/
  656. user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1);
  657. /* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128)
  658. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security
  659. * [2] http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack
  660. * [3] http://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/
  661. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false);
  662. /* 1262: disable 128 bits ***/
  663. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  664. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  665. /* 1263: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange)
  666. * [WARNING] May break obscure sites, but not major sites, which should support ECDH over DHE
  667. * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH ***/
  668. user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  669. user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  670. /* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52
  671. * [NOTE] Commented out because it still breaks too many sites ***/
  672. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  673. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  674. /** UI (User Interface) ***/
  675. /* 1270: display warning (red padlock) for "broken security"
  676. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  677. user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true);
  678. /* 1271: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings
  679. * 0=do neither 1=pre-populate url 2+pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default)
  680. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/
  681. user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1);
  682. /* 1272: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages
  683. * only works when it's possible to add an exception
  684. * i.e doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/)
  685. * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/
  686. user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true);
  687. /*** 1400: FONTS ***/
  688. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
  689. /* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow)
  690. * If you disallow fonts, this drastically limits/reduces font
  691. * enumeration (by JS) which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector.
  692. * [SETTING] Options>Content>Font & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  693. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  694. user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
  695. /* 1402: enable icon fonts (glyphs) (FF41+) ***/
  696. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", true);
  697. /* 1403: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts
  698. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/
  699. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
  700. /* 1404: set more legible default fonts
  701. * [SETTING] Options>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  702. * [SETUP] These are optional, comment out if you do not require them
  703. * [NOTE] Been using this for 18 months, it really grows on you ***/
  704. user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "Georgia");
  705. user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Georgia"); // default Times New Roman
  706. user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "Arial");
  707. user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial"); // default Arial
  708. user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console");
  709. user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console"); // default Courier New
  710. /* 1405: disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) ***/
  711. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false);
  712. /* 1406: disable CSS Font Loading API
  713. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  714. user_pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false);
  715. /* 1407: disable special underline handling for a few fonts which you will probably never use.
  716. * Any of these fonts on your system can be enumerated for fingerprinting. Requires restart.
  717. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font.blacklist.underline_offset ***/
  718. user_pref("font.blacklist.underline_offset", "");
  719. /* 1408: disable graphite which FF49 turned back on by default
  720. * In the past it had security issues - need citation ***/
  721. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
  722. /* 1409: limit system font exposure to a whitelist (FF52+) [SETUP]
  723. * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed.
  724. * [NOTE] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy. If
  725. * you block sites choosing fonts in 1401, this preference is irrelevant. In future,
  726. * privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699) may cover this, and 1401 can be relaxed.
  727. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1121643 ***/
  728. // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // (hidden pref)
  729. /*** 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS [SETUP]
  730. Except for DNT (Do Not Track), referers are best controlled by an extension.
  731. It is important to realize that it is *cross domain* referers that need
  732. controlling, and this is best handled by EITHER 1603 or 1604, not both.
  733. Option 1: Recommended: Use an extension to block all referers, and then whitelist
  734. sites on a granular, per domain level.
  735. Option 2: As per the original settings below: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 1 (less breakage)
  736. or 2 (more breakage) and leave XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) at default 0
  737. Option 3: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to default 0 and set XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) to 2
  738. full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234
  739. scheme+host+path+port: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html
  740. scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888
  741. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  742. ***/
  743. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
  744. /* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer
  745. * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default)
  746. * [NOTE] Recommended left at default. Focus on XSS and granular cross origin referer control ***/
  747. user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
  748. /* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send
  749. * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port
  750. * [NOTE] Cross origin requests can be fine tuned in 1603 + 1604. Limiting same origin requests
  751. * is rather pointless. Recommended left at default for zero same origin breakage ***/
  752. user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
  753. /* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer [SETUP]
  754. * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
  755. * [NOTE] 1=less breakage, possible leakage 2=less leakage, more breakage ***/
  756. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1);
  757. /* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send (FF52+)
  758. * 0=send full URI (default) 1=scheme+host+path+port 2=scheme+host+port ***/
  759. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0);
  760. /* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer
  761. * Spoofing increases your exposure to cross-site request forgeries ***/
  762. user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false);
  763. /* 1606: ALL: set the default Referrer Policy (FF53+)
  764. * 0=no-referer 1=same-origin 2=strict-origin-when-cross-origin
  765. * 3=no-referrer-when-downgrade (default)
  766. * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy
  767. * [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/
  768. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304623 ***/
  769. // user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3);
  770. /* 1607: TOR: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain (FF54+)
  771. * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default. We recommend you use
  772. * TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) which is specifically designed for the dark web
  773. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305144 ***/
  774. user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true);
  775. /* 1610: ALL: disable the DNT HTTP header (this is essentially USELESS and raises entropy)
  776. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Tracking>Request that sites not track you
  777. * [NOTE] If you use NoScript MAKE SURE to set the pref noscript.doNotTrack.enabled to match ***/
  778. user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", false);
  779. /*** 1700: CONTAINERS [SETUP]
  780. [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers-experiment
  781. [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers
  782. [3] https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers
  783. ***/
  784. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1700 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
  785. /* 1701: enable [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs (FF50+)
  786. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279029 ***/
  787. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true);
  788. /* 1702: enable Container Tabs (FF50+)
  789. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs>Enable Container Tabs ***/
  790. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", true);
  791. /* 1703: enable a private container for thumbnail loads (FF51+) ***/
  792. // user_pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true);
  793. /* 1704: set long press behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu (FF53+)
  794. * 0=disables long press, 1=when clicked, the menu is shown
  795. * 2=the menu is shown after X milliseconds
  796. * [NOTE] The menu does not contain a non-container tab option
  797. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1328756 ***/
  798. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2);
  799. /*** 1800: PLUGINS ***/
  800. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
  801. /* 1801: set default plugin state (i.e new plugins on discovery) to never activate
  802. * 0=disabled, 1=ask to activate, 2=active - you can override individual plugins ***/
  803. user_pref("plugin.default.state", 0);
  804. user_pref("plugin.defaultXpi.state", 0);
  805. /* 1802: enable click to play and set to 0 minutes ***/
  806. user_pref("plugins.click_to_play", true);
  807. user_pref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0);
  808. /* 1803: set a plugin state: 0=deactivated 1=ask 2=enabled (Flash example)
  809. * you can set all these plugin.state's via Add-ons>Plugins or search for plugin.state in about:config
  810. * [NOTE] You can still over-ride individual sites eg youtube via site permissions
  811. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/
  812. // user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0);
  813. /* 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect ***/
  814. user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false);
  815. /* 1805: disable scanning for plugins [WINDOWS]
  816. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning
  817. * plid.all = whether to scan the directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs.
  818. * Used to detect RealPlayer, Java, Antivirus etc, but since FF52 only covers Flash ***/
  819. user_pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);
  820. /* 1820: disable all GMP (Gecko Media Plugins) [SETUP]
  821. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
  822. user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false);
  823. user_pref("media.gmp.trial-create.enabled", false);
  824. /* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module) [SETUP] ***/
  825. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
  826. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
  827. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false);
  828. /* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP] ***/
  829. user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // Options>Content>Play DRM Content
  830. user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM Content" checkbox, restart required
  831. user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false); // block websites detecting DRM is disabled
  832. /* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate"
  833. * and disable pings to the external update/download server
  834. * This is the bundled codec used for video chat in WebRTC ***/
  835. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  836. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate", false);
  837. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "data:text/plain,");
  838. /*** 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIKE ***/
  839. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
  840. /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication)
  841. * [1] https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/
  842. user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
  843. user_pref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false);
  844. user_pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", false);
  845. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.enabled", false);
  846. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.timeout", 1);
  847. user_pref("media.peerconnection.turn.disable", true);
  848. user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false); // video capability for WebRTC
  849. /* 2002: pref which improves the WebRTC IP Leak issue, as opposed to completely
  850. * disabling WebRTC. You still need to enable WebRTC for this to be applicable (FF42+)
  851. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy ***/
  852. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); // (FF41-FF50)
  853. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+)
  854. /* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library), force bare minimum feature set if used & disable WebGL extensions
  855. * [1] http://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl-new-dimension-browser-exploitation/
  856. * [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern ***/
  857. user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
  858. user_pref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false);
  859. user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true);
  860. user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true);
  861. user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true);
  862. /* 2011: disable WebGL debug info being available to websites
  863. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171228
  864. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info ***/
  865. user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
  866. /* 2012: two more webgl preferences (FF51+) ***/
  867. user_pref("webgl.dxgl.enabled", false);
  868. user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false);
  869. /* 2021: disable speech recognition
  870. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechRecognition
  871. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis
  872. * [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API ***/
  873. user_pref("media.webspeech.recognition.enable", false);
  874. user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);
  875. /* 2022: disable screensharing ***/
  876. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
  877. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", "");
  878. user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false);
  879. user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
  880. /* 2023: disable camera stuff ***/
  881. user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false);
  882. /* 2024: enable/disable MSE (Media Source Extensions)
  883. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2014/05/10/enable-media-source-extensions-firefox/ ***/
  884. user_pref("media.mediasource.enabled", true);
  885. user_pref("media.mediasource.mp4.enabled", true);
  886. user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled", true);
  887. user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.enabled", true);
  888. /* 2026: disable canvas capture stream
  889. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/captureStream ***/
  890. user_pref("canvas.capturestream.enabled", false);
  891. /* 2027: disable camera image capture
  892. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16339 ***/
  893. user_pref("dom.imagecapture.enabled", false);
  894. /* 2028: disable offscreen canvas
  895. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas ***/
  896. user_pref("gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled", false);
  897. /* 2030: disable auto-play of HTML5 media
  898. * [WARNING] This may break video playback on various sites ***/
  899. user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false);
  900. /* 2031: disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+)
  901. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/14/firefox-51-blocks-automatic-audio-playback-in-non-active-tabs/ ***/
  902. user_pref("media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground", true);
  903. /*** 2200: UI MEDDLING
  904. see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features ***/
  905. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
  906. /* 2201: disable website control over browser right-click context menu
  907. * [NOTE] Shift-Right-Click will always bring up the browser right-click context menu ***/
  908. // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false);
  909. /* 2202: disable [new window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  910. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.location", true);
  911. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar", true);
  912. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable", true);
  913. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true);
  914. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true);
  915. /* 2203: disable [popup window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  916. user_pref("dom.disable_window_flip", true); // window z-order
  917. user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true);
  918. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.close", true);
  919. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable", true);
  920. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar", true); //bookmarks toolbar
  921. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true);
  922. user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);
  923. user_pref("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", false);
  924. /* 2204: disable links opening in a new window
  925. * This is to stop malicious window sizes and screen res leaks etc in conjunction
  926. * with 2203 dom.disable_window_move_resize=true | 2418 full-screen-api.enabled=false
  927. * [NOTE] You can still right click a link and select open in a new window
  928. * [TEST] https://people.torproject.org/~gk/misc/entire_desktop.html
  929. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/
  930. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0);
  931. /* 2205: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close
  932. * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event.
  933. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload
  934. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1043508 ***/
  935. user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true);
  936. /*** 2300: SERVICE WORKERS ***/
  937. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!");
  938. /* 2301: disable workers API and service workers API
  939. * [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed)
  940. * [WARNING] Will break sites especially workers eg Google Street View
  941. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Worker
  942. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ServiceWorker_API
  943. * [3] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/02/manage-service-workers-in-firefox-and-chrome/ ***/
  944. user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false);
  945. user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false);
  946. /* 2302: disable service workers cache and cache storage ***/
  947. user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false);
  948. /* 2303: disable push notifications (FF44+) [requires serviceWorkers to be enabled]
  949. * web apps can receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or
  950. * not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded
  951. * [WARNING] May affect social media sites like Twitter
  952. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Push_API ***/
  953. user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false);
  954. user_pref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false);
  955. user_pref("dom.push.serverURL", "");
  956. user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", "");
  957. /* 2304: disable web/push notifications
  958. * [NOTE] You can still override individual domains under site permissions (FF44+)
  959. * [WARNING] May affect social media sites like Twitter
  960. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/notification ***/
  961. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false);
  962. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false);
  963. /*** 2400: DOM & JAVASCRIPT ***/
  964. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!");
  965. /* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content
  966. * [WARNING] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress
  967. * this applies to onCut, onCopy, onPaste events - i.e you have to interact with
  968. * the website for it to look at the clipboard
  969. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/ ***/
  970. user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
  971. /* 2403: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content (FF41+)
  972. * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard
  973. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170911 ***/
  974. user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref)
  975. /* 2404: disable JS storing data permanently
  976. * This setting WAS under about:permissions>All Sites>Maintain Offline Storage
  977. * [NOTE] about:permissions is no longer available since FF46 but you can still override
  978. * individual domains: use info icon in urlbar etc or right click on a web page>view page info
  979. * [WARNING] [SETUP] If set as false (disabled), this WILL break some [old] add-ons and DOES
  980. * break a lot of sites' functionality. Applies to websites, add-ons and session data.
  981. * [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-indexeddb/ ***/
  982. user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false);
  983. /* 2410: disable User Timing API
  984. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336 ***/
  985. user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false);
  986. /* 2411: disable resource/navigation timing ***/
  987. user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false);
  988. /* 2412: disable timing attacks - javascript performance fingerprinting
  989. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI ***/
  990. user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
  991. /* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/
  992. user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
  993. /* 2415: set max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/
  994. user_pref("dom.popup_maximum", 3);
  995. /* 2415b: limit events that can cause a popup
  996. * default is "change click dblclick mouseup notificationclick reset submit touchend"
  997. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events ***/
  998. user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick");
  999. /* 2416: disable idle observation ***/
  1000. user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false);
  1001. /* 2418: disable full-screen API
  1002. * This setting WAS under about:permissions>All Sites>Fullscreen
  1003. * [NOTE] about:permissions is no longer available since FF46 but you can still override
  1004. * individual domains: use info icon in urlbar etc or right click on a web page>view page info
  1005. * set to false=block, set to true=ask ***/
  1006. user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false);
  1007. /* 2420: disable support for asm.js ( http://asmjs.org/ )
  1008. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/
  1009. * [2] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/
  1010. * [3] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2712 ***/
  1011. user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false);
  1012. /* 2421: in addition to 2420, these settings will help harden JS against exploits such as CVE-2015-0817
  1013. * [WARNING] Causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss
  1014. * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817 ***/
  1015. // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false);
  1016. // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false);
  1017. /* 2422: disable WebAssembly for now (FF52+)
  1018. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAssembly ***/
  1019. user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
  1020. /* 2425: disable ArchiveAPI i.e reading content of archives, such as zip files, directly
  1021. * in the browser, through DOM file objects. Default is false. ***/
  1022. user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false);
  1023. /* 2426: disable Intersection Observer API (FF53+)
  1024. * Almost a year to complete, three versions late to stable (as default false),
  1025. * number #1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an
  1026. * ad network API for "ad viewability checks" down to a pixel level
  1027. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Intersection_Observer_API
  1028. * [2] https://wicg.github.io/IntersectionObserver/
  1029. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243846 ***/
  1030. user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled", false);
  1031. /* 2450a: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use
  1032. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1098540
  1033. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959985 ***/
  1034. user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false);
  1035. /* 2450b: display a notification when websites ask to to store data for offline use
  1036. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/
  1037. user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true);
  1038. /* 2450c: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200)
  1039. * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts
  1040. * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/
  1041. // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200);
  1042. /*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
  1043. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
  1044. /* 2501: disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration
  1045. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023 ***/
  1046. user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false);
  1047. /* 2503: disable giving away network info
  1048. * eg bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none
  1049. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API
  1050. * [2] https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/
  1051. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426 ***/
  1052. user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false);
  1053. /* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1054. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
  1055. user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
  1056. user_pref("dom.vr.oculus.enabled", false);
  1057. user_pref("dom.vr.osvr.enabled", false); // (FF49+)
  1058. user_pref("dom.vr.openvr.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1059. /* 2505: disable media device enumeration (FF29+)
  1060. * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001)
  1061. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
  1062. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/enumerateDevices ***/
  1063. user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
  1064. /* 2506: disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting
  1065. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757 ***/
  1066. user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
  1067. /* 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (FF38+) (physical keyboards)
  1068. * The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on
  1069. * web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY,
  1070. * AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, eg German vs English.
  1071. * [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard
  1072. * [UPDATE] This MAY be incorporated better under privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699)
  1073. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code
  1074. * [2] https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm ***/
  1075. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false);
  1076. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition", false);
  1077. /* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting
  1078. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>General>Use hardware acceleration when available
  1079. * [NOTE] Changing this option changes BOTH these preferences
  1080. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different) and impacts video performance
  1081. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/
  1082. user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true);
  1083. user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true);
  1084. /* 2509: disable touch events [SETUP]
  1085. * fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates
  1086. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Touch_events
  1087. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286 ***/
  1088. user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0);
  1089. /* 2510: disable Web Audio API (FF51+)
  1090. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288359 ***/
  1091. user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
  1092. /* 2511: disable MediaDevices change detection (FF51+) (enabled by default starting FF52+)
  1093. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/devicechange
  1094. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange ***/
  1095. user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false);
  1096. /* 2512: disable device sensor API
  1097. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758
  1098. * [2] https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
  1099. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1357733
  1100. * [4] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292751 ***/
  1101. user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false);
  1102. /* 2513: disable Presentation API
  1103. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/PresentationAPI
  1104. * [2] https://www.w3.org/TR/presentation-api/ ***/
  1105. user_pref("dom.presentation.enabled", false);
  1106. user_pref("dom.presentation.controller.enabled", false);
  1107. user_pref("dom.presentation.discoverable", false);
  1108. user_pref("dom.presentation.discovery.enabled", false);
  1109. user_pref("dom.presentation.receiver.enabled", false);
  1110. user_pref("dom.presentation.session_transport.data_channel.enable", false);
  1111. /*** 2600: MISC - LEAKS / FINGERPRINTING / PRIVACY / SECURITY ***/
  1112. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
  1113. /* 2601: disable sending additional analytics to web servers
  1114. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/navigator.sendBeacon ***/
  1115. user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
  1116. /* 2602: discourage downloading to desktop (0=desktop 1=downloads 2=last used)
  1117. * [NOTE] To set your default "downloads": Options>General>Downloads>Save files to ***/
  1118. user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2);
  1119. /* 2603: enforce user interaction for security by always asking the user where to download ***/
  1120. user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);
  1121. /* 2604: remove temp files opened with an external application [MAC]
  1122. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302433 ***/
  1123. user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
  1124. /* 2605: disable integration of activity into windows recent documents [WINDOWS] ***/
  1125. user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);
  1126. /* 2606: disable hiding mime types (Options>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/
  1127. user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
  1128. /* 2607: disable page thumbnail collection
  1129. * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/
  1130. user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // (hidden pref)
  1131. /* 2608: disable JAR from opening Unsafe File Types ***/
  1132. user_pref("network.jar.open-unsafe-types", false);
  1133. /* 2611: disable WebIDE to prevent remote debugging and add-on downloads
  1134. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1135. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false);
  1136. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false);
  1137. user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false);
  1138. user_pref("devtools.webide.enabled", false);
  1139. /* 2612: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - eg Roku
  1140. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1141. user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false);
  1142. user_pref("gfx.layerscope.enabled", false);
  1143. /* 2614: disable HTTP2 (which was based on SPDY which is now deprecated)
  1144. * HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to enhance
  1145. * privacy, and in fact opens up a number of server-side fingerprinting opportunities
  1146. * [1] https://http2.github.io/faq/
  1147. * [2] http://blog.scottlogic.com/2014/11/07/http-2-a-quick-look.html
  1148. * [3] https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2716278
  1149. * [4] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/107 ***/
  1150. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false);
  1151. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false);
  1152. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false);
  1153. /* 2617: enable pdf.js as an option to preview PDFs within Firefox - EXPLOIT risk
  1154. * Enabling this (set to true) will change your option most likely to "Ask" or "Open with
  1155. * some external pdf reader". This does NOT necessarily prevent pdf.js being used via
  1156. * other means, it only removes the option. We recommend this is left at default (false).
  1157. * 1. It won't stop JS bypassing it. 2. Depending on external pdf viewers there is just as
  1158. * much risk or more (acrobat). 3. Mozilla are very quick to patch these sorts of exploits,
  1159. * they treat them as severe/critical and 4. for convenience
  1160. * [SETTING] Options>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1161. * [SETUP] By all means, use an external app you consider MORE secure ***/
  1162. user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false);
  1163. /* 2618: enforce the proxy server to do any DNS lookups when using SOCKS
  1164. * eg in TOR, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination
  1165. * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request
  1166. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.socks_remote_dns
  1167. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/
  1168. user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true);
  1169. /* 2619: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS)
  1170. * [WARNING] A low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (eg gmail logins)
  1171. * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an add-on (eg NoRedirect). Default is 20 ***/
  1172. user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10);
  1173. /* 2620: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard
  1174. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089
  1175. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Middlemouse.contentLoadURL ***/
  1176. user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);
  1177. /* 2621: disable IPv6 (included for knowledge ONLY [WARNING] do not do this)
  1178. * This is all about covert channels such as MAC addresses being included/abused in the
  1179. * IPv6 protocol for tracking. If you want to mask your IP address, this is not the way
  1180. * to do it. It's 2016, IPv6 is here. Here are some old links
  1181. * 2010: https://www.christopher-parsons.com/ipv6-and-the-future-of-privacy/
  1182. * 2011: https://iapp.org/news/a/2011-09-09-facing-the-privacy-implications-of-ipv6
  1183. * 2012: http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment/
  1184. * [NOTE] It is a myth that disabling IPv6 will speed up your internet connection
  1185. * [1] http://www.howtogeek.com/195062/no-disabling-ipv6-probably-wont-speed-up-your-internet-connection ***/
  1186. // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
  1187. // user_pref("network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4", true);
  1188. /* 2622: enforce a security delay when installing add-ons (milliseconds)
  1189. * default=1000, This also covers the delay in "Save" on downloading files.
  1190. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox
  1191. * [2] http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/
  1192. user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700);
  1193. /* 2623: enable Strict File Origin Policy on local files
  1194. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy ***/
  1195. user_pref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true);
  1196. /* 2624: enable Subresource Integrity (SRI) (FF43+)
  1197. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity
  1198. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Subresource_Integrity ***/
  1199. user_pref("security.sri.enable", true);
  1200. /* 2625: disable DNS requests for hostnames with a .onion TLD (FF45+)
  1201. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1228457 ***/
  1202. user_pref("network.dns.blockDotOnion", true);
  1203. /* 2626: disable optional user agent token, default is false, included for completeness
  1204. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Gecko_user_agent_string_reference ***/
  1205. user_pref("general.useragent.compatMode.firefox", false);
  1206. /* 2628: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/
  1207. user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
  1208. user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
  1209. /* 2629: disable remote JAR files being opened, regardless of content type
  1210. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215235 ***/
  1211. user_pref("network.jar.block-remote-files", true);
  1212. /* 2662: disable "open with" in download dialog (FF50+)
  1213. * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor)
  1214. * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications.
  1215. * [SETUP] This may interfere with some users' workflow or methods
  1216. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281959 ***/
  1217. user_pref("browser.download.forbid_open_with", true);
  1218. /* 2663: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) (FF51+)
  1219. * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/mathml.php
  1220. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173199 ***/
  1221. user_pref("mathml.disabled", true);
  1222. /* 2664: disable DeviceStorage API
  1223. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DeviceStorageAPI ***/
  1224. user_pref("device.storage.enabled", false);
  1225. /* 2665: remove webchannel whitelist ***/
  1226. user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
  1227. /* 2666: disable HTTP Alternative Services
  1228. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/#comment-3970881 ***/
  1229. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false);
  1230. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false);
  1231. /* 2667: disable various developer tools in browser context
  1232. * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes
  1233. * [1] http://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/
  1234. user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
  1235. /* 2668: lock down allowed extension directories
  1236. * [WARNING] This will break add-ons that do not use the default XPI directories
  1237. * [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/
  1238. * [2] archived: http://archive.is/DYjAM ***/
  1239. user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 1); // (hidden pref)
  1240. user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15);
  1241. /* 2669: remove paths when sending URLs to PAC scripts (FF51+)
  1242. * CVE-2017-5384: Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC)
  1243. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255474 ***/
  1244. user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path", false);
  1245. /* 2670: close bypassing of CSP via image mime types (FF51+)
  1246. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288361 ***/
  1247. user_pref("security.block_script_with_wrong_mime", true);
  1248. /* 2671: disable in-content SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) (FF53+)
  1249. * [WARNING] SVG is fairly common (~15% of the top 10K sites), so will cause some breakage
  1250. * including youtube player controls. Best left for "hardened" or specific profiles.
  1251. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216893 ***/
  1252. // user_pref("svg.disabled", true);
  1253. /* 2672: enforce Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing security risk
  1254. * Firefox has *some* protections to mitigate the risk, but it is better to be safe
  1255. * than sorry. The downside: it will also display legitimate IDN's punycoded, which
  1256. * might be undesirable for users from countries with non-latin alphabets
  1257. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode
  1258. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm
  1259. * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack
  1260. * [4] CVE-2017-5383: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/ ***/
  1261. user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
  1262. /* 2673: enable CSP (Content Security Policy) (default is true)
  1263. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/
  1264. user_pref("security.csp.enable", true);
  1265. /* 2674: enable CSP 1.1 experimental hash-source directive (FF29+)
  1266. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=855326
  1267. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=883975 ***/
  1268. user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true);
  1269. /*** 2697: USER AGENT (UA) SPOOFING
  1270. Spoofing your UA to *LOWER* entropy *does* *not* *work*. It may even cause site breakage
  1271. depending on your values. Even if you spoof, like TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) does, as the
  1272. latest ESR, it still *does* *not* *work*. There are two main reasons for this.
  1273. 1. Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means. And when
  1274. those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy. Examples of leaks include
  1275. navigator objects, resource://URIs, <isindex> locale, feature detection and more.
  1276. 2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced
  1277. by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default.
  1278. * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699)
  1279. * Values below are for example only based on the current ESR/TBB at the time of writing
  1280. ***/
  1281. /* 2697a: navigator.userAgent leaks in JS
  1282. * [NOTE] Setting this will break any UA spoofing add-on whitelisting ***/
  1283. // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0"); // (hidden pref)
  1284. /* 2697b: navigator.buildID (see gecko.buildID in about:config) reveals build time
  1285. * down to the second which defeats user agent spoofing and can compromise OS etc
  1286. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583181 ***/
  1287. // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "20100101"); // (hidden pref)
  1288. /* 2697c: navigator.appName ***/
  1289. //user_pref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); // (hidden pref)
  1290. /* 2697d: navigator.appVersion ***/
  1291. // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); // (hidden pref)
  1292. /* 2697e: navigator.platform leaks in JS ***/
  1293. // user_pref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); // (hidden pref)
  1294. /* 2697f: navigator.oscpu leaks in JS ***/
  1295. // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "Windows NT 6.1"); // (hidden pref)
  1296. /* 2697g: general.useragent.locale (related, see 0204) ***/
  1297. /*** 2698: FIRST PARTY ISOLATION (FPI) ***/
  1298. /* 2698a: enable first party isolation pref and OriginAttribute (FF51+)
  1299. * [WARNING] Breaks lots of cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected
  1300. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1260931 ***/
  1301. /* 2698b: isolate favicons (FF52+)
  1302. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277803 ***/
  1303. /* 2698c: isolate OCSP cache (FF52+)
  1304. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1264562 ***/
  1305. /* 2698d: isolate Shared Workers (FF52+)
  1306. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268726 ***/
  1307. /* 2698e: isolate SSL session cache (FF52+)
  1308. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1316283 ***/
  1309. /* 2698f: isolate media cache (FF53+)
  1310. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317927 ***/
  1311. /* 2698g: isolate HSTS and HPKP (FF54+)
  1312. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323644 ***/
  1313. /* 2698h: isolate HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+)
  1314. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334690 ***/
  1315. /* 2698i: isolate SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+)
  1316. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334693 ***/
  1317. /* 2698j: isolate DNS cache (FF55+)
  1318. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337893 ***/
  1319. /* 2698k: isolate blob: URI (FF55+)
  1320. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344170 ***/
  1321. // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
  1322. // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true); // (FF54+)
  1323. /*** 2699: TOR UPLIFT: privacy.resistFingerprinting
  1324. This preference will be used as a generic switch for a wide range of items.
  1325. This section will attempt to list all the ramifications and Mozilla tickets ***/
  1326. /* 2699a: limit window.screen & CSS media queries providing large amounts of identifiable info.
  1327. * POC: http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (screen, usable screen, and browser window will match)
  1328. * [NOTE] Does not cover everything yet - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216800
  1329. * [NOTE] This will probably make your values pretty unique until you resize or snap the
  1330. * inner window width + height into standard/common resolutions (mine is at 1366x768)
  1331. * To set a size, open a XUL (chrome) page (such as about:config) which is at 100% zoom, hit
  1332. * Shift+F4 to open the scratchpad, type window.resizeTo(1366,768), hit Ctrl+R to run. Test
  1333. * your window size, do some math, resize to allow for all the non inner window elements
  1334. * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/screen.php
  1335. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=418986 ***/
  1336. /* 2699b: spoof screen orientation
  1337. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281949 ***/
  1338. /* 2699c: hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+)
  1339. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281963 ***/
  1340. /* 2699d: set new window sizes to round to hundreds (FF55+) [SETUP]
  1341. * [NOTE] If override values are too big, the code determines it for you
  1342. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330882
  1343. * [2] https://metrics.mozilla.com/firefox-hardware-report/ ***/
  1344. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1366);
  1345. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 768);
  1346. /* 2699e: spoof timezone as UTC 0 (FF55+)
  1347. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330890 ***/
  1348. /* 2699f: spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (FF55+)
  1349. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360039 ***/
  1350. user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); // (hidden pref)
  1351. /*** 2700: COOKIES & DOM STORAGE ***/
  1352. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!");
  1353. /* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP]
  1354. * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension (eg Cookie Controller)
  1355. * 0=allow all 1=allow same host 2=disallow all 3=allow 3rd party if it already set a cookie
  1356. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites ***/
  1357. user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2);
  1358. /* 2702: set third-party cookies (if enabled, see above pref) to session-only
  1359. * [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  1360. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly ***/
  1361. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true);
  1362. /* 2703: set cookie lifetime policy
  1363. * 0=until they expire (default), 2=until you close Firefox, 3=for n days (see next pref)
  1364. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until ***/
  1365. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0);
  1366. /* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/
  1367. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90);
  1368. /* 2705: disable dom storage
  1369. * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality.
  1370. * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/
  1371. // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false);
  1372. /* 2706: disable Storage API
  1373. * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much
  1374. * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted
  1375. * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things.
  1376. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/StorageManager
  1377. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
  1378. * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/
  1379. user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1380. user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF53+)
  1381. /* 2707: clear localStorage and UUID when a WebExtension is uninstalled
  1382. * [NOTE] Both preferences must be the same
  1383. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local
  1384. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213990 ***/
  1385. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false);
  1386. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false);
  1387. /* 2708: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (default: true) (FF52+)
  1388. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/
  1389. user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true);
  1390. /*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP]
  1391. You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear
  1392. browsing, download and form history, but not cookies (we expect you to use an extension).
  1393. [NOTE] In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the
  1394. firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced
  1395. ***/
  1396. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!");
  1397. /* 2802: enable Firefox to clear history items on shutdown
  1398. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/
  1399. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true);
  1400. /* 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown
  1401. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1402. * [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value
  1403. * but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently
  1404. * However, this may not always be the case. The interface combines and syncs these
  1405. * prefs when set from there, and the sanitize code may change at any time ***/
  1406. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true);
  1407. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
  1408. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true); // see note above
  1409. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1410. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1411. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1412. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1413. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1414. /* 2804: set what history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above)
  1415. * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History
  1416. * [NOTE] Regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog
  1417. * for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' ***/
  1418. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cache", true);
  1419. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false);
  1420. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above
  1421. user_pref("privacy.cpd.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1422. user_pref("privacy.cpd.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1423. user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1424. user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed
  1425. user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1426. user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1427. /* 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (FF34+)
  1428. * We don't know what they do because we don't care what they do ***/
  1429. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", false);
  1430. user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", false);
  1431. /* 2806: reset default 'Time range to clear' for 'Clear Recent History' (see 2804)
  1432. * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox.
  1433. * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours
  1434. * 4=today, 5=last five minutes, 6=last twenty-four hours
  1435. * [NOTE] The values 5 + 6 are not listed in the dropdown, which will display a
  1436. * blank value if they are used, but they do work as advertised ***/
  1437. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
  1438. /*** 3000: PERSONAL SETTINGS [SETUP]
  1439. Settings that are handy to migrate and/or are not in the Options interface. Users
  1440. can put their own non-security/privacy/fingerprinting/tracking stuff here ***/
  1441. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "3000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
  1442. /* 3001: disable annoying warnings ***/
  1443. user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false);
  1444. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false);
  1445. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false);
  1446. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false);
  1447. /* 3001a: disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1448. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Using_full_screen_mode ***/
  1449. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0);
  1450. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
  1451. /* 3002: disable closing browser with last tab ***/
  1452. user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false);
  1453. /* 3004: disable backspace (0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing) ***/
  1454. user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2);
  1455. /* 3005: disable autocopy default (linux) ***/
  1456. // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false);
  1457. /* 3007: open new windows in a new tab instead
  1458. * 1=current window, 2=new window, 3=most recent window
  1459. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>Open new windows in a new tab instead ***/
  1460. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3);
  1461. /* 3009: enable APZ (Async Pan/Zoom) - requires e10s
  1462. * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2015/07/28/scrolling-in-firefox-to-get-a-lot-better-thanks-to-apz/ ***/
  1463. // user_pref("layers.async-pan-zoom.enabled", true);
  1464. /* 3010: enable ctrl-tab previews ***/
  1465. user_pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", true);
  1466. /* 3011: don't open "page/selection source" in a tab. The window used instead is cleaner
  1467. * and easier to use and move around (eg developers/multi-screen). ***/
  1468. user_pref("view_source.tab", false);
  1469. /* 3012: control spellchecking: 0=none, 1-multi-line controls, 2=multi-line & single-line controls ***/
  1470. user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 1);
  1471. /* 3013: disable automatic "Work Offline" status
  1472. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=620472
  1473. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Online_and_offline_events ***/
  1474. user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false);
  1475. /* 3015: disable tab animation, speed things up a little ***/
  1476. user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false);
  1477. /* 3016: disable fullscreeen animation. Test using F11.
  1478. * Animation is smother but is annoyingly slow, while no animation can be startling ***/
  1479. user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false);
  1480. /* 3017: set submenu delay in milliseconds. 0=instant while a small number allows
  1481. * a mouse pass over menu items without any submenus alarmingly shooting out ***/
  1482. user_pref("ui.submenuDelay", 150); // (hidden pref)
  1483. /* 3018: set maximum number of daily bookmark backups to keep (default is 15) ***/
  1484. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
  1485. /* 3020: control urlbar click behaviour (with defaults) ***/
  1486. user_pref("browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll", true);
  1487. user_pref("browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll", false);
  1488. /* 3021a: control tab behaviours (with defaults)
  1489. * open links in a new tab immediately to the right of parent tab, not far right ***/
  1490. user_pref("browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent", true);
  1491. /* 3021b: switch to the parent tab (if it has one) on close, rather than
  1492. * to the adjacent right tab if it exists or to the adjacent left tab if it doesn't.
  1493. * [NOTE] Requires browser.link.open_newwindow set to 3 (see pref 3007) ***/
  1494. user_pref("browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose", true);
  1495. /* 3021c: stay on the parent tab when opening links in a new tab
  1496. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately ***/
  1497. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground", true);
  1498. /* 3021d: set behavior of pages normally meant to open in a new window (such as target="_blank"
  1499. * or from an external program), but that have instead been loaded in a new tab.
  1500. * true: load the new tab in the background, leaving focus on the current tab
  1501. * false: load the new tab in the foreground, taking the focus from the current tab. ***/
  1502. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground", false);
  1503. /* 3022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) (FF49+) ***/
  1504. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false);
  1505. /* 3024: enable "Find As You Type"
  1506. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.typeaheadfind ***/
  1507. // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true);
  1508. /* 3025: enable/disable various media types ***/
  1509. // user_pref("media.mp4.enabled", false);
  1510. // user_pref("media.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1511. // user_pref("media.ogg.enabled", false);
  1512. // user_pref("media.ogg.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1513. // user_pref("media.opus.enabled", false);
  1514. // user_pref("media.raw.enabled", false);
  1515. // user_pref("media.wave.enabled", false);
  1516. // user_pref("media.webm.enabled", false);
  1517. // user_pref("media.wmf.enabled", false); // https://www.youtube.com/html5 - for the two H.264 entries
  1518. /* 3026: disable "Reader View" ***/
  1519. // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false);
  1520. /* 3027: decode URLs on copy from the urlbar (FF53+)
  1521. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320061 ***/
  1522. user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true);
  1523. /* 3028: disable middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [WINDOWS] [MAC] ***/
  1524. // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false);
  1525. /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/
  1526. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue");
  1527. /*** 9997: DEPRECATED / REMOVED
  1528. Confirmed by resetting as well as via documentation, bugzilla tickets, and DXR searches.
  1529. [NOTE] Numbers may get re-used ***/
  1530. /* 2607: (23+) disable page thumbnails, it was around v23, not 100% sure when
  1531. * this pref was replaced with browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled ***/
  1532. // user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false);
  1533. /* 2408: (31+) disable network API - fingerprinting vector ***/
  1534. // user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false);
  1535. /* 2620: (35+) disable WebSockets
  1536. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/35 ***/
  1537. // user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false);
  1538. /* 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback (was in 36, not in 37)
  1539. * Not part of any specification, the API will be superceded by the WebRTC Capture
  1540. * and Stream API ( http://w3c.github.io/mediacapture-main/getusermedia.html )
  1541. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/API/CameraControl/ ***/
  1542. // user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false);
  1543. /* 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration ***/
  1544. // user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", "");
  1545. /* 0420: (42+) disable tracking protection
  1546. * this particular pref was never in stable
  1547. * labelled v42+ because that's when tracking protection landed ***/
  1548. // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false);
  1549. /* 2803: (42+) what to clear on shutdown
  1550. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102184#c23 ***/
  1551. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false);
  1552. /* 0411: (43+) disable safebrowsing urls & download ***/
  1553. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", "");
  1554. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", "");
  1555. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", "");
  1556. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", "");
  1557. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", "");
  1558. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", "");
  1559. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", "");
  1560. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", "");
  1561. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", "");
  1562. /* 0420: (43+) disable tracking protection. FF43+ URLs are now part of safebrowsing
  1563. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection (look under Prefs)
  1564. * [NOTE] getupdateURL = WRONG / never existed. updateURL = CORRECT and has been added FYI ***/
  1565. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", "");
  1566. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.getupdateURL", "");
  1567. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", "");
  1568. /* 1803: (43+) remove plugin finder service
  1569. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url ***/
  1570. // user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", "");
  1571. /* 2403: (43+) disable scripts changing images
  1572. * [TEST] http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2
  1573. * [WARNING] Will break some sites such as Google Maps and a lot of web apps ***/
  1574. // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true);
  1575. /* 2615: (43+) disable http2 for now as well ***/
  1576. // user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false);
  1577. /* 3001a: (43+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1578. * replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero ***/
  1579. // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false);
  1580. /* 3003: (43+) disable new search panel UI [Classic Theme Restorer can restore the old search] ***/
  1581. // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false);
  1582. /* 1201: (44+) block rc4 whitelist
  1583. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/44#Security ***/
  1584. // user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false);
  1585. /* 2417: (44+) disable SharedWorkers, which allow the exchange of data between iFrames that
  1586. * are open in different tabs, even if the sites do not belong to the same domain.
  1587. * [1] https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#identifier-linkability (no. 8)
  1588. * [2] https://bugs.torproject.org/15562
  1589. * is used in FF 45 and 46 code once, to set it for a test ***/
  1590. // user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false);
  1591. /* 1005: (45+) disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none ***/
  1592. // user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2);
  1593. /* 0334b: (46+) disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers ***/
  1594. // user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false);
  1595. /* 0373: (46+) disable "Pocket". FF46 replaced these with extensions.pocket.* ***/
  1596. // user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false);
  1597. // user_pref("browser.pocket.api", "");
  1598. // user_pref("browser.pocket.site", "");
  1599. // user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
  1600. /* 0410e: (46+) safebrowsing ***/
  1601. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check
  1602. /* 0333b: (47+) disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED ***/
  1603. // user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,");
  1604. /* 0807: (47+) disable history manipulation
  1605. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Manipulating_the_browser_history
  1606. * [WARNING] If set to false it breaks some sites (youtube) ability to correctly show the
  1607. * url in location bar and for the forward/back tab history to work ***/
  1608. // user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false);
  1609. // user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false);
  1610. // user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false);
  1611. /* (48+) disable dom.mozTCPSocket.enabled (raw TCP socket support)
  1612. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18863
  1613. * [2] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-97/
  1614. * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/B2G_OS/API/TCPSocket ***/
  1615. // user_pref("dom.mozTCPSocket.enabled", false);
  1616. /* 0806: (48+) disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]'
  1617. * this feature has been added back in Classic Theme Restorer
  1618. * [1] http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html ***/
  1619. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false);
  1620. /* 3006: (48+) disable enforced add-on signing
  1621. * [NOTE] The preference is still in FF48+, but it's legacy code and does not work in stable ***/
  1622. // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false);
  1623. /* 0372: (49+) disable "Hello" (TokBox/Telefonica WebRTC voice & video call PUP) WebRTC (IP leak)
  1624. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox-hello/
  1625. * [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello
  1626. * [3] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/hello-status ***/
  1627. // user_pref("loop.enabled", false);
  1628. // user_pref("loop.server", "");
  1629. // user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", "");
  1630. // user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", "");
  1631. // user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", "");
  1632. // user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false);
  1633. // user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", "");
  1634. // user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", "");
  1635. // user_pref("loop.logDomains", false);
  1636. /* 2202: (49+) ONE of the new window UI prefs ***/
  1637. // user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true);
  1638. /* 2431: (49+) disable ONE of the push notification prefs ***/
  1639. // user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false);
  1640. /* 0101: (50+) disable ONE of the "slow startup" options ***/
  1641. // user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", "");
  1642. /* 0308: (50+) disable update plugin notifications
  1643. * if using Flash/Java/Silverlight, it is best to turn on their own auto-update mechanisms.
  1644. * See 1804 below: Mozilla only checks a few plugins and will soon do away with NPAPI ***/
  1645. // user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);
  1646. /* 0410a: (50+) "Block dangerous and deceptive content" pref name change ***/
  1647. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false); // FF49 and earlier
  1648. /* 1202: (50+) disable rc4 ciphers
  1649. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/
  1650. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369 ***/
  1651. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1652. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1653. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false);
  1654. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1655. /* 1809: (50+) remove Mozilla's plugin update URL ***/
  1656. // user_pref("plugins.update.url", "");
  1657. /* 1851: (51+) delay play of videos until they're visible
  1658. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180563 ***/
  1659. // user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true);
  1660. /* 2504: (51+) disable virtual reality devices ***/
  1661. // user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false);
  1662. /* 2614: (51+) disable SPDY ***/
  1663. // user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false);
  1664. /* 1602: (?) this DNT .value pref (still in code) was deprecated some time ago
  1665. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value (pref required since FF21+) ***/
  1666. // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1); // (hidden pref)
  1667. /* 1601: (52+) disable referer from an SSL Website
  1668. * removed: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308725 ***/
  1669. // user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false);
  1670. /* 1850: (52+) disable the Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module)
  1671. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285 ***/
  1672. // user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false);
  1673. // user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false);
  1674. // user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false);
  1675. /* 2405: (52+) https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony ***/
  1676. // user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false);
  1677. /* 2502: (52+) disable Battery Status API. Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that was fixed.
  1678. * However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy.
  1679. * eg: do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
  1680. * [1] http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/
  1681. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1124127
  1682. * [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/
  1683. * [4] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/02/battery-status-indicators-tracking-online
  1684. * [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code.
  1685. * [5] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313580 ***/
  1686. // user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
  1687. /* 1265: (53+) block rc4 fallback ***/
  1688. // user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false);
  1689. /* 1806: (53+) disable Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP
  1690. * The string refers to min version number allowed ***/
  1691. // user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999");
  1692. // user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999");
  1693. // user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999");
  1694. /* 2022: (53+) disable screensharing ***/
  1695. // user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false);
  1696. /* 2507: (53+) disable keyboard fingerprinting ***/
  1697. // user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false);