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  1. /******
  2. * name: ghacks user.js
  3. * date: 16 March 2018
  4. * version 59: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of Pants)
  5. * "Sweet dreams are made of pants. Who are you to disagree?"
  6. * authors: v52+ github | v51- www.ghacks.net
  7. * url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js
  8. * license: MIT: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
  9. * releases: These are end-of-stable-life-cycle legacy archives.
  10. *Always* use the master branch user.js for a current up-to-date version.
  11. url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases
  12. * README:
  13. 1. READ the full README
  14. * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/README.md
  15. 2. READ this
  16. * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation
  17. 3. If you skipped steps 1 and 2 above (shame on you), then here is the absolute minimum
  18. * Auto-installing updates for Firefox and extensions are disabled (section 0302's)
  19. * Some user data is erased on close (section 2800), namely history (browsing, form, download)
  20. * Cookies are denied by default (2701), we use site exceptions. In Firefox 58 and lower, this breaks
  21. extensions that use IndexedDB, so you need to allow exceptions for those as well: see [1] below
  22. [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/4.1.1-Setting-Extension-Permission-Exceptions
  23. * EACH RELEASE check:
  24. - 4600s: reset prefs made redundant due to privacy.resistFingerprinting (RPF)
  25. or enable them as an alternative to RFP or for ESR users
  26. - 9999s: reset deprecated prefs in about:config or enable relevant section(s) for ESR
  27. * Site breakage WILL happen
  28. - There are often trade-offs and conflicts between Security vs Privacy vs Anti-Fingerprinting
  29. and these need to be balanced against Functionality & Convenience & Breakage
  30. * You will need to make a few changes to suit your own needs
  31. - Search this file for the "[SETUP]" tag to find SOME common items you could check
  32. before using to avoid unexpected surprises
  33. - Search this file for the "[WARNING]" tag to troubleshoot or prevent SOME common issues
  34. 4. BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new/cloned profile)
  35. 5. KEEP UP TO DATE: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki#small_orange_diamond-maintenance
  36. ******/
  37. /* START: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors (thanks earthling)
  38. * Yes, this next pref setting is redundant, but we like it!
  39. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_parrot
  40. * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary ***/
  41. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "START: Oh yes, the Norwegian Blue... what's wrong with it?");
  42. /* 0000: disable about:config warning ***/
  43. user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false);
  44. /* 0001: start Firefox in PB (Private Browsing) mode
  45. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode
  46. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode
  47. * [NOTE] In this mode *all* windows are "private windows" and the PB mode icon is not displayed
  48. * [NOTE] The P in PB mode is misleading: it means no "persistent" local storage of history,
  49. * caches, searches or cookies (which you can achieve in normal mode). In fact, it limits or
  50. * removes the ability to control these, and you need to quit Firefox to clear them. PB is best
  51. * used as a one off window (File>New Private Window) to provide a temporary self-contained
  52. * new instance. Closing all Private Windows clears all traces. Repeat as required.
  53. * [WARNING] PB does not allow indexedDB which breaks many Extensions that use it
  54. * including uBlock Origin, uMatrix, Violentmonkey and Stylus
  55. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Private_Browsing ***/
  56. // user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.autostart", true);
  57. /*** 0100: STARTUP ***/
  58. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!");
  59. /* 0101: disable "slow startup" options
  60. * warnings, disk history, welcomes, intros, EULA, default browser check ***/
  61. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled", true);
  62. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.maxSamples", 0);
  63. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.samples", 0);
  64. user_pref("browser.rights.3.shown", true);
  65. user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore");
  66. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", "");
  67. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional", "");
  68. user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // what's new page after updates
  69. user_pref("browser.laterrun.enabled", false);
  70. user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
  71. /* 0102: set start page (0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session)
  72. * [SETTING] Options>General>Startup>When Firefox starts ***/
  73. // user_pref("browser.startup.page", 0);
  74. /* 0103: set your "home" page (see 0102) ***/
  75. // user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "https://www.example.com/");
  76. /*** 0200: GEOLOCATION ***/
  77. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!");
  78. /* 0201: disable Location-Aware Browsing
  79. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/geolocation/ ***/
  80. user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
  81. /* 0202: disable GeoIP-based search results
  82. * [NOTE] May not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your locale
  83. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16254
  84. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-making-automatic-connections#w_geolocation-for-default-search-engine ***/
  85. user_pref("browser.search.countryCode", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  86. user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  87. user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", "");
  88. /* 0205: set OS & APP locale (FF59+)
  89. * If set to empty, the OS locales are used. If not set at all, default locale is used ***/
  90. user_pref("intl.locale.requested", "en-US"); // (hidden pref)
  91. /* 0206: disable geographically specific results/search engines e.g. "browser.search.*.US"
  92. * i.e. ignore all of Mozilla's various search engines in multiple locales ***/
  93. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false);
  94. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", "");
  95. /* 0207: set language to match ***/
  96. user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en");
  97. /* 0208: enforce US English locale regardless of the system locale
  98. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/867501 ***/
  99. user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // (hidden pref)
  100. /* 0209: use APP locale over OS locale in regional preferences (FF56+)
  101. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1379420,1364789 ***/
  102. user_pref("intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales", false);
  103. /* 0210: use Mozilla geolocation service instead of Google when geolocation is enabled
  104. * Optionally enable logging to the console (defaults to false) ***/
  105. user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%");
  106. // user_pref("geo.wifi.logging.enabled", true); // (hidden pref)
  107. /* 0211: set a default permission for Location (FF58+)
  108. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Access Your Location
  109. * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Location>Settings ***/
  110. // user_pref("permissions.default.geo", 2); // 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  111. /*** 0300: QUIET FOX
  112. We choose to not disable auto-CHECKs (0301's) but to disable auto-INSTALLs (0302's).
  113. There are many legitimate reasons to turn off auto-INSTALLS, including hijacked or
  114. monetized extensions, time constraints, legacy issues, and fear of breakage/bugs.
  115. It is still important to do updates for security reasons, please do so manually. ***/
  116. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!");
  117. /* 0301a: disable auto-update checks for Firefox
  118. * [NOTE] Firefox currently checks every 12 hrs and allows 8 day notification dismissal
  119. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Firefox Updates>Never check for updates
  120. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Update>Never check for updates ***/
  121. // user_pref("app.update.enabled", false);
  122. /* 0301b: disable auto-update checks for extensions
  123. * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>[cog-wheel-icon]>Update Add-ons Automatically (toggle) ***/
  124. // user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false);
  125. /* 0302a: disable auto update installing for Firefox (after the check in 0301a)
  126. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Firefox Updates>Check for updates but let you choose...
  127. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Update>Check for updates but let you choose...
  128. * [NOTE] The UI checkbox also controls the behavior for checking, the pref only controls auto installing ***/
  129. user_pref("app.update.auto", false);
  130. /* 0302b: disable auto update installing for extensions (after the check in 0301b)
  131. * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>[cog-wheel-icon]>Update Add-ons Automatically (toggle) ***/
  132. user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false);
  133. /* 0303: disable background update service [WINDOWS]
  134. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Firefox Updates>Use a background service to install updates
  135. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Update>Use a background service to install updates ***/
  136. user_pref("app.update.service.enabled", false);
  137. /* 0304: disable background update staging ***/
  138. user_pref("app.update.staging.enabled", false);
  139. /* 0305: enforce update information is displayed
  140. * This is the update available, downloaded, error and success information ***/
  141. user_pref("app.update.silent", false);
  142. /* 0306: disable extension metadata updating
  143. * sends daily pings to Mozilla about extensions and recent startups ***/
  144. user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false);
  145. /* 0307: disable auto updating of personas (themes) ***/
  146. user_pref("lightweightThemes.update.enabled", false);
  147. /* 0308: disable search update
  148. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Firefox Update>Automatically update search engines
  149. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Update>Automatically update: Search Engines ***/
  150. user_pref("browser.search.update", false);
  151. /* 0309: disable sending Flash crash reports ***/
  152. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false);
  153. /* 0310: disable sending the URL of the website where a plugin crashed ***/
  154. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL", false);
  155. /* 0320: disable about:addons' Get Add-ons panel (uses Google-Analytics) ***/
  156. user_pref("extensions.getAddons.showPane", false); // hidden pref
  157. user_pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", "");
  158. /* 0330: disable telemetry
  159. * the pref (.unified) affects the behaviour of the pref (.enabled)
  160. * IF unified=false then .enabled controls the telemetry module
  161. * IF unified=true then .enabled ONLY controls whether to record extended data
  162. * so make sure to have both set as false
  163. * [NOTE] FF58+ `toolkit.telemetry.enabled` is now LOCKED to reflect prerelease
  164. * or release builds (true and false respectively), see [2]
  165. * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/components/telemetry/telemetry/internals/preferences.html
  166. * [2] https://medium.com/georg-fritzsche/data-preference-changes-in-firefox-58-2d5df9c428b5 ***/
  167. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false);
  168. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); // see [NOTE] above FF58+
  169. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "data:,");
  170. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false);
  171. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID", "");
  172. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  173. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  174. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled", false); // (FF56+)
  175. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled", false); // (FF57+) Background Hang Reporter
  176. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled", false); // (FF57+)
  177. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled", false); // (FF59+)
  178. /* 0333: disable health report
  179. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy & Security>Firefox Data Collection & Use>Allow Firefox to send technical... data ***/
  180. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false);
  181. /* 0334: disable new data submission, master kill switch (FF41+)
  182. * If disabled, no policy is shown or upload takes place, ever
  183. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1195552 ***/
  184. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false);
  185. /* 0350: disable crash reports ***/
  186. user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", "");
  187. /* 0351: disable sending of crash reports (FF44+)
  188. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy & Security/Firefox Data Collection & Use/Allow Firefox to send crash reports ***/
  189. user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false);
  190. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  191. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit", false); // (FF51-57)
  192. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false); // (FF58+)
  193. /* 0360: disable new tab tile ads & preload & marketing junk ***/
  194. user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false);
  195. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.source", "data:text/plain,");
  196. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", false);
  197. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false);
  198. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true);
  199. /* 0370: disable "Snippets" (Mozilla content shown on about:home screen)
  200. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service ***/
  201. user_pref("browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl", "data:,");
  202. /*** 0400: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING / TRACKING PROTECTION
  203. This section has security & tracking protection implications vs privacy concerns vs effectiveness
  204. vs 3rd party 'censorship'. We DO NOT advocate no protection. If you disable Tracking Protection (TP)
  205. and/or Safe Browsing (SB), then SECTION 0400 REQUIRES YOU HAVE uBLOCK ORIGIN INSTALLED.
  206. Safe Browsing is designed to protect users from malicious sites. Tracking Protection is designed
  207. to lessen the impact of third parties on websites to reduce tracking and to speed up your browsing.
  208. These do rely on 3rd parties (Google for SB and Disconnect for TP), but many steps, which are
  209. continually being improved, have been taken to preserve privacy. Disable at your own risk.
  210. ***/
  211. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0400 syntax error: the parrot's passed on!");
  212. /** BLOCKLISTS ***/
  213. /* 0401: enable Firefox blocklist, but sanitize blocklist url
  214. * [NOTE] It includes updates for "revoked certificates"
  215. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl/
  216. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/
  217. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true);
  218. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklists.settings.services.mozilla.com/v1/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/");
  219. /* 0402: enable Kinto blocklist updates (FF50+)
  220. * What is Kinto?: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Kinto#Specifications
  221. * As Firefox transitions to Kinto, the blocklists have been broken down into entries for certs to be
  222. * revoked, extensions and plugins to be disabled, and gfx environments that cause problems or crashes ***/
  223. user_pref("services.blocklist.update_enabled", true);
  224. user_pref("services.blocklist.signing.enforced", true);
  225. /* 0403: disable individual unwanted/unneeded parts of the Kinto blocklists ***/
  226. // user_pref("services.blocklist.onecrl.collection", ""); // revoked certificates
  227. // user_pref("services.blocklist.addons.collection", "");
  228. // user_pref("services.blocklist.plugins.collection", "");
  229. // user_pref("services.blocklist.gfx.collection", "");
  230. /** SAFE BROWSING (SB)
  231. This sub-section has been redesigned to differentiate between "real-time"/"user initiated"
  232. data being sent to Google from all other settings such as using local blocklists/whitelists and
  233. updating those lists. There are NO privacy issues here. *IF* required, a full url is never sent
  234. to Google, only a PART-hash of the prefix, and this is hidden with noise of other real PART-hashes.
  235. Google also swear it is anonymized and only used to flag malicious sites/activity. Firefox
  236. also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and storing safe browsing
  237. cookies in a separate jar. (#Turn on browser.safebrowsing.debug to monitor this activity)
  238. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/
  239. [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing ***/
  240. /* 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" (under Options>Security)
  241. * This covers deceptive sites such as phishing and social engineering ***/
  242. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false);
  243. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); // (FF50+)
  244. /* 0411: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Security)
  245. * This covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/
  246. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false);
  247. /* 0412: disable "Warn me about unwanted and uncommon software" (under Options>Security) (FF48+) ***/
  248. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false);
  249. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false);
  250. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous", false); // (FF49+)
  251. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host", false); // (FF49+)
  252. /* 0413: disable Google safebrowsing updates ***/
  253. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL", "");
  254. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL", "");
  255. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  256. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  257. /* 0414: disable binaries NOT in local lists being checked by Google (real-time checking) ***/
  258. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false);
  259. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", "");
  260. /* 0415: disable reporting URLs ***/
  261. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL", "");
  262. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL", "");
  263. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  264. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  265. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  266. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  267. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  268. /* 0416: disable 'ignore this warning' on Safe Browsing warnings which when clicked
  269. * bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB
  270. * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX C: Test Sites: Section 5
  271. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1226490 ***/
  272. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", false);
  273. /* 0417: disable data sharing (FF58+) ***/
  274. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharing.enabled", false);
  275. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharingURL", "");
  276. /** TRACKING PROTECTION (TP)
  277. There are NO privacy concerns here, but we strongly recommend to use uBlock Origin as well,
  278. as it offers more comprehensive and specialized lists. It also allows per domain control. ***/
  279. /* 0420: enable Tracking Protection in all windows
  280. * [NOTE] TP sends DNT headers regardless of the DNT pref (see 1610)
  281. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection
  282. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/tracking-protection-firefox ***/
  283. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true); // default true
  284. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true); // default false
  285. /* 0421: enable more Tracking Protection choices under Options>Privacy & Security>Use Tracking Protection
  286. * Displays three choices: "Always", "Only in private windows", "Never" ***/
  287. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", true);
  288. /* 0422: enable "basic" or "strict" tracking protecting list - ONLY USE ONE!
  289. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Tracking Protection>Change Block List
  290. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection>Change Block List ***/
  291. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256"); // basic
  292. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256,content-track-digest256"); // strict
  293. /* 0423: disable Mozilla's blocklist for known Flash tracking/fingerprinting (FF48+)
  294. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/18/firefox-48-blocklist-against-plugin-fingerprinting/
  295. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1237198 ***/
  296. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false);
  297. /* 0424: disable Mozilla's tracking protection and Flash blocklist updates ***/
  298. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL", "");
  299. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL", "");
  300. /* 0425: disable passive Tracking Protection (FF53+)
  301. * Passive TP annotates channels to lower the priority of network loads for resources on the tracking protection list
  302. * [NOTE] It has no effect if TP is enabled, but keep in mind that by default TP is only enabled in Private Windows
  303. * This is included for people who want to completely disable Tracking Protection.
  304. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1170190,1141814 ***/
  305. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels", false);
  306. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.lower_network_priority", false);
  307. /*** 0500: SYSTEM EXTENSIONS / EXPERIMENTS
  308. System extensions are a method for shipping extensions, considered to be
  309. built-in features to Firefox, that are hidden from the about:addons UI.
  310. To view your system extensions go to about:support, they are listed under "Firefox Features"
  311. Some system extensions have no on-off prefs. Instead you can manually remove them. Note that app
  312. updates will restore them. They may also be updated and possibly restored automatically (see 0505)
  313. * Portable: "...\App\Firefox64\browser\features\" (or "App\Firefox\etc" for 32bit)
  314. * Windows: "...\Program Files\Mozilla\browser\features" (or "Program Files (X86)\etc" for 32bit)
  315. * Mac: "...\Applications\Firefox\Contents\Resources\browser\features\"
  316. [NOTE] On Mac you can right-click on the application and select "Show Package Contents"
  317. * Linux: "/usr/lib/firefox/browser/features" (or similar)
  318. [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/addon-manager/SystemAddons.html
  319. [2] https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/extensions
  320. ***/
  321. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0500 syntax error: the parrot's cashed in 'is chips!");
  322. /* 0501: disable experiments
  323. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Telemetry/Experiments ***/
  324. user_pref("experiments.enabled", false);
  325. user_pref("experiments.manifest.uri", "");
  326. user_pref("experiments.supported", false);
  327. user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false);
  328. /* 0502: disable Mozilla permission to silently opt you into tests ***/
  329. user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false);
  330. /* 0505: block URL used for system extension updates (FF44+)
  331. * [NOTE] You will not get any system extension updates except when you update Firefox ***/
  332. // user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.url", "");
  333. /* 0506: disable PingCentre telemetry (used in several system extensions) (FF57+)
  334. * Currently blocked by 'datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled' (see 0333) ***/
  335. user_pref("browser.ping-centre.telemetry", false);
  336. /* 0510: disable Pocket (FF39+)
  337. * Pocket is a third party (now owned by Mozilla) "save for later" cloud service
  338. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_(application)
  339. * [2] https://www.gnu.gl/blog/Posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-pocket/ ***/
  340. user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false);
  341. /* 0512: disable Shield (FF53+)
  342. * Shield is an telemetry system (including Heartbeat) that can also push and test "recipes"
  343. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield
  344. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/normandy ***/
  345. user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled", false);
  346. user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url", "");
  347. user_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false); // (FF60+)
  348. user_pref("app.normandy.api_url", ""); // (FF60+)
  349. /* 0513: disable Follow On Search (FF53+)
  350. * Just DELETE the XPI file in your system extensions directory
  351. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2017/06/05/measuring-search-in-firefox/ ***/
  352. /* 0514: disable Activity Stream (FF54+)
  353. * Activity Stream replaces "New Tab" with one based on metadata and browsing behavior,
  354. * and includes telemetry as well as web content such as snippets and "spotlight"
  355. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Activity_Stream
  356. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/firefox-mockups-show-activity-stream-new-tab-page-and-share-updates/ ***/
  357. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled", false);
  358. user_pref("browser.library.activity-stream.enabled", false); // (FF57+)
  359. /* 0515: disable Screenshots (FF55+)
  360. * [1] https://github.com/mozilla-services/screenshots
  361. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/28/firefox-screenshots-integrated-in-firefox-nightly/ ***/
  362. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.disabled", true);
  363. /* 0516: disable Onboarding (FF55+)
  364. * Onboarding is an interactive tour/setup for new installs/profiles and features. Every time
  365. * about:home or about:newtab is opened, the onboarding overlay is injected into that page
  366. * [NOTE] Onboarding uses Google Analytics [2], and leaks resource://URIs [3]
  367. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Onboarding
  368. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/onboard/commit/db4d6c8726c89a5d6a241c1b1065827b525c5baf
  369. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/863246#c154 ***/
  370. user_pref("browser.onboarding.enabled", false);
  371. /* 0517: disable Form Autofill (FF55+)
  372. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Forms & Passwords>Enable Profile Autofill
  373. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Forms & Passwords>Enable Profile Autofill
  374. * [NOTE] Stored data is NOT secure (uses a JSON file)
  375. * [NOTE] Heuristics controls Form Autofill on forms without @autocomplete attributes
  376. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill
  377. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome/ ***/
  378. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false);
  379. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.available", "off"); // (FF56+)
  380. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); // (FF56+)
  381. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false);
  382. /* 0518: disable Web Compatibility Reporter (FF56+)
  383. * Web Compatibility Reporter adds a "Report Site Issue" button to send data to Mozilla ***/
  384. user_pref("extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled", false);
  385. /*** 0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - e.g. clicked on] ***/
  386. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!");
  387. /* 0601: disable link prefetching
  388. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/
  389. user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
  390. /* 0602: disable DNS prefetching
  391. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/27/firefox-prefetching-what-you-need-to-know/
  392. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-DNS-Prefetch-Control ***/
  393. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
  394. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (hidden pref)
  395. /* 0603a: disable Seer/Necko
  396. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Necko ***/
  397. user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
  398. /* 0603b: disable more Necko/Captive Portal
  399. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal
  400. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal
  401. * [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21790 ***/
  402. user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", "");
  403. user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // (FF52+)
  404. /* 0605: disable link-mouseover opening connection to linked server
  405. * [1] https://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests
  406. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/16/block-firefox-from-connecting-to-sites-when-you-hover-over-links/ ***/
  407. user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
  408. /* 0606: disable pings (but enforce same host in case)
  409. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings
  410. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings.require_same_host ***/
  411. user_pref("browser.send_pings", false);
  412. user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true);
  413. /* 0607: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS]
  414. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/25/block-firefox-chrome-windows-store/ ***/
  415. user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false);
  416. /* 0608: disable predictor / prefetching (FF48+) ***/
  417. user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false);
  418. /*** 0700: HTTP* / TCP/IP / DNS / PROXY / SOCKS etc ***/
  419. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0700 syntax error: the parrot's given up the ghost!");
  420. /* 0701: disable IPv6 (included for knowledge ONLY [WARNING] do not do this)
  421. * This is all about covert channels such as MAC addresses being included/abused in the
  422. * IPv6 protocol for tracking. If you want to mask your IP address, this is not the way
  423. * to do it. It's 2016, IPv6 is here. Here are some old links
  424. * 2010: https://christopher-parsons.com/ipv6-and-the-future-of-privacy/
  425. * 2011: https://iapp.org/news/a/2011-09-09-facing-the-privacy-implications-of-ipv6/
  426. * 2012: http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment/
  427. * [NOTE] It is a myth that disabling IPv6 will speed up your internet connection
  428. * [1] https://www.howtogeek.com/195062/no-disabling-ipv6-probably-wont-speed-up-your-internet-connection/ ***/
  429. // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
  430. // user_pref("network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4", true); // default: true
  431. /* 0702: disable HTTP2 (which was based on SPDY which is now deprecated)
  432. * HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to enhance
  433. * privacy, and in fact opens up a number of server-side fingerprinting opportunities
  434. * [1] https://http2.github.io/faq/
  435. * [2] https://blog.scottlogic.com/2014/11/07/http-2-a-quick-look.html
  436. * [3] https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2716278
  437. * [4] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/107 ***/
  438. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false);
  439. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false);
  440. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false);
  441. /* 0703: disable HTTP Alternative Services (FF37+)
  442. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/#comment-3970881
  443. * [2] https://www.mnot.net/blog/2016/03/09/alt-svc ***/
  444. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false);
  445. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false);
  446. /* 0704: enforce the proxy server to do any DNS lookups when using SOCKS
  447. * e.g. in TOR, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination
  448. * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request
  449. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.socks_remote_dns
  450. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/
  451. user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true);
  452. /* 0705: disable DNS requests for hostnames with a .onion TLD (FF45+)
  453. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1228457 ***/
  454. user_pref("network.dns.blockDotOnion", true);
  455. /* 0706: remove paths when sending URLs to PAC scripts (FF51+)
  456. * CVE-2017-5384: Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC)
  457. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1255474 ***/
  458. user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path", false);
  459. /*** 0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS [SETUP]
  460. If you are in a private environment (no unwanted eyeballs) and your device is private
  461. (restricted access), and the device is secure when unattended (locked, encrypted, forensic
  462. hardened), then items 0850 and above can be relaxed in return for more convenience and
  463. functionality. Likewise, you may want to check the items cleared on shutdown in section 2800.
  464. [NOTE] The urlbar is also commonly referred to as the location bar and address bar
  465. #Required reading [#] https://xkcd.com/538/
  466. ***/
  467. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!");
  468. /* 0801: disable location bar using search - PRIVACY
  469. * don't leak typos to a search engine, give an error message instead ***/
  470. user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
  471. /* 0802: disable location bar domain guessing - PRIVACY/SECURITY
  472. * domain guessing intercepts DNS "hostname not found errors" and resends a
  473. * request (e.g. by adding www or .com). This is inconsistent use (e.g. FQDNs), does not work
  474. * via Proxy Servers (different error), is a flawed use of DNS (TLDs: why treat .com
  475. * as the 411 for DNS errors?), privacy issues (why connect to sites you didn't
  476. * intend to), can leak sensitive data (e.g. query strings: e.g. Princeton attack),
  477. * and is a security risk (e.g. common typos & malicious sites set up to exploit this) ***/
  478. user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false);
  479. /* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar - helps SECURITY ***/
  480. user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
  481. /* 0804: limit history leaks via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY
  482. * This is a PER TAB session history. You still have a full history stored under all history
  483. * default=50, minimum=1=currentpage, 2 is the recommended minimum as some pages
  484. * use it as a means of referral (e.g. hotlinking), 4 or 6 or 10 may be more practical ***/
  485. user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_entries", 10);
  486. /* 0805: disable CSS querying page history - CSS history leak - PRIVACY
  487. * [NOTE] This has NEVER been fully "resolved": in Mozilla/docs it is stated it's
  488. * only in 'certain circumstances', also see latest comments in [2]
  489. * [TEST] http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/yahh/ (see github wiki APPENDIX C on how to use)
  490. * [1] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy
  491. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/147777
  492. * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector ***/
  493. user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
  494. /* 0806: disable displaying javascript in history URLs - SECURITY ***/
  495. user_pref("browser.urlbar.filter.javascript", true);
  496. /* 0807: disable search bar LIVE search suggestions - PRIVACY
  497. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Provide search suggestions ***/
  498. user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
  499. /* 0808: disable location bar LIVE search suggestions (requires 0807 = true) - PRIVACY
  500. * Also disable the location bar prompt to enable/disable or learn more about it.
  501. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Show search suggestions in address bar results ***/
  502. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false);
  503. user_pref("browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice", true); // (FF41+)
  504. /* 0809: disable location bar suggesting "preloaded" top websites (FF54+)
  505. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1211726 ***/
  506. user_pref("browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled", false);
  507. /* 0810: disable location bar making speculative connections (FF56+)
  508. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1348275 ***/
  509. user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
  510. /* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete and suggestion types
  511. * If you enforce any of the suggestion types, you MUST enforce 'autocomplete'
  512. * - If *ALL* of the suggestion types are false, 'autocomplete' must also be false
  513. * - If *ANY* of the suggestion types are true, 'autocomplete' must also be true
  514. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Address Bar>When using the address bar, suggest
  515. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Location Bar>When using the location bar, suggest
  516. * [WARNING] If all three suggestion types are false, search engine keywords are disabled ***/
  517. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false);
  518. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false);
  519. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false);
  520. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false);
  521. /* 0850c: disable location bar dropdown
  522. * This value controls the total number of entries to appear in the location bar dropdown
  523. * [NOTE] Items (bookmarks/history/openpages) with a high "frecency"/"bonus" will always
  524. * be displayed (no we do not know how these are calculated or what the threshold is),
  525. * and this does not affect the search by search engine suggestion (see 0808)
  526. * [USAGE] This setting is only useful if you want to enable search engine keywords
  527. * (i.e. at least one of 0850a suggestion types must be true) but you want to *limit* suggestions shown ***/
  528. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0);
  529. /* 0850d: disable location bar autofill
  530. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete ***/
  531. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false);
  532. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed", false);
  533. /* 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches (FF51+)
  534. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/ ***/
  535. user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false);
  536. /* 0850f: disable location bar suggesting local search history (FF57+)
  537. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1181644 ***/
  538. user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxHistoricalSearchSuggestions", 0); // max. number of search suggestions
  539. /* 0860: disable search and form history
  540. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  541. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  542. * [NOTE] You can clear formdata on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  543. user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false);
  544. /* 0862: disable browsing and download history
  545. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history
  546. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history
  547. * [NOTE] You can clear history and downloads on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  548. // user_pref("places.history.enabled", false);
  549. /* 0870: disable Windows jumplist [WINDOWS] ***/
  550. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.enabled", false);
  551. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false);
  552. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled", false);
  553. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled", false);
  554. /* 0871: disable Windows taskbar preview [WINDOWS] ***/
  555. user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false);
  556. /*** 0900: PASSWORDS ***/
  557. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!");
  558. /* 0901: disable saving passwords
  559. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Forms & Passwords>Remember logins and passwords for sites
  560. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Security>Logins>Remember logins for sites
  561. * [NOTE] This does not clear any passwords already saved ***/
  562. // user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false);
  563. /* 0902: use a master password (recommended if you save passwords)
  564. * There are no preferences for this. It is all handled internally.
  565. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Forms & Passwords>Use a master password
  566. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Security>Logins>Use a master password
  567. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins ***/
  568. /* 0903: set how often Firefox should ask for the master password
  569. * 0=the first time (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=every n minutes (as per the next pref) ***/
  570. user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
  571. /* 0904: set how often in minutes Firefox should ask for the master password (see pref above)
  572. * in minutes, default is 30 ***/
  573. user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5);
  574. /* 0905: disable auto-filling username & password form fields - SECURITY
  575. * can leak in cross-site forms AND be spoofed
  576. * [NOTE] Password will still be auto-filled after a user name is manually entered
  577. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signon.autofillForms ***/
  578. user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false);
  579. /* 0906: disable websites' autocomplete="off" (FF30+)
  580. * Don't let sites dictate use of saved logins and passwords. Increase security through
  581. * stronger password use. The trade-off is the convenience. Some sites should never be
  582. * saved (such as banking sites). Set at true, informed users can make their own choice. ***/
  583. user_pref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", true);
  584. /* 0907: display warnings for logins on non-secure (non HTTPS) pages
  585. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1217156 ***/
  586. user_pref("security.insecure_password.ui.enabled", true);
  587. /* 0908: remove user & password info when attempting to fix an entered URL (i.e. 0802 is true)
  588. * e.g. //user:password@foo -> //user@(prefix)foo(suffix) NOT //user:password@(prefix)foo(suffix) ***/
  589. user_pref("browser.fixup.hide_user_pass", true);
  590. /* 0909: disable formless login capture for Password Manager (FF51+) ***/
  591. user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false);
  592. /* 0910: disable autofilling saved passwords on HTTP pages and show warning (FF52+)
  593. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/insecure-login-forms-now-disable-autofill-show-warning-beneath-input-control/
  594. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1217152,1319119 ***/
  595. user_pref("signon.autofillForms.http", false);
  596. user_pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true);
  597. /* 0911: prevent cross-origin images from triggering an HTTP-Authentication prompt (FF55+)
  598. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1357835 ***/
  599. user_pref("network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow", false);
  600. /*** 1000: CACHE [SETUP] ***/
  601. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is maker!");
  602. /** CACHE ***/
  603. /* 1001: disable disk cache ***/
  604. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
  605. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 0);
  606. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled", false);
  607. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run", false);
  608. /* 1002: disable disk cache for SSL pages
  609. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl ***/
  610. user_pref("browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl", false);
  611. /* 1003: disable memory cache
  612. * [NOTE] Not recommended due to performance issues ***/
  613. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false);
  614. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 0); // (hidden pref)
  615. /* 1005: disable fastback cache
  616. * To improve performance when pressing back/forward Firefox stores visited pages
  617. * so they don't have to be re-parsed. This is not the same as memory cache.
  618. * 0=none, -1=auto (that's minus 1), or for other values see [1]
  619. * [NOTE] Not recommended unless you know what you're doing
  620. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers ***/
  621. // user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 0);
  622. /* 1006: disable permissions manager from writing to disk [RESTART]
  623. * [NOTE] This means any permission changes are session only
  624. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/967812 ***/
  625. // user_pref("permissions.memory_only", true); // (hidden pref)
  626. /* 1007: disable randomized FF HTTP cache decay experiments
  627. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13575 ***/
  628. user_pref("browser.cache.frecency_experiment", -1);
  629. /* 1008: set DNS cache and expiration time (default 400 and 60, same as TBB) ***/
  630. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 400);
  631. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 60);
  632. /** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/
  633. /* 1020: disable the Session Restore service completely
  634. * [WARNING] [SETUP] This also disables the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature
  635. * It does not affect "Recently Closed Windows" or any history. ***/
  636. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0);
  637. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0);
  638. /* 1021: disable storing extra session data
  639. * extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  640. * define on which sites to save extra session data:
  641. * 0=everywhere, 1=unencrypted sites, 2=nowhere ***/
  642. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2);
  643. /* 1022: disable resuming session from crash [SETUP] ***/
  644. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false);
  645. /* 1023: set the minimum interval between session save operations - increasing it
  646. * can help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes, see [1]
  647. * Default is 15000 (15 secs). Try 30000 (30sec), 60000 (1min) etc
  648. * [WARNING] This can also affect entries in the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature:
  649. * i.e. the longer the interval the more chance a quick tab open/close won't be captured.
  650. * This longer interval *may* affect history but we cannot replicate any history not recorded
  651. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1304389 ***/
  652. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 30000);
  653. /** FAVICONS ***/
  654. /* 1030: disable favicons in shortcuts
  655. * URL shortcuts use a cached randomly named .ico file which is stored in your
  656. * profile/shortcutCache directory. The .ico remains after the shortcut is deleted.
  657. * If set to false then the shortcuts use a generic Firefox icon ***/
  658. user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false);
  659. /* 1031: disable favicons in tabs and new bookmarks
  660. * bookmark favicons are stored as data blobs in places.sqlite>moz_favicons ***/
  661. // user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false);
  662. // user_pref("browser.chrome.favicons", false);
  663. /* 1032: disable favicons in web notifications ***/
  664. user_pref("alerts.showFavicons", false); // default: false
  665. /*** 1200: HTTPS ( SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HSTS / HPKP / CIPHERS )
  666. Note that your cipher and other settings can be used server side as a fingerprint attack
  667. vector, see [1] (It's quite technical but the first part is easy to understand
  668. and you can stop reading when you reach the second section titled "Enter Bro")
  669. Option 1: Use Firefox defaults for the 1260's items (item 1260 default for SHA-1, is local
  670. only anyway). There is nothing *weak* about Firefox's defaults, but Mozilla (and
  671. other browsers) will always lag for fear of breakage and upset end-users
  672. Option 2: Disable the ciphers in 1261, 1262 and 1263. These shouldn't break anything.
  673. Optionally, disable the ciphers in 1264.
  674. [1] https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/
  675. ***/
  676. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
  677. /** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/
  678. /* 1201: disable old SSL/TLS - vulnerable to a MiTM attack
  679. * [WARNING] Tested Feb 2017 - still breaks too many sites
  680. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  681. // user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true);
  682. /* 1202: control TLS versions with min and max
  683. * 1=min version of TLS 1.0, 2=min version of TLS 1.1, 3=min version of TLS 1.2 etc
  684. * [NOTE] Jul-2017: Telemetry indicates approx 2% of TLS web traffic uses 1.0 or 1.1
  685. * [WARNING] If you get an "SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP" error, temporarily
  686. * set a lower value for 'security.tls.version.min' in about:config
  687. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.*
  688. * [2] https://www.ssl.com/how-to/turn-off-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-your-browser/
  689. * [2] archived: https://archive.is/hY2Mm ***/
  690. user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 3);
  691. user_pref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3);
  692. user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1.3
  693. /* 1203: disable SSL session tracking (FF36+)
  694. * SSL Session IDs speed up HTTPS connections (no need to renegotiate) and last for 48hrs.
  695. * Since the ID is unique, web servers can (and do) use it for tracking. If set to true,
  696. * this disables sending SSL Session IDs and TLS Session Tickets to prevent session tracking
  697. * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077
  698. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/967977 ***/
  699. user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // (hidden pref)
  700. /* 1204: disable SSL Error Reporting
  701. * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/
  702. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false);
  703. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false);
  704. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "");
  705. /* 1205: disable TLS1.3 0-RTT (round-trip time) (FF51+)
  706. * [1] https://github.com/tlswg/tls13-spec/issues/1001
  707. * [2] https://blog.cloudflare.com/tls-1-3-overview-and-q-and-a/ ***/
  708. user_pref("security.tls.enable_0rtt_data", false); // (FF55+ default true)
  709. /** OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)
  710. #Required reading [#] https://scotthelme.co.uk/revocation-is-broken/ ***/
  711. /* 1210: enable OCSP Stapling
  712. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/
  713. user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true);
  714. /* 1211: control when to use OCSP fetching (to confirm current validity of certificates)
  715. * 0=disabled, 1=enabled (default), 2=enabled for EV certificates only
  716. * OCSP (non-stapled) leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority)
  717. * It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA)
  718. * [NOTE] This pref only controls OCSP fetching and does not affect OCSP stapling
  719. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp ***/
  720. user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1);
  721. /* 1212: set OCSP fetch failures (non-stapled, see 1211) to hard-fail
  722. * When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox just continues the connection (=soft-fail)
  723. * Setting this pref to true tells Firefox to instead terminate the connection (=hard-fail)
  724. * It is pointless to soft-fail when an OCSP fetch fails: you cannot confirm a cert is still valid (it
  725. * could have been revoked) and/or you could be under attack (e.g. malicious blocking of OCSP servers)
  726. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/
  727. * [2] https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/04/19/revchecking.html ***/
  728. user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);
  729. /** CERTS / HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) / HPKP (HTTP Public Key Pinning) ***/
  730. /* 1220: disable Windows 8.1's Microsoft Family Safety cert [WINDOWS] (FF50+)
  731. * 0=disable detecting Family Safety mode and importing the root
  732. * 1=only attempt to detect Family Safety mode (don't import the root)
  733. * 2=detect Family Safety mode and import the root
  734. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21686 ***/
  735. user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
  736. /* 1221: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector) [RESTART]
  737. * [NOTE] This may be better handled under FPI (ticket 1323644, part of Tor Uplift)
  738. * [WARNING] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
  739. * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them.
  740. * [TEST] https://fiprinca.0x90.eu/poc/
  741. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1334485 - related bug
  742. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1216882 - related bug (see comment 9) ***/
  743. // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // (hidden pref)
  744. /* 1222: enforce strict pinning
  745. * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict
  746. * [WARNING] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing
  747. * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1
  748. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206 ***/
  749. user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
  750. /* 1223: enforce HSTS preload list (default is true)
  751. * The list is compiled into Firefox and used to always load those domains over HTTPS
  752. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/11/01/preloading-hsts/
  753. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/HSTS_Preload_List ***/
  754. user_pref("network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist", true);
  755. /** MIXED CONTENT ***/
  756. /* 1240: disable insecure active content on https pages - mixed content
  757. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21323 ***/
  758. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true);
  759. /* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages - mixed context ***/
  760. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
  761. /** CIPHERS [see the section 1200 intro] ***/
  762. /* 1260: disable or limit SHA-1
  763. * 0=all SHA1 certs are allowed
  764. * 1=all SHA1 certs are blocked (including perfectly valid ones from 2015 and earlier)
  765. * 2=deprecated option that now maps to 1
  766. * 3=only allowed for locally-added roots (e.g. anti-virus)
  767. * 4=only allowed for locally-added roots or for certs in 2015 and earlier
  768. * [WARNING] When disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (e.g. security scanners and
  769. * antivirus products, may fail to connect to HTTPS sites. SHA-1 is *almost* obsolete.
  770. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/18/phasing-out-sha-1-on-the-public-web/ ***/
  771. user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1);
  772. /* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128)
  773. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security
  774. * [2] http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack
  775. * [3] https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/
  776. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false);
  777. /* 1262: disable 128 bits ***/
  778. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  779. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  780. /* 1263: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange)
  781. * [WARNING] May break obscure sites, but not major sites, which should support ECDH over DHE
  782. * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH ***/
  783. // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  784. // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  785. /* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52
  786. * [NOTE] Commented out because it still breaks too many sites ***/
  787. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  788. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  789. /** UI (User Interface) ***/
  790. /* 1270: display warning (red padlock) for "broken security"
  791. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  792. user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true);
  793. /* 1271: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings
  794. * 0=do neither 1=pre-populate url 2=pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default)
  795. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/
  796. user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1);
  797. /* 1272: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages
  798. * only works when it's possible to add an exception
  799. * i.e. it doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/)
  800. * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/
  801. user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true);
  802. /* 1273: display HTTP sites as insecure (FF59+) ***/
  803. user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled", true); // all windows
  804. // user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.pbmode.enabled", true); // private windows only
  805. /*** 1400: FONTS ***/
  806. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
  807. /* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow)
  808. * If you disallow fonts, this drastically limits/reduces font
  809. * enumeration (by JS) which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector.
  810. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Language and Appearance>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  811. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Content>Font & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  812. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  813. user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
  814. /* 1402: set more legible default fonts [SETUP]
  815. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Language and Appearance>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  816. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  817. * [NOTE] Example below for Windows/Western only ***/
  818. // user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "Georgia");
  819. // user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Georgia"); // default Times New Roman
  820. // user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "Arial");
  821. // user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial"); // default Arial
  822. // user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console");
  823. // user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console"); // default Courier New
  824. /* 1403: enable icon fonts (glyphs) (FF41+)
  825. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/789788 ***/
  826. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", true); // default: true
  827. /* 1404: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts
  828. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/
  829. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
  830. /* 1405: disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) (FF35+) ***/
  831. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false);
  832. /* 1406: disable CSS Font Loading API
  833. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  834. user_pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false);
  835. /* 1407: disable special underline handling for a few fonts which you will probably never use [RESTART]
  836. * Any of these fonts on your system can be enumerated for fingerprinting.
  837. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font.blacklist.underline_offset ***/
  838. user_pref("font.blacklist.underline_offset", "");
  839. /* 1408: disable graphite which FF49 turned back on by default
  840. * In the past it had security issues. Update: This continues to be the case, see [1]
  841. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/#CVE-2017-7778 ***/
  842. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
  843. /* 1409: limit system font exposure to a whitelist (FF52+) [SETUP] [RESTART]
  844. * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed.
  845. * [NOTE] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy. If
  846. * you block sites choosing fonts in 1401, this preference is irrelevant. In future,
  847. * privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500) may cover this, and 1401 can be relaxed.
  848. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1121643 ***/
  849. // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // (hidden pref)
  850. /*** 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS
  851. Only *cross domain* referers need controlling and XOriginPolicy (1603) is perfect for that. Thus we enforce
  852. the default values for 1601, 1602, 1605 and 1606 to minimize breakage, and only tweak 1603 and 1604.
  853. Our default settings provide the best balance between protection and amount of breakage.
  854. To harden it a bit more you can set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 2 (+ optionally 1604 to 1 or 2).
  855. To fix broken sites, temporarily set XOriginPolicy=0 and XOriginTrimmingPolicy=2 in about:config,
  856. use the site and then change the values back. If you visit those sites regularly (e.g. Vimeo), use an extension.
  857. full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234
  858. scheme+host+path+port: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html
  859. scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888
  860. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  861. ***/
  862. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
  863. /* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer
  864. * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default) ***/
  865. user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
  866. /* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send
  867. * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port ***/
  868. user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
  869. /* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer [SETUP]
  870. * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match ***/
  871. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1);
  872. /* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send (FF52+)
  873. * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port ***/
  874. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0);
  875. /* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer
  876. * [WARNING] Spoofing effectively disables the anti-CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protections that some sites may rely on ***/
  877. user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false);
  878. /* 1606: ALL: set the default Referrer Policy
  879. * 0=no-referer, 1=same-origin, 2=strict-origin-when-cross-origin, 3=no-referrer-when-downgrade
  880. * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy
  881. * [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/
  882. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Referrer-Policy
  883. * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/31/preventing-data-leaks-by-stripping-path-information-in-http-referrers/ ***/
  884. user_pref("network.http.referer.defaultPolicy", 3); // (FF59+) default: 3
  885. user_pref("network.http.referer.defaultPolicy.pbmode", 2); // (FF59+) default: 2
  886. /* 1607: TOR: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain (FF54+)
  887. * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default. We recommend you use
  888. * TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) which is specifically designed for the dark web
  889. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1305144 ***/
  890. user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true);
  891. /* 1610: ALL: disable the DNT HTTP header, which is essentially USELESS
  892. * It is voluntary and most ad networks do not honor it. DNT is *NOT* how you stop being data mined.
  893. * Don't encourage a setting that gives any legitimacy to 3rd parties being in control of your privacy.
  894. * Sending a DNT header *highly likely* raises entropy, especially in standard windows.
  895. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Tracking Protecting>Send websites a "Do Not Track"...
  896. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protecting>manage your Do Not Track settings
  897. * [NOTE] DNT is enforced with TP (see 0420) regardless of this pref (e.g. in default PB Mode)
  898. * [NOTE] If you use NoScript MAKE SURE to set the pref noscript.doNotTrack.enabled to match ***/
  899. user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", false);
  900. /*** 1700: CONTAINERS [SETUP]
  901. [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers-experiment
  902. [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers
  903. [3] https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers
  904. ***/
  905. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1700 syntax error: the parrot's bit the dust!");
  906. /* 1701: enable Container Tabs setting in preferences (see 1702) (FF50+)
  907. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1279029 ***/
  908. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true);
  909. /* 1702: enable Container Tabs (FF50+)
  910. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Tabs>Enable Container Tabs
  911. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs>Enable Container Tabs ***/
  912. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", true);
  913. /* 1703: enable a private container for thumbnail loads (FF51+) ***/
  914. // user_pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true);
  915. /* 1704: set long press behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu (FF53+)
  916. * 0=disables long press, 1=when clicked, the menu is shown
  917. * 2=the menu is shown after X milliseconds
  918. * [NOTE] The menu does not contain a non-container tab option
  919. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1328756 ***/
  920. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2);
  921. /*** 1800: PLUGINS ***/
  922. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
  923. /* 1801: set default plugin state (i.e. new plugins on discovery) to never activate
  924. * 0=disabled, 1=ask to activate, 2=active - you can override individual plugins ***/
  925. user_pref("plugin.default.state", 0);
  926. user_pref("plugin.defaultXpi.state", 0);
  927. /* 1802: enable click to play and set to 0 minutes ***/
  928. user_pref("plugins.click_to_play", true);
  929. user_pref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0);
  930. /* 1803: set a plugin state: 0=deactivated 1=ask 2=enabled (Flash example)
  931. * you can set all these plugin.state's via Add-ons>Plugins or search for plugin.state in about:config
  932. * [NOTE] You can still over-ride individual sites e.g. youtube via site permissions
  933. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/
  934. // user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0);
  935. /* 1805: disable scanning for plugins [WINDOWS]
  936. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning
  937. * plid.all = whether to scan the directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs.
  938. * Used to detect RealPlayer, Java, Antivirus etc, but since FF52 only covers Flash ***/
  939. user_pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);
  940. /* 1820: disable all GMP (Gecko Media Plugins) [SETUP]
  941. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
  942. user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false);
  943. user_pref("media.gmp.trial-create.enabled", false);
  944. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "data:text/plain,");
  945. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url.override", "data:text/plain,"); // (hidden pref)
  946. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled", false); // disable local fallback (hidden pref)
  947. /* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module) [SETUP] ***/
  948. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
  949. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
  950. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false);
  951. /* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP]
  952. * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next ***/
  953. user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // Options>Content>Play DRM Content
  954. user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM Content" checkbox [RESTART]
  955. /* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate"
  956. * This is the bundled codec used for video chat in WebRTC ***/
  957. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  958. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate", false);
  959. /*** 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIC ***/
  960. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
  961. /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication)
  962. * [1] https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/
  963. user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
  964. user_pref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false);
  965. user_pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", false);
  966. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.enabled", false);
  967. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.timeout", 1);
  968. user_pref("media.peerconnection.turn.disable", true);
  969. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.tcp", false);
  970. user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false); // video capability for WebRTC
  971. /* 2002: limit WebRTC IP leaks if using WebRTC
  972. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1189041,1297416
  973. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy ***/
  974. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); // (FF42-FF50)
  975. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+)
  976. /* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library), force bare minimum feature set if used & disable WebGL extensions
  977. * [1] https://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl-new-dimension-browser-exploitation/
  978. * [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern ***/
  979. user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
  980. user_pref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false);
  981. user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true);
  982. user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true);
  983. user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true);
  984. /* 2011: disable WebGL debug info being available to websites
  985. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1171228
  986. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info ***/
  987. user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
  988. /* 2012: disable two more webgl preferences (FF51+) ***/
  989. user_pref("webgl.dxgl.enabled", false); // [WINDOWS]
  990. user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false);
  991. /* 2022: disable screensharing ***/
  992. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
  993. user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false);
  994. user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
  995. /* 2024: set a default permission for Camera/Microphone (FF58+)
  996. * 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  997. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Use the Camera/Microphone
  998. * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Camera/Microphone>Settings ***/
  999. // user_pref("permissions.default.camera", 2);
  1000. // user_pref("permissions.default.microphone", 2);
  1001. /* 2026: disable canvas capture stream
  1002. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/captureStream ***/
  1003. user_pref("canvas.capturestream.enabled", false);
  1004. /* 2027: disable camera image capture
  1005. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16339 ***/
  1006. user_pref("dom.imagecapture.enabled", false);
  1007. /* 2028: disable offscreen canvas
  1008. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas ***/
  1009. user_pref("gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled", false);
  1010. /* 2030: disable auto-play of HTML5 media
  1011. * [WARNING] This may break video playback on various sites ***/
  1012. user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false);
  1013. /* 2031: disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+)
  1014. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/14/firefox-51-blocks-automatic-audio-playback-in-non-active-tabs/ ***/
  1015. user_pref("media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground", true);
  1016. /*** 2200: UI MEDDLING
  1017. see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features ***/
  1018. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
  1019. /* 2201: disable website control over browser right-click context menu
  1020. * [NOTE] Shift-Right-Click will always bring up the browser right-click context menu ***/
  1021. // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false);
  1022. /* 2202: disable [new window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  1023. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.location", true);
  1024. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar", true);
  1025. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable", true);
  1026. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true);
  1027. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true);
  1028. /* 2203: disable [popup window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  1029. user_pref("dom.disable_window_flip", true); // window z-order
  1030. user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true);
  1031. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.close", true);
  1032. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable", true);
  1033. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar", true); // bookmarks toolbar
  1034. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true);
  1035. user_pref("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", false);
  1036. /* 2204: disable links opening in a new window
  1037. * This is to stop malicious window sizes and screen res leaks etc in conjunction
  1038. * with 2203 dom.disable_window_move_resize=true | 2418 full-screen-api.enabled=false
  1039. * [NOTE] You can still right click a link and select open in a new window
  1040. * [TEST] https://people.torproject.org/~gk/misc/entire_desktop.html
  1041. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/
  1042. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0);
  1043. /* 2205: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close
  1044. * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event.
  1045. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload
  1046. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1043508 ***/
  1047. user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true);
  1048. /* 2206: open new windows in a new tab instead
  1049. * 1=current window, 2=new window, 3=most recent window
  1050. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>Open new windows in a new tab instead ***/
  1051. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3);
  1052. /*** 2300: WEB WORKERS [SETUP]
  1053. A worker is a JS "background task" running in a global context, i.e. it is different from
  1054. the current window. Workers can spawn new workers (must be the same origin & scheme),
  1055. including service and shared workers. Shared workers can be utilized by multiple scripts and
  1056. communicate between browsing contexts (windows/tabs/iframes) and can even control your cache.
  1057. [WARNING] Disabling workers *will* break sites (e.g. Google Street View, Twitter).
  1058. [UPDATE] uMatrix 1.2.0+ allows a per-scope control for workers (2301) and service workers (2302)
  1059. #Required reading [#] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases/tag/1.2.0
  1060. [1] Web Workers: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API
  1061. [2] Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Worker
  1062. [3] Service Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Service_Worker_API
  1063. [4] SharedWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SharedWorker
  1064. [5] ChromeWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/ChromeWorker
  1065. [6] Notifications: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1165867#answer-981820
  1066. ***/
  1067. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!");
  1068. /* 2301: disable workers
  1069. * [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed) ***/
  1070. user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false);
  1071. /* 2302: disable service workers
  1072. * Service workers essentially act as proxy servers that sit between web apps, and the browser
  1073. * and network, are event driven, and can control the web page/site it is associated with,
  1074. * intercepting and modifying navigation and resource requests, and caching resources.
  1075. * [NOTE] Service worker APIs are hidden (in Firefox) and cannot be used when in PB mode.
  1076. * [NOTE] Service workers only run over HTTPS. Service Workers have no DOM access. ***/
  1077. user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false);
  1078. /* 2304: disable web notifications
  1079. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API ***/
  1080. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false); // (FF22+)
  1081. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false); // (FF44+)
  1082. /* 2305: set a default permission for Notifications (see 2304) (FF58+)
  1083. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Receive Notifications
  1084. * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Notifications>Settings ***/
  1085. // user_pref("permissions.default.desktop-notification", 2); // 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  1086. /* 2306: disable push notifications (FF44+)
  1087. * web apps can receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or
  1088. * not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded
  1089. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Push_API ***/
  1090. user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false);
  1091. user_pref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false);
  1092. user_pref("dom.push.serverURL", "");
  1093. user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", "");
  1094. /*** 2400: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL) & JAVASCRIPT ***/
  1095. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!");
  1096. /* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content
  1097. * [WARNING] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress
  1098. * this applies to onCut, onCopy, onPaste events - i.e. you have to interact with
  1099. * the website for it to look at the clipboard
  1100. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/ ***/
  1101. user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
  1102. /* 2403: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content (FF41+)
  1103. * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard
  1104. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1170911 ***/
  1105. user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref)
  1106. /* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/
  1107. user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
  1108. /* 2415: set max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/
  1109. user_pref("dom.popup_maximum", 3);
  1110. /* 2415b: limit events that can cause a popup
  1111. * default is "change click dblclick mouseup pointerup notificationclick reset submit touchend"
  1112. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events ***/
  1113. user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick");
  1114. /* 2418: disable full-screen API
  1115. * false=block, true=ask ***/
  1116. user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false);
  1117. /* 2420: disable asm.js (FF22+)
  1118. * [1] http://asmjs.org/
  1119. * [2] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/
  1120. * [3] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/
  1121. * [4] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/#CVE-2017-5375
  1122. * [5] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/#CVE-2017-5400
  1123. * [6] https://rh0dev.github.io/blog/2017/the-return-of-the-jit/ ***/
  1124. user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false);
  1125. /* 2421: disable Ion and baseline JIT to help harden JS against exploits
  1126. * [WARNING] Causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss
  1127. * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817 ***/
  1128. // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false);
  1129. // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false);
  1130. /* 2422: disable WebAssembly for now (FF52+)
  1131. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/WebAssembly ***/
  1132. user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
  1133. /* 2426: disable Intersection Observer API (FF53+)
  1134. * Almost a year to complete, three versions late to stable (as default false),
  1135. * number #1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an
  1136. * ad network API for "ad viewability checks" down to a pixel level
  1137. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Intersection_Observer_API
  1138. * [2] https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/
  1139. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1243846 ***/
  1140. user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled", false);
  1141. /* 2427: disable Shared Memory (Spectre mitigation)
  1142. * [1] https://github.com/tc39/ecmascript_sharedmem/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md
  1143. * [2] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/03/mitigations-landing-new-class-timing-attack/ ***/
  1144. user_pref("javascript.options.shared_memory", false);
  1145. /*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
  1146. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
  1147. /* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1148. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
  1149. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
  1150. // user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
  1151. /* 2505: disable media device enumeration (FF29+)
  1152. * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001)
  1153. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
  1154. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/enumerateDevices ***/
  1155. user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
  1156. /* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting
  1157. * [SETTING] Options>General>Performance>Custom>Use hardware acceleration when available
  1158. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different), impacts video performance,
  1159. * and parts of Quantum that utilize the GPU will also be affected as they are rolled out
  1160. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/
  1161. // user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true); // [WINDOWS]
  1162. user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true);
  1163. /* 2510: disable Web Audio API (FF51+)
  1164. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1288359 ***/
  1165. user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
  1166. /* 2516: disable PointerEvents
  1167. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PointerEvent ***/
  1168. user_pref("dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled", false);
  1169. /*** 2600: MISCELLANEOUS ***/
  1170. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
  1171. /* 2601: disable sending additional analytics to web servers
  1172. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Navigator/sendBeacon ***/
  1173. user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
  1174. /* 2602: discourage downloading to desktop (0=desktop 1=downloads 2=last used)
  1175. * [NOTE] To set your default "downloads": Options>General>Downloads>Save files to ***/
  1176. user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2);
  1177. /* 2603: enforce user interaction for security by always asking the user where to download ***/
  1178. user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);
  1179. /* 2604: remove temp files opened with an external application
  1180. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/302433 ***/
  1181. user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
  1182. /* 2605: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list ***/
  1183. user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);
  1184. /* 2606: disable hiding mime types (Options>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/
  1185. user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
  1186. /* 2607: disable page thumbnail collection
  1187. * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/
  1188. user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // (hidden pref)
  1189. /* 2608: disable JAR from opening Unsafe File Types ***/
  1190. user_pref("network.jar.open-unsafe-types", false);
  1191. /* 2609: disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (FF44+)
  1192. * [NOTE] see second listed bug: may cause black on black for elements with undefined colors
  1193. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=232227,1330876 ***/
  1194. user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true); // (hidden pref)
  1195. /* 2610: remove special permissions for certain mozilla domains (FF35+)
  1196. * [1] resource://app/defaults/permissions ***/
  1197. user_pref("permissions.manager.defaultsUrl", "");
  1198. /* 2611: disable WebIDE to prevent remote debugging and extension downloads
  1199. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1200. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false);
  1201. user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false);
  1202. user_pref("devtools.webide.enabled", false);
  1203. /* 2617: enable Firefox's built-in PDF reader [SETUP]
  1204. * [SETTING-56+] Options>General>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1205. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1206. * This setting controls if the option "Display in Firefox" in the above setting is available
  1207. * and by effect controls whether PDFs are handled in-browser or externally ("Ask" or "Open With")
  1208. * [WHY USE false=default=view PDFs in Firefox]
  1209. * pdfjs is lightweight, open source and as secure as any pdf reader out there, certainly better and more
  1210. * vetted than most. Exploits are rare (1 serious case in 3 years), treated seriously and patched quickly.
  1211. * It doesn't break "state separation" of browser content (by not sharing with OS, independent apps). It
  1212. * maintains disk avoidance and application data isolation. It's convenient. You can still save to disk.
  1213. * [WHY USE true=open with or save to disk]
  1214. * If you think a particular external app is more secure...
  1215. * [NOTE]
  1216. * See 2662, and JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling its own code (rare) ***/
  1217. user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false);
  1218. /* 2619: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS)
  1219. * [WARNING] A low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (e.g. gmail logins)
  1220. * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an extension. Default is 20 ***/
  1221. user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10);
  1222. /* 2620: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard
  1223. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089
  1224. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Middlemouse.contentLoadURL ***/
  1225. user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);
  1226. /* 2622: enforce a security delay when installing extensions (milliseconds)
  1227. * default=1000, This also covers the delay in "Save" on downloading files.
  1228. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox
  1229. * [2] https://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/
  1230. user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700);
  1231. /* 2623: enable Strict File Origin Policy on local files
  1232. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy ***/
  1233. user_pref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true);
  1234. /* 2624: enable Subresource Integrity (SRI) (FF43+)
  1235. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity
  1236. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Subresource_Integrity ***/
  1237. user_pref("security.sri.enable", true); // default: true
  1238. /* 2626: disable optional user agent token
  1239. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/User-Agent/Firefox ***/
  1240. user_pref("general.useragent.compatMode.firefox", false); // default: false
  1241. /* 2628: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/
  1242. user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
  1243. user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
  1244. /* 2629: disable remote JAR files being opened, regardless of content type (FF42+)
  1245. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1173171
  1246. * [2] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/jar-protocol-support-has-been-disabled-by-default/ ***/
  1247. user_pref("network.jar.block-remote-files", true);
  1248. /* 2630: prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser [RESTART]
  1249. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser
  1250. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/accessibility-services ***/
  1251. user_pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1);
  1252. /* 2631: block web content in file processes (FF55+)
  1253. * [WARNING] [SETUP] You may want to disable this for corporate or developer environments
  1254. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1343184 ***/
  1255. user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess", false);
  1256. /* 2632: disable websites overriding Firefox's keyboard shortcuts (FF58+)
  1257. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Override Keyboard Shortcuts
  1258. * [NOTE] At the time of writing, causes issues with delete and backspace keys ***/
  1259. // user_pref("permissions.default.shortcuts", 2); // 0 (default) or 1=allow, 2=block
  1260. /* 2662: disable "open with" in download dialog (FF50+)
  1261. * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor)
  1262. * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications.
  1263. * [SETUP] This may interfere with some users' workflow or methods
  1264. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1281959 ***/
  1265. user_pref("browser.download.forbid_open_with", true);
  1266. /* 2663: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) (FF51+)
  1267. * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/mathml.php
  1268. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1173199 ***/
  1269. user_pref("mathml.disabled", true);
  1270. /* 2664: disable DeviceStorage API
  1271. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DeviceStorageAPI ***/
  1272. user_pref("device.storage.enabled", false);
  1273. /* 2665: remove webchannel whitelist ***/
  1274. user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
  1275. /* 2667: disable various developer tools in browser context
  1276. * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes
  1277. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/
  1278. user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
  1279. /* 2668: lock down allowed extension directories
  1280. * [WARNING] This will break extensions that do not use the default XPI directories
  1281. * [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/
  1282. * [1] archived: https://archive.is/DYjAM ***/
  1283. user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 1); // (hidden pref)
  1284. user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15);
  1285. /* 2670: disable "image/" mime types bypassing CSP (FF51+)
  1286. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1288361 ***/
  1287. user_pref("security.block_script_with_wrong_mime", true);
  1288. /* 2671: disable in-content SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) (FF53+)
  1289. * [WARNING] SVG is fairly common (~15% of the top 10K sites), so will cause some breakage
  1290. * including youtube player controls. Best left for "hardened" or specific profiles.
  1291. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1216893 ***/
  1292. // user_pref("svg.disabled", true);
  1293. /* 2672: enforce Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing security risk
  1294. * Firefox has *some* protections to mitigate the risk, but it is better to be safe
  1295. * than sorry. The downside: it will also display legitimate IDN's punycoded, which
  1296. * might be undesirable for users from countries with non-latin alphabets
  1297. * [TEST] https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/ (www.apple.com)
  1298. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode
  1299. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm
  1300. * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack
  1301. * [4] CVE-2017-5383: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
  1302. * [5] https://www.xudongz.com/blog/2017/idn-phishing/ ***/
  1303. user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
  1304. /* 2673: enable CSP (Content Security Policy)
  1305. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/
  1306. user_pref("security.csp.enable", true); // default: true
  1307. /* 2674: enable CSP 1.1 experimental hash-source directive (FF29+)
  1308. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=855326,883975 ***/
  1309. user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true);
  1310. /* 2675: block top level window data: URIs (FF56+)
  1311. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1331351
  1312. * [2] https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/01/gmail-phishing-data-uri/
  1313. * [3] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/data-url-navigations-on-top-level-window-will-be-blocked/ ***/
  1314. user_pref("security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations", true);
  1315. /* 2676: disable CSP violation events (FF59+)
  1316. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SecurityPolicyViolationEvent ***/
  1317. user_pref("security.csp.enable_violation_events", false);
  1318. /*** 2700: PERSISTENT STORAGE
  1319. Data SET by websites including
  1320. cookies : profile\cookies.sqlite
  1321. localStorage : profile\webappsstore.sqlite
  1322. indexedDB : profile\storage\default
  1323. appCache : profile\OfflineCache
  1324. serviceWorkers :
  1325. ***/
  1326. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!");
  1327. /* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP]
  1328. * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension
  1329. * 0=allow all 1=allow same host 2=disallow all 3=allow 3rd party if it already set a cookie
  1330. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites
  1331. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites
  1332. * [NOTE] This also controls access to 3rd party Web Storage, IndexedDB, Cache API and Service Worker Cache
  1333. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/web-storage-indexeddb-cache-api-now-obey-third-party-cookies-preference/ ***/
  1334. user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2);
  1335. /* 2702: set third-party cookies (i.e ALL) (if enabled, see above pref) to session-only
  1336. and (FF58+) set third-party non-secure (i.e HTTP) cookies to session-only
  1337. [NOTE] .sessionOnly overrides .nonsecureSessionOnly except when .sessionOnly=false and
  1338. .nonsecureSessionOnly=true. This allows you to keep HTTPS cookies, but session-only HTTP ones
  1339. * [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  1340. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly ***/
  1341. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true);
  1342. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.nonsecureSessionOnly", true); // (FF58+)
  1343. /* 2703: set cookie lifetime policy
  1344. * 0=until they expire (default), 2=until you close Firefox, 3=for n days (see next pref)
  1345. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until
  1346. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until ***/
  1347. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0);
  1348. /* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/
  1349. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90);
  1350. /* 2705: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (FF52+)
  1351. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/
  1352. user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true); // default: true
  1353. /* 2710: disable DOM (Document Object Model) Storage
  1354. * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality.
  1355. * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/
  1356. // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false);
  1357. /* 2711: clear localStorage and UUID when an extension is uninstalled
  1358. * [NOTE] Both preferences must be the same
  1359. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local
  1360. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1213990 ***/
  1361. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false);
  1362. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false);
  1363. /* 2720: disable JS storing data permanently [SETUP]
  1364. * [WARNING] This BREAKS uBlock Origin [1.14.0+] and other extensions that require IndexedDB
  1365. * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.14.0
  1366. * [WARNING] This *will* break other extensions including legacy, and *will* break some sites ***/
  1367. // user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false);
  1368. /* 2730: disable offline cache ***/
  1369. user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
  1370. /* 2731: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use
  1371. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1098540
  1372. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/959985 ***/
  1373. user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false);
  1374. /* 2732: display a notification when websites ask to store data for offline use
  1375. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>Offline Web Content and User Data>Tell you when a website asks...
  1376. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/
  1377. user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true);
  1378. /* 2733: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200)
  1379. * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts
  1380. * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/
  1381. // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200);
  1382. /* 2740: disable service workers cache and cache storage
  1383. * [1] https://w3c.github.io/ServiceWorker/#privacy ***/
  1384. user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false);
  1385. /* 2750: disable Storage API
  1386. * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much
  1387. * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted
  1388. * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things.
  1389. * [NOTE] This also controls the visibility of the "Options>Privacy & Security>Site Data"
  1390. * section, which also requires Offline Cache (2730) enabled to function
  1391. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/StorageManager
  1392. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
  1393. * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/
  1394. user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1395. user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF53+)
  1396. /*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP]
  1397. You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear
  1398. browsing, download and form history, but not cookies (we expect you to use an extension).
  1399. [NOTE] In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the
  1400. Firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced
  1401. ***/
  1402. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!");
  1403. /* 2802: enable Firefox to clear history items on shutdown
  1404. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Clear history when Firefox closes
  1405. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/
  1406. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true);
  1407. /* 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown
  1408. * [SETTING-56+] Options>Privacy & Security>History>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1409. * [SETTING-ESR] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1410. * [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value
  1411. * but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently
  1412. * However, this may not always be the case. The interface combines and syncs these
  1413. * prefs when set from there, and the sanitize code may change at any time ***/
  1414. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true);
  1415. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
  1416. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true); // see note above
  1417. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1418. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1419. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1420. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1421. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1422. /* 2804: reset default history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above)
  1423. * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History
  1424. * Firefox remembers your last choices. This will reset them when you start Firefox.
  1425. * [NOTE] Regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog
  1426. * for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' ***/
  1427. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cache", true);
  1428. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false);
  1429. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above
  1430. user_pref("privacy.cpd.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1431. user_pref("privacy.cpd.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1432. user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1433. user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed
  1434. user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1435. user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1436. /* 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (clear session restore data) (FF34+)
  1437. * [NOTE] There is a years-old bug that these cause two windows when Firefox restarts.
  1438. * You do not need these anyway if session restore is disabled (see 1020) ***/
  1439. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", true);
  1440. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", true);
  1441. /* 2806: reset default 'Time range to clear' for 'Clear Recent History' (see 2804)
  1442. * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox.
  1443. * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours,
  1444. * 4=today, 5=last five minutes, 6=last twenty-four hours
  1445. * [NOTE] The values 5 + 6 are not listed in the dropdown, which will display a
  1446. * blank value if they are used, but they do work as advertised ***/
  1447. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
  1448. /*** 4000: FIRST PARTY ISOLATION (FPI)
  1449. ** 1277803 - isolate favicons (FF52+)
  1450. ** 1264562 - isolate OCSP cache (FF52+)
  1451. ** 1268726 - isolate Shared Workers (FF52+)
  1452. ** 1316283 - isolate SSL session cache (FF52+)
  1453. ** 1317927 - isolate media cache (FF53+)
  1454. ** 1323644 - isolate HSTS and HPKP (FF54+)
  1455. ** 1334690 - isolate HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+)
  1456. ** 1334693 - isolate SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+)
  1457. ** 1337893 - isolate DNS cache (FF55+)
  1458. ** 1344170 - isolate blob: URI (FF55+)
  1459. ** 1300671 - isolate data:, about: URLs (FF55+)
  1460. NOTE: FPI has some issues depending on your Firefox release
  1461. ** 1418931 - [fixed in FF58+] IndexedDB (Offline Website Data) with FPI Origin Attributes
  1462. are not removed with "Clear All/Recent History" or "On Close"
  1463. ** 1381197 - [fixed in FF59+] extensions cannot control cookies with FPI Origin Attributes
  1464. ***/
  1465. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4000 syntax error: the parrot's pegged out");
  1466. /* 4001: enable First Party Isolation (FF51+)
  1467. * [WARNING] May break cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected
  1468. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1260931 ***/
  1469. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
  1470. /* 4002: enforce FPI restriction for window.opener (FF54+)
  1471. * [NOTE] Setting this to false may reduce the breakage in 4001
  1472. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1319773#c22 ***/
  1473. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true);
  1474. /*** 4500: privacy.resistFingerprinting (RFP)
  1475. This master switch will be used for a wide range of items, many of which will
  1476. **override** existing prefs from FF55+, often providing a **better** solution
  1477. IMPORTANT: As existing prefs become redundant, and some of them WILL interfere
  1478. with how RFP works, they will be moved to section 4600 and made inactive
  1479. ** 418986 - limit window.screen & CSS media queries leaking identifiable info (FF41+)
  1480. [POC] http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (screen, usable screen, and browser window will match)
  1481. [NOTE] Does not cover everything yet - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1216800
  1482. [NOTE] This will probably make your values pretty unique until you resize or snap the
  1483. inner window width + height into standard/common resolutions (such as 1366x768)
  1484. To set a size, open a XUL (chrome) page (such as about:config) which is at 100% zoom, hit
  1485. Shift+F4 to open the scratchpad, type window.resizeTo(1366,768), hit Ctrl+R to run. Test
  1486. your window size, do some math, resize to allow for all the non inner window elements
  1487. [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/screen.php
  1488. ** 1281949 - spoof screen orientation (FF50+)
  1489. ** 1281963 - hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+)
  1490. ** 1330890 - spoof timezone as UTC 0 (FF55+)
  1491. FF58: Date.toLocaleFormat deprecated (818634)
  1492. FF60: Date.toLocaleDateString and Intl.DateTimeFormat fixed (1409973)
  1493. ** 1360039 - spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (see 4601) (FF55+)
  1494. This spoof *shouldn't* affect core chrome/Firefox performance
  1495. ** 1217238 - reduce precision of time exposed by javascript (FF55+)
  1496. ** 1369303 - spoof/disable performance API (see 2410-deprecated, 4602, 4603) (FF56+)
  1497. ** 1333651 & 1383495 & 1396468 - spoof Navigator API (see section 4700) (FF56+)
  1498. FF56: The version number will be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10
  1499. FF57: The version number will match current ESR (1393283, 1418672)
  1500. FF59: The OS will be reported as Windows, OSX, Android, or Linux (to reduce breakage) (1404608)
  1501. ** 1369319 - disable device sensor API (see 4604) (FF56+)
  1502. ** 1369357 - disable site specific zoom (see 4605) (FF56+)
  1503. ** 1337161 - hide gamepads from content (see 4606) (FF56+)
  1504. ** 1372072 - spoof network information API as "unknown" (see 4607) (FF56+)
  1505. ** 1333641 - reduce fingerprinting in WebSpeech API (see 4608) (FF56+)
  1506. ** 1372069 & 1403813 - block geolocation requests (same as if you deny a site permission) (see 0201, 0211) (FF56+)
  1507. ** 1369309 - spoof media statistics (see 4610) (FF57+)
  1508. ** 1382499 - reduce screen co-ordinate fingerprinting in Touch API (see 4611) (FF57+)
  1509. ** 1217290 & 1409677 - enable fingerprinting resistance for WebGL (see 2010-12) (FF57+)
  1510. ** 1382545 - reduce fingerprinting in Animation API (FF57+)
  1511. ** 1354633 - limit MediaError.message to a whitelist (FF57+)
  1512. ** 1382533 - enable fingerprinting resistance for Presentation API (FF57+)
  1513. This blocks exposure of local IP Addresses via mDNS (Multicast DNS)
  1514. ** 967895 - enable site permission prompt before allowing canvas data extraction (FF58+)
  1515. FF59: Added to site permissions panel (1413780) Only prompt when triggered by user input (1376865)
  1516. ** 1372073 - spoof/block fingerprinting in MediaDevices API (see 4612) (FF59+)
  1517. ** 1039069 - warn when language prefs are set to non en-US (see 0207, 0208) (FF59+)
  1518. ** 1222285 & 1433592 - spoof keyboard events and suppress keyboard modifier events (FF59+)
  1519. Spoofing mimics the content language of the document. Currently it only supports en-US.
  1520. Modifier events suppressed are SHIFT and both ALT keys. Chrome is not affected.
  1521. FF60: Fixes keydown/keyup events (1438795)
  1522. ***/
  1523. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
  1524. /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting (FF41+)
  1525. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/418986 ***/
  1526. user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); // (hidden pref) (not hidden FF55+)
  1527. /* 4502: set new window sizes to round to hundreds (FF55+) [SETUP]
  1528. * [NOTE] Width will round down to multiples of 200s and height to 100s, to fit your screen.
  1529. * The override values are a starting point to round from if you want some control
  1530. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1330882
  1531. * [2] https://hardware.metrics.mozilla.com/ ***/
  1532. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1600); // (hidden pref)
  1533. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 900); // (hidden pref)
  1534. /* 4503: disable mozAddonManager Web API (FF57+)
  1535. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1384330 ***/
  1536. // user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager", true); // (hidden pref)
  1537. /*** 4600: RFP (4500) ALTERNATIVES [SETUP]
  1538. * IF you DO use RFP (see 4500) then you DO NOT need these redundant prefs. In fact,
  1539. some even cause RFP to not behave as you would expect and alter your fingerprint.
  1540. Make sure they are RESET in about:config as per your Firefox version
  1541. * IF you DO NOT use RFP or are on ESR... then turn on each ESR section below
  1542. ***/
  1543. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4600 syntax error: the parrot's crossed the Jordan");
  1544. /* [NOTE] ESR52.x and non-RFP users replace the * with a slash on this line to enable these
  1545. // FF55+
  1546. // 4601: [2514] spoof (or limit?) number of CPU cores (FF48+)
  1547. // [WARNING] *may* affect core chrome/Firefox performance, will affect content.
  1548. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1008453
  1549. // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21675
  1550. // [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22127
  1551. // [4] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/workers.html#navigator.hardwareconcurrency
  1552. // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", 2);
  1553. // * * * /
  1554. // FF56+
  1555. // 4602: [2411] disable resource/navigation timing
  1556. user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false);
  1557. // 4603: [2412] disable timing attacks
  1558. // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI
  1559. user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
  1560. // 4604: [2512] disable device sensor API
  1561. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your device
  1562. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758
  1563. // [2] https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
  1564. // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1357733,1292751
  1565. // user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false);
  1566. // 4605: [2515] disable site specific zoom
  1567. // Zoom levels affect screen res and are highly fingerprintable. This does not stop you using
  1568. // zoom, it will just not use/remember any site specific settings. Zoom levels on new tabs
  1569. // and new windows are reset to default and only the current tab retains the current zoom
  1570. user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", false);
  1571. // 4606: [2501] disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration
  1572. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
  1573. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023
  1574. // user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false);
  1575. // 4607: [2503] disable giving away network info (FF31+)
  1576. // e.g. bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none
  1577. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API
  1578. // [2] https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/
  1579. // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/960426
  1580. user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false);
  1581. // 4608: [2021] disable the SpeechSynthesis (Text-to-Speech) part of the Web Speech API
  1582. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API
  1583. // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis
  1584. // [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API
  1585. user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);
  1586. // * * * /
  1587. // FF57+
  1588. // 4610: [2506] disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting (FF25+)
  1589. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757
  1590. // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/654550
  1591. user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
  1592. // 4611: [2509] disable touch events
  1593. // fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates
  1594. // 0=disabled, 1=enabled, 2=autodetect
  1595. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your device
  1596. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Touch_events
  1597. // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286
  1598. // user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0);
  1599. // * * * /
  1600. // FF59+
  1601. // 4612: [2511] disable MediaDevices change detection (FF51+)
  1602. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/devicechange
  1603. // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange
  1604. user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false);
  1605. // * * * /
  1606. // ***/
  1607. /*** 4700: RFP (4500) ALTERNATIVES - NAVIGATOR / USER AGENT (UA) SPOOFING
  1608. Spoofing your UA to *LOWER* entropy *does* *not* *work*. It may even cause site breakage
  1609. depending on your values. Even if you spoof, like TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) does, as the
  1610. latest ESR, it still *does* *not* *work*. There are two main reasons for this.
  1611. 1. Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means. And when
  1612. those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy. Examples of leaks include
  1613. navigator objects, date locale/formats, iframes, headers, resource://URIs,
  1614. feature detection and more.
  1615. 2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced
  1616. by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default.
  1617. * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500)
  1618. which is already plugging leaks (see 1 above) the prefs below do not address
  1619. * Values below are for example only based on the current TBB at the time of writing
  1620. ***/
  1621. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4700 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow");
  1622. /* 4701: navigator.userAgent leaks in JS
  1623. * [NOTE] Setting this will break any UA spoofing extension whitelisting ***/
  1624. // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0"); // (hidden pref)
  1625. /* 4702: navigator.buildID (see gecko.buildID in about:config) reveals build time
  1626. * down to the second which defeats user agent spoofing and can compromise OS etc
  1627. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/583181 ***/
  1628. // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "20100101"); // (hidden pref)
  1629. /* 4703: navigator.appName ***/
  1630. // user_pref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); // (hidden pref)
  1631. /* 4704: navigator.appVersion ***/
  1632. // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); // (hidden pref)
  1633. /* 4705: navigator.platform leaks in JS ***/
  1634. // user_pref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); // (hidden pref)
  1635. /* 4706: navigator.oscpu leaks in JS ***/
  1636. // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "Windows NT 6.1"); // (hidden pref)
  1637. /* 4707: general.useragent.locale (related, see 0204-deprecated FF59+) ***/
  1638. /*** 5000: PERSONAL [SETUP]
  1639. Non-project related but useful. If any of these interest you, add them to your overrides ***/
  1640. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
  1641. /* WARNINGS ***/
  1642. // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false);
  1643. // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false);
  1644. // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false);
  1645. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0);
  1646. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
  1647. /* APPEARANCE ***/
  1648. // user_pref("browser.download.autohideButton", false); // (FF57+)
  1649. // user_pref("toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  1650. /* CONTENT BEHAVIOR ***/
  1651. // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true); // enable "Find As You Type"
  1652. // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false); // disable autocopy default [LINUX]
  1653. // user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 2); // 0=none, 1-multi-line, 2=multi-line & single-line
  1654. /* UX BEHAVIOR ***/
  1655. // user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2); // 0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing
  1656. // user_pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", true);
  1657. // user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false);
  1658. // user_pref("browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs", true); // open bookmarks in a new tab (FF57+)
  1659. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true); // see Bugzilla 1320061 (FF53+)
  1660. // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false); // middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [WINDOWS] [MAC]
  1661. // user_pref("view_source.tab", false); // open "page/selection source" in a new window
  1662. /* OTHER ***/
  1663. // user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
  1664. // user_pref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled", false); // disable and hide Firefox Accounts and Sync (FF60+) [RESTART]
  1665. // user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false); // see Bugzilla 620472
  1666. // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); // "Reader View"
  1667. // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false); // enforced extension signing (Nightly/ESR)
  1668. /*** 9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED
  1669. Documentation denoted as [-]. Numbers may be re-used. See [1] for a link-clickable,
  1670. viewer-friendly version of the deprecated bugzilla tickets. The original state of each pref
  1671. has been preserved, or changed to match the current setup, but you are advised to review them.
  1672. [NOTE] Up to FF53, to enable a section change /* FFxx to // FFxx
  1673. For FF53 on, we have bundled releases to cater for ESR. Change /* to // on the first line
  1674. [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123
  1675. ***/
  1676. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "9999 syntax error: the parrot's deprecated!");
  1677. /* FF42 and older
  1678. // 2607: (25+) disable page thumbnails - replaced by browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled
  1679. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/897811
  1680. user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false);
  1681. // 2503: (31+) disable network API - replaced by dom.netinfo.enabled
  1682. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/960426
  1683. user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false);
  1684. // 2620: (35+) disable WebSockets
  1685. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1091016
  1686. user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false);
  1687. // 1610: (36+) set DNT "value" to "not be tracked" (FF21+)
  1688. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value
  1689. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1042135#c101
  1690. // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1);
  1691. // 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback
  1692. // The API will be superseded by the WebRTC Capture and Stream API
  1693. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Archive/B2G_OS/API/CameraControl
  1694. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1107683
  1695. user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false);
  1696. // 0415: (41+) disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) - removed or replaced by various
  1697. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1109475
  1698. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL
  1699. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", ""); // removed
  1700. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL
  1701. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", ""); // removed
  1702. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", ""); // removed
  1703. // 0702: (41+) disable HTTP2 (draft)
  1704. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1132357
  1705. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false);
  1706. // 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration
  1707. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1169945
  1708. user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", "");
  1709. // 2803: (42+) clear passwords on shutdown
  1710. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1102184
  1711. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false);
  1712. // 5002: (42+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1713. // replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero
  1714. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1160017
  1715. // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false);
  1716. // ***/
  1717. /* FF43
  1718. // 0410's: disable safebrowsing urls & updates - replaced by various
  1719. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1107372
  1720. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL
  1721. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL
  1722. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL
  1723. // 0420's: disable tracking protection - replaced by various
  1724. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1107372
  1725. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL
  1726. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL
  1727. // 1803: remove plugin finder service
  1728. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url
  1729. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1202193
  1730. user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", "");
  1731. // 5003: disable new search panel UI
  1732. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1119250
  1733. // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false);
  1734. // ***/
  1735. /* FF44
  1736. // 0414: disable safebrowsing's real-time binary checking (google) (FF43+)
  1737. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1237103
  1738. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL
  1739. // 1200's: block rc4 whitelist
  1740. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1215796
  1741. user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false);
  1742. // 2301: disable SharedWorkers
  1743. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15562
  1744. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1207635
  1745. user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false);
  1746. // 2403: disable scripts changing images
  1747. // [TEST] https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2
  1748. // [WARNING] Will break some sites such as Google Maps and a lot of web apps
  1749. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/773429
  1750. // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true);
  1751. // ***/
  1752. /* FF45
  1753. // 1021b: disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none
  1754. // extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  1755. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1235379
  1756. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2);
  1757. // ***/
  1758. /* FF46
  1759. // 0333: disable health report
  1760. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1234526
  1761. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  1762. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // (hidden pref)
  1763. // 0334b: disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers
  1764. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1234522
  1765. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false);
  1766. // 0414: disable safebrowsing pref - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url
  1767. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1239587
  1768. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check
  1769. // 0420: disable polaris (part of Tracking Protection, never used in stable)
  1770. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1235565
  1771. // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false);
  1772. // 0510: disable "Pocket" - replaced by extensions.pocket.*
  1773. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1215694
  1774. user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false);
  1775. user_pref("browser.pocket.api", "");
  1776. user_pref("browser.pocket.site", "");
  1777. user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
  1778. // ***/
  1779. /* FF47
  1780. // 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry
  1781. // is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled
  1782. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1236580
  1783. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // (hidden pref)
  1784. // 0333b: disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED
  1785. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1236580
  1786. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,");
  1787. // 0807: disable history manipulation
  1788. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/History_API
  1789. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1249542
  1790. user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false);
  1791. user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false);
  1792. user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false);
  1793. // ***/
  1794. /* FF48
  1795. // 0806: disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]'
  1796. // [-] http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html
  1797. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1181078
  1798. user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false);
  1799. // ***/
  1800. /* FF49
  1801. // 0372: disable "Hello"
  1802. // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/archive/hello/2016-03/
  1803. // [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello
  1804. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1287827
  1805. user_pref("loop.enabled", false);
  1806. user_pref("loop.server", "");
  1807. user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", "");
  1808. user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", "");
  1809. user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", "");
  1810. user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false);
  1811. user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", "");
  1812. user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", "");
  1813. user_pref("loop.logDomains", false);
  1814. // 2202: disable new window scrollbars being hidden
  1815. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1257887
  1816. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true);
  1817. // 2303: disable push notification (UDP wake-up)
  1818. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1265914
  1819. user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false);
  1820. // ***/
  1821. /* FF50
  1822. // 0101: disable Windows10 intro on startup [WINDOWS]
  1823. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1274633
  1824. user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", "");
  1825. // 0308: disable plugin update notifications
  1826. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1277905
  1827. user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);
  1828. // 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled
  1829. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1025965
  1830. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false);
  1831. // 1266: disable rc4 ciphers
  1832. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369
  1833. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1268728
  1834. // [-] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/
  1835. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1836. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1837. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false);
  1838. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1839. // 1809: remove Mozilla's plugin update URL
  1840. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1277905
  1841. user_pref("plugins.update.url", "");
  1842. // ***/
  1843. /* FF51
  1844. // 0702: disable SPDY
  1845. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1248197
  1846. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false);
  1847. // 1851: delay play of videos until they're visible
  1848. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1180563
  1849. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1262053
  1850. user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true);
  1851. // 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1852. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1250244
  1853. user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false);
  1854. // ***/
  1855. /* FF52
  1856. // 1601: disable referer from an SSL Website
  1857. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1308725
  1858. user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false);
  1859. // 1850: disable Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module)
  1860. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285
  1861. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1329538,1337121 // FF52
  1862. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1329543 // FF53
  1863. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false);
  1864. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false);
  1865. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false);
  1866. // 2405: disable WebTelephony API
  1867. // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony
  1868. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1309719
  1869. user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false);
  1870. // 2502: disable Battery Status API
  1871. // Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that was fixed.
  1872. // However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy.
  1873. // e.g. do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
  1874. // [1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/
  1875. // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1124127
  1876. // [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/
  1877. // [4] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/02/battery-status-indicators-tracking-online
  1878. // [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code.
  1879. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1313580
  1880. user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
  1881. // ***/
  1882. /* ESR52.x still uses all the following prefs
  1883. // [NOTE] replace the * with a slash in the line above to re-enable them if you're using ESR52.x.x
  1884. // FF53
  1885. // 1265: block rc4 fallback
  1886. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1130670
  1887. user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false);
  1888. // 1806: disable Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP (the string = min version number allowed)
  1889. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1317108,1317109,1317110
  1890. user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999");
  1891. user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999");
  1892. user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999");
  1893. // 2022: disable screensharing
  1894. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1329562
  1895. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false);
  1896. // 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting
  1897. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1322736
  1898. user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false);
  1899. // * * * /
  1900. // FF54
  1901. // 0415: disable reporting URLs (safe browsing)
  1902. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1288633
  1903. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", "");
  1904. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", "");
  1905. // 1830: block websites detecting DRM is disabled
  1906. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1242321
  1907. user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false);
  1908. // 2425: disable Archive Reader API
  1909. // i.e. reading archive contents directly in the browser, through DOM file objects
  1910. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1342361
  1911. user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false);
  1912. // * * * /
  1913. // FF55
  1914. // 0209: disable geolocation on non-secure origins (FF54+)
  1915. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1269531
  1916. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1072859
  1917. user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false);
  1918. // 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry) (FF37+)
  1919. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738
  1920. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1361578
  1921. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  1922. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", "");
  1923. // 0360: disable new tab "pings"
  1924. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1241390
  1925. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,");
  1926. // 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites
  1927. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1361220
  1928. user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false);
  1929. // 0863: disable Form Autofill (FF54+) - replaced by extensions.formautofill.*
  1930. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1364334
  1931. user_pref("browser.formautofill.enabled", false);
  1932. // 2410: disable User Timing API
  1933. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336
  1934. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1344669
  1935. user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false);
  1936. // 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (FF38+) (physical keyboards)
  1937. // The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on
  1938. // web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY,
  1939. // AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, e.g. German vs English.
  1940. // [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard
  1941. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code
  1942. // [2] https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm
  1943. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352949
  1944. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false);
  1945. // 5015: disable tab animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
  1946. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352069
  1947. user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false);
  1948. // 5016: disable fullscreeen animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
  1949. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352069
  1950. user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false);
  1951. // * * * /
  1952. // FF56
  1953. // 0515: disable Screenshots (rollout pref only) (FF54+)
  1954. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1386333
  1955. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.system-disabled", true);
  1956. // 0517: disable Form Autofill (FF55+) - replaced by extensions.formautofill.available
  1957. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1385201
  1958. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.experimental", false);
  1959. // * * * /
  1960. // FF57
  1961. // 0374: disable "social" integration
  1962. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API
  1963. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1388902,1406193 (some leftovers were removed in FF58)
  1964. user_pref("social.whitelist", "");
  1965. user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false);
  1966. user_pref("social.shareDirectory", "");
  1967. user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false);
  1968. user_pref("social.directories", "");
  1969. user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false);
  1970. user_pref("social.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  1971. // 1830: disable DRM's EME WideVineAdapter
  1972. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1395468
  1973. user_pref("media.eme.chromium-api.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  1974. // 2611: disable WebIDE extension downloads (Valence)
  1975. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
  1976. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1393497
  1977. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false);
  1978. // 2612: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - e.g. Roku
  1979. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
  1980. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1393582
  1981. user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false);
  1982. // 5022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) (FF49+)
  1983. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1401238
  1984. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false);
  1985. // * * * /
  1986. // FF59
  1987. // 0203: disable using OS locale, force APP locale - replaced by intl.locale.requested
  1988. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1414390
  1989. user_pref("intl.locale.matchOS", false);
  1990. // 0204: set APP locale - replaced by intl.locale.requested
  1991. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1414390
  1992. user_pref("general.useragent.locale", "en-US");
  1993. // 0333b: disable about:healthreport page (which connects to Mozilla for locale/css+js+json)
  1994. // If you have disabled health reports, then this about page is useless - disable it
  1995. // If you want to see what health data is present, then this must be set at default
  1996. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352497
  1997. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl", "data:text/plain,");
  1998. // 0511: disable FlyWeb (FF49+)
  1999. // Flyweb is a set of APIs for advertising and discovering local-area web servers
  2000. // [1] https://flyweb.github.io/
  2001. // [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/FlyWeb/Security_scenarios
  2002. // [3] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/26/firefox-flyweb/
  2003. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1374574
  2004. user_pref("dom.flyweb.enabled", false);
  2005. // 1242: enable Mixed-Content-Blocker to use the HSTS cache but disable the HSTS Priming requests (FF51+)
  2006. // Allow resources from domains with an existing HSTS cache record or in the HSTS preload list
  2007. // to be upgraded to HTTPS internally but disable sending out HSTS Priming requests, because
  2008. // those may cause noticeable delays e.g. requests time out or are not handled well by servers
  2009. // [NOTE] If you want to use the priming requests make sure 'use_hsts' is also true
  2010. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1246540#c145
  2011. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1424917
  2012. user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", true);
  2013. user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false);
  2014. // 1606: set the default Referrer Policy - replaced by network.http.referer.defaultPolicy
  2015. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/587523
  2016. user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3); // (FF53-FF58) default: 3
  2017. // 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect
  2018. // [-] (part8) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1416703#c21
  2019. user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false);
  2020. // 2022: disable screensharing domain whitelist
  2021. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1411742
  2022. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", "");
  2023. // 2023: disable camera stuff
  2024. // [-] (part7) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1416703#c21
  2025. user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false);
  2026. // 2203: disable [popup window] scripts hiding or disabling the following
  2027. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1425999
  2028. user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);
  2029. // 2416: disable idle observation
  2030. // [-] (part7) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1416703#c21
  2031. user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false);
  2032. // * * * /
  2033. // ***/
  2034. /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/
  2035. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "SUCCESS: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'!");