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  1. /******
  2. * name: ghacks user.js
  3. * date: 4 April 2018
  4. * version 60-alpha: Call Me Pants, Maybe
  5. * "Your stare was holding, ripped JEANS, skin was showin'"
  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] Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode
  46. * [SETTING-ESR52] 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] 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: 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] General>Firefox Updates>Never check for updates
  120. * [SETTING-ESR52] 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] General>Firefox Updates>Check for updates but let you choose...
  127. * [SETTING-ESR52] 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] General>Firefox Updates>Use a background service to install updates
  135. * [SETTING-ESR52] 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] General>Firefox Update>Automatically update search engines
  149. * [SETTING-ESR52] 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] 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] 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.enabled", false);
  196. /* 0370: disable "Snippets" (Mozilla content shown on about:home screen)
  197. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service ***/
  198. user_pref("browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl", "data:,");
  199. /* 0380: disable Browser Error Reporter (FF60+)
  200. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-nightly-error-collection
  201. * [2] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/browser/BrowserErrorReporter.html ***/
  202. user_pref("browser.chrome.errorReporter.enabled", false);
  203. user_pref("browser.chrome.errorReporter.submitUrl", "");
  204. /*** 0400: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING / TRACKING PROTECTION
  205. This section has security & tracking protection implications vs privacy concerns vs effectiveness
  206. vs 3rd party 'censorship'. We DO NOT advocate no protection. If you disable Tracking Protection (TP)
  207. and/or Safe Browsing (SB), then SECTION 0400 REQUIRES YOU HAVE uBLOCK ORIGIN INSTALLED.
  208. Safe Browsing is designed to protect users from malicious sites. Tracking Protection is designed
  209. to lessen the impact of third parties on websites to reduce tracking and to speed up your browsing.
  210. These do rely on 3rd parties (Google for SB and Disconnect for TP), but many steps, which are
  211. continually being improved, have been taken to preserve privacy. Disable at your own risk.
  212. ***/
  213. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0400 syntax error: the parrot's passed on!");
  214. /** BLOCKLISTS ***/
  215. /* 0401: enable Firefox blocklist, but sanitize blocklist url
  216. * [NOTE] It includes updates for "revoked certificates"
  217. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl/
  218. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/
  219. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true);
  220. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklists.settings.services.mozilla.com/v1/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/");
  221. /* 0402: enable Kinto blocklist updates (FF50+)
  222. * What is Kinto?: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Kinto#Specifications
  223. * As Firefox transitions to Kinto, the blocklists have been broken down into entries for certs to be
  224. * revoked, extensions and plugins to be disabled, and gfx environments that cause problems or crashes ***/
  225. user_pref("services.blocklist.update_enabled", true);
  226. user_pref("services.blocklist.signing.enforced", true);
  227. /* 0403: disable individual unwanted/unneeded parts of the Kinto blocklists ***/
  228. // user_pref("services.blocklist.onecrl.collection", ""); // revoked certificates
  229. // user_pref("services.blocklist.addons.collection", "");
  230. // user_pref("services.blocklist.plugins.collection", "");
  231. // user_pref("services.blocklist.gfx.collection", "");
  232. /** SAFE BROWSING (SB)
  233. This sub-section has been redesigned to differentiate between "real-time"/"user initiated"
  234. data being sent to Google from all other settings such as using local blocklists/whitelists and
  235. updating those lists. There are NO privacy issues here. *IF* required, a full url is never sent
  236. to Google, only a PART-hash of the prefix, and this is hidden with noise of other real PART-hashes.
  237. Google also swear it is anonymized and only used to flag malicious sites/activity. Firefox
  238. also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and storing safe browsing
  239. cookies in a separate jar. (#Turn on browser.safebrowsing.debug to monitor this activity)
  240. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/
  241. [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing ***/
  242. /* 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" (under Options>Privacy & Security)
  243. * This covers deceptive sites such as phishing and social engineering ***/
  244. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false);
  245. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); // (FF50+)
  246. /* 0411: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Privacy & Security)
  247. * This covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/
  248. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false);
  249. /* 0412: disable "Warn me about unwanted and uncommon software" (under Options>Privacy & Security) (FF48+) ***/
  250. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false);
  251. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false);
  252. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous", false); // (FF49+)
  253. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host", false); // (FF49+)
  254. /* 0413: disable Google safebrowsing updates ***/
  255. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL", "");
  256. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL", "");
  257. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  258. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  259. /* 0414: disable binaries NOT in local lists being checked by Google (real-time checking) ***/
  260. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false);
  261. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", "");
  262. /* 0415: disable reporting URLs ***/
  263. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL", "");
  264. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL", "");
  265. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  266. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  267. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  268. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  269. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  270. /* 0416: disable 'ignore this warning' on Safe Browsing warnings which when clicked
  271. * bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB
  272. * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX A: Test Sites: Section 5
  273. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1226490 ***/
  274. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", false);
  275. /* 0417: disable data sharing (FF58+) ***/
  276. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharing.enabled", false);
  277. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharingURL", "");
  278. /** TRACKING PROTECTION (TP)
  279. There are NO privacy concerns here, but we strongly recommend to use uBlock Origin as well,
  280. as it offers more comprehensive and specialized lists. It also allows per domain control. ***/
  281. /* 0420: enable Tracking Protection in all windows
  282. * [NOTE] TP sends DNT headers regardless of the DNT pref (see 1610)
  283. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection
  284. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/tracking-protection-firefox ***/
  285. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true); // default: true
  286. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true);
  287. /* 0421: enable more Tracking Protection choices under Options>Privacy & Security>Use Tracking Protection
  288. * Displays three choices: "Always", "Only in private windows", "Never" ***/
  289. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", true);
  290. /* 0422: enable "basic" or "strict" tracking protecting list - ONLY USE ONE!
  291. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Tracking Protection>Change Block List
  292. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>Use Tracking Protection>Change Block List ***/
  293. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256"); // basic
  294. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256,content-track-digest256"); // strict
  295. /* 0423: disable Mozilla's blocklist for known Flash tracking/fingerprinting (FF48+)
  296. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/18/firefox-48-blocklist-against-plugin-fingerprinting/
  297. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1237198 ***/
  298. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false);
  299. /* 0424: disable Mozilla's tracking protection and Flash blocklist updates ***/
  300. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL", "");
  301. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL", "");
  302. /* 0425: disable passive Tracking Protection (FF53+)
  303. * Passive TP annotates channels to lower the priority of network loads for resources on the tracking protection list
  304. * [NOTE] It has no effect if TP is enabled, but keep in mind that by default TP is only enabled in Private Windows
  305. * This is included for people who want to completely disable Tracking Protection.
  306. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1170190,1141814 ***/
  307. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels", false);
  308. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.lower_network_priority", false);
  309. /*** 0500: SYSTEM ADD-ONS / EXPERIMENTS
  310. System Add-ons are a method for shipping extensions, considered to be
  311. built-in features to Firefox, that are hidden from the about:addons UI.
  312. To view your System Add-ons go to about:support, they are listed under "Firefox Features"
  313. Some System Add-ons have no on-off prefs. Instead you can manually remove them. Note that app
  314. updates will restore them. They may also be updated and possibly restored automatically (see 0505)
  315. * Portable: "...\App\Firefox64\browser\features\" (or "App\Firefox\etc" for 32bit)
  316. * Windows: "...\Program Files\Mozilla\browser\features" (or "Program Files (X86)\etc" for 32bit)
  317. * Mac: "...\Applications\Firefox\Contents\Resources\browser\features\"
  318. [NOTE] On Mac you can right-click on the application and select "Show Package Contents"
  319. * Linux: "/usr/lib/firefox/browser/features" (or similar)
  320. [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/addon-manager/SystemAddons.html
  321. [2] https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/extensions
  322. ***/
  323. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0500 syntax error: the parrot's cashed in 'is chips!");
  324. /* 0501: disable experiments
  325. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Telemetry/Experiments ***/
  326. user_pref("experiments.enabled", false);
  327. user_pref("experiments.manifest.uri", "");
  328. user_pref("experiments.supported", false);
  329. user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false);
  330. /* 0502: disable Mozilla permission to silently opt you into tests ***/
  331. user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false);
  332. /* 0503: disable Normandy/Shield (FF60+)
  333. * Shield is an telemetry system (including Heartbeat) that can also push and test "recipes"
  334. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield
  335. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/normandy ***/
  336. user_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false);
  337. user_pref("app.normandy.api_url", "");
  338. user_pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false);
  339. /* 0505: block URL used for System Add-on updates (FF44+)
  340. * [NOTE] You will not get any System Add-on updates except when you update Firefox ***/
  341. // user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.url", "");
  342. /* 0506: disable PingCentre telemetry (used in several System Add-ons) (FF57+)
  343. * Currently blocked by 'datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled' (see 0333) ***/
  344. user_pref("browser.ping-centre.telemetry", false);
  345. /* 0510: disable Pocket (FF39+)
  346. * Pocket is a third party (now owned by Mozilla) "save for later" cloud service
  347. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_(application)
  348. * [2] https://www.gnu.gl/blog/Posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-pocket/ ***/
  349. user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false);
  350. /* 0512: disable Shield (FF53-FF59) - replaced internally by Normandy (see 0503)
  351. * Shield is an telemetry system (including Heartbeat) that can also push and test "recipes"
  352. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield
  353. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/normandy ***/
  354. user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled", false);
  355. user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url", "");
  356. /* 0513: disable Follow On Search (FF53+)
  357. * Just DELETE the XPI file in your System Add-ons directory
  358. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2017/06/05/measuring-search-in-firefox/ ***/
  359. /* 0514: disable Activity Stream (FF54+)
  360. * Activity Stream is the default homepage/newtab in FF57+. It is based on metadata and browsing behavior,
  361. * and includes telemetry and web content such as snippets, top stories (pocket), top sites, etc.
  362. * - ONE: make sure to set your "home" and "newtab" to about:blank (or use an extension to control them)
  363. * - TWO: DELETE the XPI file in your System Add-ons directory (note this get reinstalled on app updates)
  364. * And/or you can try to control the ever-growing, ever-changing "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.*" prefs
  365. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Activity_Stream
  366. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/firefox-mockups-show-activity-stream-new-tab-page-and-share-updates/ ***/
  367. user_pref("browser.library.activity-stream.enabled", false); // (FF57+)
  368. /* 0515: disable Screenshots (FF55+)
  369. * alternatively in FF60+, disable uploading to the Screenshots server
  370. * [1] https://github.com/mozilla-services/screenshots
  371. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/28/firefox-screenshots-integrated-in-firefox-nightly/ ***/
  372. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.disabled", true);
  373. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.upload-disabled", true); // (FF60+)
  374. /* 0516: disable Onboarding (FF55+)
  375. * Onboarding is an interactive tour/setup for new installs/profiles and features. Every time
  376. * about:home or about:newtab is opened, the onboarding overlay is injected into that page
  377. * [NOTE] Onboarding uses Google Analytics [2], and leaks resource://URIs [3]
  378. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Onboarding
  379. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/onboard/commit/db4d6c8726c89a5d6a241c1b1065827b525c5baf
  380. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/863246#c154 ***/
  381. user_pref("browser.onboarding.enabled", false);
  382. /* 0517: disable Form Autofill (FF55+)
  383. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Forms & Passwords>Enable Profile Autofill
  384. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>Forms & Passwords>Enable Profile Autofill
  385. * [NOTE] Stored data is NOT secure (uses a JSON file)
  386. * [NOTE] Heuristics controls Form Autofill on forms without @autocomplete attributes
  387. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill
  388. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome/ ***/
  389. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false);
  390. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.available", "off"); // (FF56+)
  391. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); // (FF56+)
  392. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false);
  393. /* 0518: disable Web Compatibility Reporter (FF56+)
  394. * Web Compatibility Reporter adds a "Report Site Issue" button to send data to Mozilla ***/
  395. user_pref("extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled", false);
  396. /*** 0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - e.g. clicked on] ***/
  397. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!");
  398. /* 0601: disable link prefetching
  399. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/
  400. user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
  401. /* 0602: disable DNS prefetching
  402. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/27/firefox-prefetching-what-you-need-to-know/
  403. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-DNS-Prefetch-Control ***/
  404. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
  405. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (hidden pref)
  406. /* 0603a: disable Seer/Necko
  407. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Necko ***/
  408. user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
  409. /* 0603b: disable more Necko/Captive Portal
  410. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal
  411. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal
  412. * [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21790 ***/
  413. user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", "");
  414. user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // (FF52+)
  415. /* 0605: disable link-mouseover opening connection to linked server
  416. * [1] https://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests
  417. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/16/block-firefox-from-connecting-to-sites-when-you-hover-over-links/ ***/
  418. user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
  419. /* 0606: disable pings (but enforce same host in case)
  420. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings
  421. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings.require_same_host ***/
  422. user_pref("browser.send_pings", false);
  423. user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true);
  424. /* 0607: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS]
  425. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/25/block-firefox-chrome-windows-store/ ***/
  426. user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false);
  427. /* 0608: disable predictor / prefetching (FF48+) ***/
  428. user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false);
  429. /*** 0700: HTTP* / TCP/IP / DNS / PROXY / SOCKS etc ***/
  430. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0700 syntax error: the parrot's given up the ghost!");
  431. /* 0701: disable IPv6 (included for knowledge ONLY [WARNING] do not do this)
  432. * This is all about covert channels such as MAC addresses being included/abused in the
  433. * IPv6 protocol for tracking. If you want to mask your IP address, this is not the way
  434. * to do it. It's 2016, IPv6 is here. Here are some old links
  435. * 2010: https://christopher-parsons.com/ipv6-and-the-future-of-privacy/
  436. * 2011: https://iapp.org/news/a/2011-09-09-facing-the-privacy-implications-of-ipv6/
  437. * 2012: http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment/
  438. * [NOTE] It is a myth that disabling IPv6 will speed up your internet connection
  439. * [1] https://www.howtogeek.com/195062/no-disabling-ipv6-probably-wont-speed-up-your-internet-connection/ ***/
  440. // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
  441. // user_pref("network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4", true); // default: true
  442. /* 0702: disable HTTP2 (which was based on SPDY which is now deprecated)
  443. * HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to enhance
  444. * privacy, and in fact opens up a number of server-side fingerprinting opportunities
  445. * [1] https://http2.github.io/faq/
  446. * [2] https://blog.scottlogic.com/2014/11/07/http-2-a-quick-look.html
  447. * [3] https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2716278
  448. * [4] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/107 ***/
  449. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false);
  450. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false);
  451. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false);
  452. /* 0703: disable HTTP Alternative Services (FF37+)
  453. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/#comment-3970881
  454. * [2] https://www.mnot.net/blog/2016/03/09/alt-svc ***/
  455. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false);
  456. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false);
  457. /* 0704: enforce the proxy server to do any DNS lookups when using SOCKS
  458. * e.g. in TOR, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination
  459. * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request
  460. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.socks_remote_dns
  461. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/
  462. user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true);
  463. /* 0705: disable DNS requests for hostnames with a .onion TLD (FF45+)
  464. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1228457 ***/
  465. user_pref("network.dns.blockDotOnion", true);
  466. /* 0706: remove paths when sending URLs to PAC scripts (FF51+)
  467. * CVE-2017-5384: Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC)
  468. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1255474 ***/
  469. user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path", false);
  470. /*** 0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS [SETUP]
  471. If you are in a private environment (no unwanted eyeballs) and your device is private
  472. (restricted access), and the device is secure when unattended (locked, encrypted, forensic
  473. hardened), then items 0850 and above can be relaxed in return for more convenience and
  474. functionality. Likewise, you may want to check the items cleared on shutdown in section 2800.
  475. [NOTE] The urlbar is also commonly referred to as the location bar and address bar
  476. #Required reading [#] https://xkcd.com/538/
  477. ***/
  478. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!");
  479. /* 0801: disable location bar using search - PRIVACY
  480. * don't leak typos to a search engine, give an error message instead ***/
  481. user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
  482. /* 0802: disable location bar domain guessing - PRIVACY/SECURITY
  483. * domain guessing intercepts DNS "hostname not found errors" and resends a
  484. * request (e.g. by adding www or .com). This is inconsistent use (e.g. FQDNs), does not work
  485. * via Proxy Servers (different error), is a flawed use of DNS (TLDs: why treat .com
  486. * as the 411 for DNS errors?), privacy issues (why connect to sites you didn't
  487. * intend to), can leak sensitive data (e.g. query strings: e.g. Princeton attack),
  488. * and is a security risk (e.g. common typos & malicious sites set up to exploit this) ***/
  489. user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false);
  490. /* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar - helps SECURITY ***/
  491. user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
  492. /* 0804: limit history leaks via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY
  493. * This is a PER TAB session history. You still have a full history stored under all history
  494. * default=50, minimum=1=currentpage, 2 is the recommended minimum as some pages
  495. * use it as a means of referral (e.g. hotlinking), 4 or 6 or 10 may be more practical ***/
  496. user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_entries", 10);
  497. /* 0805: disable CSS querying page history - CSS history leak - PRIVACY
  498. * [NOTE] This has NEVER been fully "resolved": in Mozilla/docs it is stated it's
  499. * only in 'certain circumstances', also see latest comments in [2]
  500. * [TEST] http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/yahh/ (see github wiki APPENDIX C on how to use)
  501. * [1] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy
  502. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/147777
  503. * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector ***/
  504. user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
  505. /* 0806: disable displaying javascript in history URLs - SECURITY ***/
  506. user_pref("browser.urlbar.filter.javascript", true);
  507. /* 0807: disable search bar LIVE search suggestions - PRIVACY
  508. * [SETTING] Search>Provide search suggestions ***/
  509. user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
  510. /* 0808: disable location bar LIVE search suggestions (requires 0807 = true) - PRIVACY
  511. * Also disable the location bar prompt to enable/disable or learn more about it.
  512. * [SETTING] Search>Show search suggestions in address bar results ***/
  513. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false);
  514. user_pref("browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice", true); // (FF41+)
  515. /* 0809: disable location bar suggesting "preloaded" top websites (FF54+)
  516. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1211726 ***/
  517. user_pref("browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled", false);
  518. /* 0810: disable location bar making speculative connections (FF56+)
  519. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1348275 ***/
  520. user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
  521. /* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete and suggestion types
  522. * If you enforce any of the suggestion types, you MUST enforce 'autocomplete'
  523. * - If *ALL* of the suggestion types are false, 'autocomplete' must also be false
  524. * - If *ANY* of the suggestion types are true, 'autocomplete' must also be true
  525. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Address Bar>When using the address bar, suggest
  526. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>Location Bar>When using the location bar, suggest
  527. * [WARNING] If all three suggestion types are false, search engine keywords are disabled ***/
  528. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false);
  529. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false);
  530. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false);
  531. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false);
  532. /* 0850c: disable location bar dropdown
  533. * This value controls the total number of entries to appear in the location bar dropdown
  534. * [NOTE] Items (bookmarks/history/openpages) with a high "frecency"/"bonus" will always
  535. * be displayed (no we do not know how these are calculated or what the threshold is),
  536. * and this does not affect the search by search engine suggestion (see 0808)
  537. * [USAGE] This setting is only useful if you want to enable search engine keywords
  538. * (i.e. at least one of 0850a suggestion types must be true) but you want to *limit* suggestions shown ***/
  539. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0);
  540. /* 0850d: disable location bar autofill
  541. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete ***/
  542. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false);
  543. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed", false);
  544. /* 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches (FF51+)
  545. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/ ***/
  546. user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false);
  547. /* 0850f: disable location bar suggesting local search history (FF57+)
  548. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1181644 ***/
  549. user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxHistoricalSearchSuggestions", 0); // max. number of search suggestions
  550. /* 0860: disable search and form history
  551. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  552. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  553. * [NOTE] You can clear formdata on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  554. user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false);
  555. /* 0862: disable browsing and download history
  556. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history
  557. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history
  558. * [NOTE] You can clear history and downloads on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  559. // user_pref("places.history.enabled", false);
  560. /* 0870: disable Windows jumplist [WINDOWS] ***/
  561. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.enabled", false);
  562. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false);
  563. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled", false);
  564. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled", false);
  565. /* 0871: disable Windows taskbar preview [WINDOWS] ***/
  566. user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false);
  567. /*** 0900: PASSWORDS ***/
  568. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!");
  569. /* 0901: disable saving passwords
  570. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Forms & Passwords>Remember logins and passwords for sites
  571. * [SETTING-ESR52] Security>Logins>Remember logins for sites
  572. * [NOTE] This does not clear any passwords already saved ***/
  573. // user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false);
  574. /* 0902: use a master password (recommended if you save passwords)
  575. * There are no preferences for this. It is all handled internally.
  576. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Forms & Passwords>Use a master password
  577. * [SETTING-ESR52] Security>Logins>Use a master password
  578. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins ***/
  579. /* 0903: set how often Firefox should ask for the master password
  580. * 0=the first time (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=every n minutes (as per the next pref) ***/
  581. user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
  582. /* 0904: set how often in minutes Firefox should ask for the master password (see pref above)
  583. * in minutes, default is 30 ***/
  584. user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5);
  585. /* 0905: disable auto-filling username & password form fields - SECURITY
  586. * can leak in cross-site forms AND be spoofed
  587. * [NOTE] Password will still be auto-filled after a user name is manually entered
  588. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signon.autofillForms ***/
  589. user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false);
  590. /* 0906: disable websites' autocomplete="off" (FF30+)
  591. * Don't let sites dictate use of saved logins and passwords. Increase security through
  592. * stronger password use. The trade-off is the convenience. Some sites should never be
  593. * saved (such as banking sites). Set at true, informed users can make their own choice. ***/
  594. user_pref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", true);
  595. /* 0907: display warnings for logins on non-secure (non HTTPS) pages
  596. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1217156 ***/
  597. user_pref("security.insecure_password.ui.enabled", true);
  598. /* 0908: remove user & password info when attempting to fix an entered URL (i.e. 0802 is true)
  599. * e.g. //user:password@foo -> //user@(prefix)foo(suffix) NOT //user:password@(prefix)foo(suffix) ***/
  600. user_pref("browser.fixup.hide_user_pass", true);
  601. /* 0909: disable formless login capture for Password Manager (FF51+) ***/
  602. user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false);
  603. /* 0910: disable autofilling saved passwords on HTTP pages and show warning (FF52+)
  604. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/insecure-login-forms-now-disable-autofill-show-warning-beneath-input-control/
  605. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1217152,1319119 ***/
  606. user_pref("signon.autofillForms.http", false);
  607. user_pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true);
  608. /* 0911: prevent cross-origin images from triggering an HTTP-Authentication prompt (FF55+)
  609. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1357835 ***/
  610. user_pref("network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow", false);
  611. /*** 1000: CACHE [SETUP] ***/
  612. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is maker!");
  613. /** CACHE ***/
  614. /* 1001: disable disk cache ***/
  615. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
  616. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 0);
  617. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled", false);
  618. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run", false);
  619. /* 1002: disable disk cache for SSL pages
  620. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl ***/
  621. user_pref("browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl", false);
  622. /* 1003: disable memory cache
  623. * [NOTE] Not recommended due to performance issues ***/
  624. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false);
  625. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 0); // (hidden pref)
  626. /* 1005: disable fastback cache
  627. * To improve performance when pressing back/forward Firefox stores visited pages
  628. * so they don't have to be re-parsed. This is not the same as memory cache.
  629. * 0=none, -1=auto (that's minus 1), or for other values see [1]
  630. * [NOTE] Not recommended unless you know what you're doing
  631. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers ***/
  632. // user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 0);
  633. /* 1006: disable permissions manager from writing to disk [RESTART]
  634. * [NOTE] This means any permission changes are session only
  635. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/967812 ***/
  636. // user_pref("permissions.memory_only", true); // (hidden pref)
  637. /* 1007: disable randomized FF HTTP cache decay experiments
  638. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13575 ***/
  639. user_pref("browser.cache.frecency_experiment", -1);
  640. /* 1008: set DNS cache and expiration time (default 400 and 60, same as TBB) ***/
  641. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 400);
  642. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 60);
  643. /** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/
  644. /* 1020: disable the Session Restore service completely
  645. * [WARNING] [SETUP] This also disables the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature
  646. * It does not affect "Recently Closed Windows" or any history. ***/
  647. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0);
  648. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0);
  649. /* 1021: disable storing extra session data
  650. * extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  651. * define on which sites to save extra session data:
  652. * 0=everywhere, 1=unencrypted sites, 2=nowhere ***/
  653. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2);
  654. /* 1022: disable resuming session from crash [SETUP] ***/
  655. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false);
  656. /* 1023: set the minimum interval between session save operations - increasing it
  657. * can help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes, see [1]
  658. * Default is 15000 (15 secs). Try 30000 (30sec), 60000 (1min) etc
  659. * [WARNING] This can also affect entries in the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature:
  660. * i.e. the longer the interval the more chance a quick tab open/close won't be captured.
  661. * This longer interval *may* affect history but we cannot replicate any history not recorded
  662. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1304389 ***/
  663. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 30000);
  664. /** FAVICONS ***/
  665. /* 1030: disable favicons in shortcuts
  666. * URL shortcuts use a cached randomly named .ico file which is stored in your
  667. * profile/shortcutCache directory. The .ico remains after the shortcut is deleted.
  668. * If set to false then the shortcuts use a generic Firefox icon ***/
  669. user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false);
  670. /* 1031: disable favicons in tabs and new bookmarks
  671. * bookmark favicons are stored as data blobs in places.sqlite>moz_favicons ***/
  672. // user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false);
  673. // user_pref("browser.chrome.favicons", false);
  674. /* 1032: disable favicons in web notifications ***/
  675. user_pref("alerts.showFavicons", false); // default: false
  676. /*** 1200: HTTPS ( SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HSTS / HPKP / CIPHERS )
  677. Note that your cipher and other settings can be used server side as a fingerprint attack
  678. vector, see [1] (It's quite technical but the first part is easy to understand
  679. and you can stop reading when you reach the second section titled "Enter Bro")
  680. Option 1: Use Firefox defaults for the 1260's items (item 1260 default for SHA-1, is local
  681. only anyway). There is nothing *weak* about Firefox's defaults, but Mozilla (and
  682. other browsers) will always lag for fear of breakage and upset end-users
  683. Option 2: Disable the ciphers in 1261, 1262 and 1263. These shouldn't break anything.
  684. Optionally, disable the ciphers in 1264.
  685. [1] https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/
  686. ***/
  687. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
  688. /** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/
  689. /* 1201: disable old SSL/TLS - vulnerable to a MiTM attack
  690. * [WARNING] Tested Feb 2017 - still breaks too many sites
  691. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  692. // user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true);
  693. /* 1202: control TLS versions with min and max
  694. * 1=min version of TLS 1.0, 2=min version of TLS 1.1, 3=min version of TLS 1.2 etc
  695. * [NOTE] Jul-2017: Telemetry indicates approx 2% of TLS web traffic uses 1.0 or 1.1
  696. * [WARNING] If you get an "SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP" error, temporarily
  697. * set a lower value for 'security.tls.version.min' in about:config
  698. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.*
  699. * [2] https://www.ssl.com/how-to/turn-off-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-your-browser/
  700. * [2] archived: https://archive.is/hY2Mm ***/
  701. user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 3);
  702. user_pref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3);
  703. user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1.3
  704. /* 1203: disable SSL session tracking (FF36+)
  705. * SSL Session IDs speed up HTTPS connections (no need to renegotiate) and last for 48hrs.
  706. * Since the ID is unique, web servers can (and do) use it for tracking. If set to true,
  707. * this disables sending SSL Session IDs and TLS Session Tickets to prevent session tracking
  708. * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077
  709. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/967977 ***/
  710. user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // (hidden pref)
  711. /* 1204: disable SSL Error Reporting
  712. * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/
  713. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false);
  714. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false);
  715. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "");
  716. /* 1205: disable TLS1.3 0-RTT (round-trip time) (FF51+)
  717. * [1] https://github.com/tlswg/tls13-spec/issues/1001
  718. * [2] https://blog.cloudflare.com/tls-1-3-overview-and-q-and-a/ ***/
  719. user_pref("security.tls.enable_0rtt_data", false); // (FF55+ default true)
  720. /** OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)
  721. #Required reading [#] https://scotthelme.co.uk/revocation-is-broken/ ***/
  722. /* 1210: enable OCSP Stapling
  723. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/
  724. user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true);
  725. /* 1211: control when to use OCSP fetching (to confirm current validity of certificates)
  726. * 0=disabled, 1=enabled (default), 2=enabled for EV certificates only
  727. * OCSP (non-stapled) leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority)
  728. * It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA)
  729. * [NOTE] This pref only controls OCSP fetching and does not affect OCSP stapling
  730. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp ***/
  731. user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1);
  732. /* 1212: set OCSP fetch failures (non-stapled, see 1211) to hard-fail
  733. * When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox just continues the connection (=soft-fail)
  734. * Setting this pref to true tells Firefox to instead terminate the connection (=hard-fail)
  735. * It is pointless to soft-fail when an OCSP fetch fails: you cannot confirm a cert is still valid (it
  736. * could have been revoked) and/or you could be under attack (e.g. malicious blocking of OCSP servers)
  737. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/
  738. * [2] https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/04/19/revchecking.html ***/
  739. user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);
  740. /** CERTS / HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) / HPKP (HTTP Public Key Pinning) ***/
  741. /* 1220: disable Windows 8.1's Microsoft Family Safety cert [WINDOWS] (FF50+)
  742. * 0=disable detecting Family Safety mode and importing the root
  743. * 1=only attempt to detect Family Safety mode (don't import the root)
  744. * 2=detect Family Safety mode and import the root
  745. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21686 ***/
  746. user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
  747. /* 1221: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector) [RESTART]
  748. * [NOTE] This may be better handled under FPI (ticket 1323644, part of Tor Uplift)
  749. * [WARNING] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
  750. * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them.
  751. * [TEST] https://fiprinca.0x90.eu/poc/
  752. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1334485 - related bug
  753. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1216882 - related bug (see comment 9) ***/
  754. // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // (hidden pref)
  755. /* 1222: enforce strict pinning
  756. * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict
  757. * [WARNING] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing
  758. * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1
  759. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206 ***/
  760. user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
  761. /* 1223: enforce HSTS preload list (default is true)
  762. * The list is compiled into Firefox and used to always load those domains over HTTPS
  763. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/11/01/preloading-hsts/
  764. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/HSTS_Preload_List ***/
  765. user_pref("network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist", true);
  766. /** MIXED CONTENT ***/
  767. /* 1240: disable insecure active content on https pages - mixed content
  768. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21323 ***/
  769. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true);
  770. /* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages - mixed context ***/
  771. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
  772. /** CIPHERS [see the section 1200 intro] ***/
  773. /* 1260: disable or limit SHA-1
  774. * 0=all SHA1 certs are allowed
  775. * 1=all SHA1 certs are blocked (including perfectly valid ones from 2015 and earlier)
  776. * 2=deprecated option that now maps to 1
  777. * 3=only allowed for locally-added roots (e.g. anti-virus)
  778. * 4=only allowed for locally-added roots or for certs in 2015 and earlier
  779. * [WARNING] When disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (e.g. security scanners and
  780. * antivirus products, may fail to connect to HTTPS sites. SHA-1 is *almost* obsolete.
  781. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/18/phasing-out-sha-1-on-the-public-web/ ***/
  782. user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1);
  783. /* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128)
  784. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security
  785. * [2] http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack
  786. * [3] https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/
  787. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false);
  788. /* 1262: disable 128 bits ***/
  789. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  790. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  791. /* 1263: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange)
  792. * [WARNING] May break obscure sites, but not major sites, which should support ECDH over DHE
  793. * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH ***/
  794. // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  795. // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  796. /* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52
  797. * [NOTE] Commented out because it still breaks too many sites ***/
  798. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  799. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  800. /** UI (User Interface) ***/
  801. /* 1270: display warning (red padlock) for "broken security"
  802. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  803. user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true);
  804. /* 1271: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings
  805. * 0=do neither 1=pre-populate url 2=pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default)
  806. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/
  807. user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1);
  808. /* 1272: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages
  809. * only works when it's possible to add an exception
  810. * i.e. it doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/)
  811. * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/
  812. user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true);
  813. /* 1273: display "insecure" icon (FF59+) and "Not Secure" text (FF60+) on HTTP sites ***/
  814. user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled", true); // all windows
  815. user_pref("security.insecure_connection_text.enabled", true);
  816. // user_pref("security.insecure_connection_icon.pbmode.enabled", true); // private windows only
  817. // user_pref("security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled", true);
  818. /*** 1400: FONTS ***/
  819. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
  820. /* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow)
  821. * If you disallow fonts, this drastically limits/reduces font
  822. * enumeration (by JS) which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector.
  823. * [SETTING] General>Language and Appearance>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  824. * [SETTING-ESR52] Content>Font & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  825. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  826. user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
  827. /* 1402: set more legible default fonts [SETUP]
  828. * [SETTING] General>Language and Appearance>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  829. * [SETTING-ESR52] Content>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  830. * [NOTE] Example below for Windows/Western only ***/
  831. // user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "Georgia");
  832. // user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Georgia"); // default: Times New Roman
  833. // user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "Arial");
  834. // user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial"); // default: Arial
  835. // user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console");
  836. // user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console"); // default: Courier New
  837. /* 1403: enable icon fonts (glyphs) (FF41+)
  838. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/789788 ***/
  839. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", true); // default: true
  840. /* 1404: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts
  841. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/
  842. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
  843. /* 1405: disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) (FF35+) ***/
  844. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false);
  845. /* 1406: disable CSS Font Loading API
  846. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  847. user_pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false);
  848. /* 1407: disable special underline handling for a few fonts which you will probably never use [RESTART]
  849. * Any of these fonts on your system can be enumerated for fingerprinting.
  850. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font.blacklist.underline_offset ***/
  851. user_pref("font.blacklist.underline_offset", "");
  852. /* 1408: disable graphite which FF49 turned back on by default
  853. * In the past it had security issues. Update: This continues to be the case, see [1]
  854. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/#CVE-2017-7778 ***/
  855. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
  856. /* 1409: limit system font exposure to a whitelist (FF52+) [SETUP] [RESTART]
  857. * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed.
  858. * [NOTE] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy. If
  859. * you block sites choosing fonts in 1401, this preference is irrelevant. In future,
  860. * privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500) may cover this, and 1401 can be relaxed.
  861. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1121643 ***/
  862. // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // (hidden pref)
  863. /*** 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS
  864. Only *cross domain* referers need controlling and XOriginPolicy (1603) is perfect for that. Thus we enforce
  865. the default values for 1601, 1602, 1605 and 1606 to minimize breakage, and only tweak 1603 and 1604.
  866. Our default settings provide the best balance between protection and amount of breakage.
  867. To harden it a bit more you can set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 2 (+ optionally 1604 to 1 or 2).
  868. To fix broken sites (including your modem/router), temporarily set XOriginPolicy=0 and XOriginTrimmingPolicy=2 in about:config,
  869. use the site and then change the values back. If you visit those sites regularly (e.g. Vimeo), use an extension.
  870. full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234
  871. scheme+host+path+port: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html
  872. scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888
  873. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  874. ***/
  875. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
  876. /* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer
  877. * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default) ***/
  878. user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
  879. /* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send
  880. * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port ***/
  881. user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
  882. /* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer [SETUP]
  883. * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match ***/
  884. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1);
  885. /* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send (FF52+)
  886. * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port ***/
  887. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0);
  888. /* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer
  889. * [WARNING] Spoofing effectively disables the anti-CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protections that some sites may rely on ***/
  890. user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false);
  891. /* 1606: ALL: set the default Referrer Policy
  892. * 0=no-referer, 1=same-origin, 2=strict-origin-when-cross-origin, 3=no-referrer-when-downgrade
  893. * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy
  894. * [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/
  895. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Referrer-Policy
  896. * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/31/preventing-data-leaks-by-stripping-path-information-in-http-referrers/ ***/
  897. user_pref("network.http.referer.defaultPolicy", 3); // (FF59+) default: 3
  898. user_pref("network.http.referer.defaultPolicy.pbmode", 2); // (FF59+) default: 2
  899. /* 1607: TOR: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain (FF54+)
  900. * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default. We recommend you use
  901. * TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) which is specifically designed for the dark web
  902. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1305144 ***/
  903. user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true);
  904. /* 1610: ALL: disable the DNT HTTP header, which is essentially USELESS
  905. * It is voluntary and most ad networks do not honor it. DNT is *NOT* how you stop being data mined.
  906. * Don't encourage a setting that gives any legitimacy to 3rd parties being in control of your privacy.
  907. * Sending a DNT header *highly likely* raises entropy, especially in standard windows.
  908. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Tracking Protecting>Send websites a "Do Not Track"...
  909. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>Use Tracking Protecting>manage your Do Not Track settings
  910. * [NOTE] DNT is enforced with TP (see 0420) regardless of this pref (e.g. in default PB Mode)
  911. * [NOTE] If you use NoScript MAKE SURE to set the pref noscript.doNotTrack.enabled to match ***/
  912. user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", false);
  913. /*** 1700: CONTAINERS [SETUP]
  914. [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers-experiment
  915. [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers
  916. [3] https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers
  917. ***/
  918. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1700 syntax error: the parrot's bit the dust!");
  919. /* 1701: enable Container Tabs setting in preferences (see 1702) (FF50+)
  920. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1279029 ***/
  921. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true);
  922. /* 1702: enable Container Tabs (FF50+)
  923. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Tabs>Enable Container Tabs
  924. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>Container Tabs>Enable Container Tabs ***/
  925. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", true);
  926. /* 1703: enable a private container for thumbnail loads (FF51+) ***/
  927. // user_pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true);
  928. /* 1704: set long press behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu (FF53+)
  929. * 0=disables long press, 1=when clicked, the menu is shown
  930. * 2=the menu is shown after X milliseconds
  931. * [NOTE] The menu does not contain a non-container tab option
  932. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1328756 ***/
  933. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2);
  934. /*** 1800: PLUGINS ***/
  935. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
  936. /* 1801: set default plugin state (i.e. new plugins on discovery) to never activate
  937. * 0=disabled, 1=ask to activate, 2=active - you can override individual plugins ***/
  938. user_pref("plugin.default.state", 0);
  939. user_pref("plugin.defaultXpi.state", 0);
  940. /* 1802: enable click to play and set to 0 minutes ***/
  941. user_pref("plugins.click_to_play", true);
  942. user_pref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0);
  943. /* 1803: set a plugin state: 0=deactivated 1=ask 2=enabled (Flash example)
  944. * you can set all these plugin.state's via Add-ons>Plugins or search for plugin.state in about:config
  945. * [NOTE] You can still over-ride individual sites e.g. youtube via site permissions
  946. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/
  947. // user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0);
  948. /* 1805: disable scanning for plugins [WINDOWS]
  949. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning
  950. * plid.all = whether to scan the directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs.
  951. * Used to detect RealPlayer, Java, Antivirus etc, but since FF52 only covers Flash ***/
  952. user_pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);
  953. /* 1820: disable all GMP (Gecko Media Plugins) [SETUP]
  954. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
  955. user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false);
  956. user_pref("media.gmp.trial-create.enabled", false);
  957. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "data:text/plain,");
  958. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url.override", "data:text/plain,"); // (hidden pref)
  959. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled", false); // disable local fallback (hidden pref)
  960. /* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module) [SETUP] ***/
  961. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
  962. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
  963. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false);
  964. /* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP]
  965. * [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 ***/
  966. user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // [SETTING] General>DRM Content>Play DRM-controlled content
  967. user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM-controlled content" checkbox [RESTART]
  968. /* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate"
  969. * This is the bundled codec used for video chat in WebRTC ***/
  970. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  971. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate", false);
  972. /*** 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIC ***/
  973. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
  974. /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication)
  975. * [1] https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/
  976. user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
  977. user_pref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false);
  978. user_pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", false);
  979. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.enabled", false);
  980. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.timeout", 1);
  981. user_pref("media.peerconnection.turn.disable", true);
  982. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.tcp", false);
  983. user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false); // video capability for WebRTC
  984. /* 2002: limit WebRTC IP leaks if using WebRTC
  985. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1189041,1297416
  986. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy ***/
  987. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); // (FF42-FF50)
  988. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+)
  989. /* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library), force bare minimum feature set if used & disable WebGL extensions
  990. * [1] https://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl-new-dimension-browser-exploitation/
  991. * [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern ***/
  992. user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
  993. user_pref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false);
  994. user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true);
  995. user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true);
  996. user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true);
  997. /* 2012: disable two more webgl preferences (FF51+) ***/
  998. user_pref("webgl.dxgl.enabled", false); // [WINDOWS]
  999. user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false);
  1000. /* 2022: disable screensharing ***/
  1001. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
  1002. user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false);
  1003. user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
  1004. /* 2024: set a default permission for Camera/Microphone (FF58+)
  1005. * 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  1006. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Use the Camera/Microphone
  1007. * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Privacy & Security>Permissions>Camera/Microphone>Settings ***/
  1008. // user_pref("permissions.default.camera", 2);
  1009. // user_pref("permissions.default.microphone", 2);
  1010. /* 2026: disable canvas capture stream
  1011. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/captureStream ***/
  1012. user_pref("canvas.capturestream.enabled", false);
  1013. /* 2027: disable camera image capture
  1014. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16339 ***/
  1015. user_pref("dom.imagecapture.enabled", false);
  1016. /* 2028: disable offscreen canvas
  1017. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas ***/
  1018. user_pref("gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled", false);
  1019. /* 2030: disable auto-play of HTML5 media
  1020. * [WARNING] This may break video playback on various sites ***/
  1021. user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false);
  1022. /* 2031: disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+)
  1023. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/14/firefox-51-blocks-automatic-audio-playback-in-non-active-tabs/ ***/
  1024. user_pref("media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground", true);
  1025. /*** 2200: WINDOW MEDDLING & LEAKS / POPUPS ***/
  1026. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
  1027. /* 2201: prevent websites from disabling new window features
  1028. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features ***/
  1029. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.close", true);
  1030. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.location", true); // default: true
  1031. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar", 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.resizable", true); // default: true
  1035. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true); // status bar - default: true
  1036. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true);
  1037. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true);
  1038. /* 2202: disable meddling with open windows ***/
  1039. user_pref("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", false); // default: false
  1040. user_pref("dom.disable_window_flip", true); // window z-order - default: true
  1041. user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true);
  1042. /* 2203: open links targeting new windows in a new tab instead
  1043. * This stops malicious window sizes and some screen resolution leaks.
  1044. * You can still right-click a link and open in a new window.
  1045. * [TEST] https://people.torproject.org/~gk/misc/entire_desktop.html
  1046. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/
  1047. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3);
  1048. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0);
  1049. /* 2204: disable Fullscreen API to prevent screen-resolution leaks [SETUP]
  1050. * [NOTE] You can still manually toggle the browser's fullscreen state (F11),
  1051. * but this pref will disable embedded video/game fullscreen controls, e.g. youtube
  1052. * [TEST] https://developer.mozilla.org/samples/domref/fullscreen.html ***/
  1053. user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false);
  1054. /* 2210: block popup windows
  1055. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Permissions>Block pop-up windows
  1056. * [SETTING-ESR52] Content>Pop-ups>Block pop-up windows ***/
  1057. user_pref("dom.disable_open_during_load", true);
  1058. /* 2211: set max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/
  1059. user_pref("dom.popup_maximum", 3);
  1060. /* 2212: limit events that can cause a popup
  1061. * default is "change click dblclick mouseup pointerup notificationclick reset submit touchend"
  1062. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events ***/
  1063. user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick");
  1064. /*** 2300: WEB WORKERS [SETUP]
  1065. A worker is a JS "background task" running in a global context, i.e. it is different from
  1066. the current window. Workers can spawn new workers (must be the same origin & scheme),
  1067. including service and shared workers. Shared workers can be utilized by multiple scripts and
  1068. communicate between browsing contexts (windows/tabs/iframes) and can even control your cache.
  1069. [WARNING] Disabling workers *will* break sites (e.g. Google Street View, Twitter).
  1070. [UPDATE] uMatrix 1.2.0+ allows a per-scope control for workers (2301-deprecated) and service workers (2302)
  1071. #Required reading [#] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases/tag/1.2.0
  1072. [1] Web Workers: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API
  1073. [2] Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Worker
  1074. [3] Service Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Service_Worker_API
  1075. [4] SharedWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SharedWorker
  1076. [5] ChromeWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/ChromeWorker
  1077. [6] Notifications: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1165867#answer-981820
  1078. ***/
  1079. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!");
  1080. /* 2302: disable service workers
  1081. * Service workers essentially act as proxy servers that sit between web apps, and the browser
  1082. * and network, are event driven, and can control the web page/site it is associated with,
  1083. * intercepting and modifying navigation and resource requests, and caching resources.
  1084. * [NOTE] Service worker APIs are hidden (in Firefox) and cannot be used when in PB mode.
  1085. * [NOTE] Service workers only run over HTTPS. Service Workers have no DOM access. ***/
  1086. user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false);
  1087. /* 2304: disable web notifications
  1088. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API ***/
  1089. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false); // (FF22+)
  1090. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false); // (FF44+)
  1091. /* 2305: set a default permission for Notifications (see 2304) (FF58+)
  1092. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Receive Notifications
  1093. * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Privacy & Security>Permissions>Notifications>Settings ***/
  1094. // user_pref("permissions.default.desktop-notification", 2); // 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  1095. /* 2306: disable push notifications (FF44+)
  1096. * web apps can receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or
  1097. * not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded
  1098. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Push_API ***/
  1099. user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false);
  1100. user_pref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false);
  1101. user_pref("dom.push.serverURL", "");
  1102. user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", "");
  1103. /*** 2400: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL) & JAVASCRIPT ***/
  1104. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!");
  1105. /* 2401: disable website control over browser right-click context menu
  1106. * [NOTE] Shift-Right-Click will always bring up the browser right-click context menu ***/
  1107. // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false);
  1108. /* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content
  1109. * [WARNING] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress
  1110. * this applies to onCut, onCopy, onPaste events - i.e. you have to interact with
  1111. * the website for it to look at the clipboard
  1112. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/ ***/
  1113. user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
  1114. /* 2403: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content (FF41+)
  1115. * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard
  1116. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1170911 ***/
  1117. user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref)
  1118. /* 2404: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close
  1119. * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event.
  1120. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload
  1121. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1043508 ***/
  1122. user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true);
  1123. /* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/
  1124. user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
  1125. /* 2420: disable asm.js (FF22+)
  1126. * [1] http://asmjs.org/
  1127. * [2] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/
  1128. * [3] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/
  1129. * [4] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/#CVE-2017-5375
  1130. * [5] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/#CVE-2017-5400
  1131. * [6] https://rh0dev.github.io/blog/2017/the-return-of-the-jit/ ***/
  1132. user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false);
  1133. /* 2421: disable Ion and baseline JIT to help harden JS against exploits
  1134. * [WARNING] Causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss
  1135. * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817 ***/
  1136. // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false);
  1137. // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false);
  1138. /* 2422: disable WebAssembly for now (FF52+)
  1139. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/WebAssembly ***/
  1140. user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
  1141. /* 2426: disable Intersection Observer API (FF53+)
  1142. * Almost a year to complete, three versions late to stable (as default false),
  1143. * number #1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an
  1144. * ad network API for "ad viewability checks" down to a pixel level
  1145. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Intersection_Observer_API
  1146. * [2] https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/
  1147. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1243846 ***/
  1148. user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled", false);
  1149. /* 2427: disable Shared Memory (Spectre mitigation)
  1150. * [1] https://github.com/tc39/ecmascript_sharedmem/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md
  1151. * [2] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/03/mitigations-landing-new-class-timing-attack/ ***/
  1152. user_pref("javascript.options.shared_memory", false);
  1153. /*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
  1154. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
  1155. /* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1156. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
  1157. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
  1158. // user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
  1159. /* 2505: disable media device enumeration (FF29+)
  1160. * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001)
  1161. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
  1162. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/enumerateDevices ***/
  1163. user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
  1164. /* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting
  1165. * [SETTING] General>Performance>Custom>Use hardware acceleration when available
  1166. * [SETTING-ESR52] Advanced>General>Use hardware acceleration when available
  1167. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different), impacts video performance,
  1168. * and parts of Quantum that utilize the GPU will also be affected as they are rolled out
  1169. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/
  1170. // user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true); // [WINDOWS]
  1171. user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true);
  1172. /* 2510: disable Web Audio API (FF51+)
  1173. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1288359 ***/
  1174. user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
  1175. /* 2516: disable PointerEvents
  1176. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PointerEvent ***/
  1177. user_pref("dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled", false);
  1178. /*** 2600: MISCELLANEOUS ***/
  1179. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
  1180. /* 2601: disable sending additional analytics to web servers
  1181. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Navigator/sendBeacon ***/
  1182. user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
  1183. /* 2602: discourage downloading to desktop (0=desktop 1=downloads 2=last used)
  1184. * [SETTING] To set your default "downloads": General>Downloads>Save files to ***/
  1185. user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2);
  1186. /* 2603: enforce user interaction for security by always asking the user where to download ***/
  1187. user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);
  1188. /* 2604: remove temp files opened with an external application
  1189. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/302433 ***/
  1190. user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
  1191. /* 2605: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list ***/
  1192. user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);
  1193. /* 2606: disable hiding mime types (Options>General>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/
  1194. user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
  1195. /* 2607: disable page thumbnail collection
  1196. * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/
  1197. user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // (hidden pref)
  1198. /* 2608: disable JAR from opening Unsafe File Types ***/
  1199. user_pref("network.jar.open-unsafe-types", false);
  1200. /* 2609: disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (FF44+)
  1201. * [NOTE] see second listed bug: may cause black on black for elements with undefined colors
  1202. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=232227,1330876 ***/
  1203. user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true); // (hidden pref)
  1204. /* 2610: remove special permissions for certain mozilla domains (FF35+)
  1205. * [1] resource://app/defaults/permissions ***/
  1206. user_pref("permissions.manager.defaultsUrl", "");
  1207. /* 2611: disable WebIDE to prevent remote debugging and extension downloads
  1208. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1209. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false);
  1210. user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false);
  1211. user_pref("devtools.webide.enabled", false);
  1212. /* 2617: enable Firefox's built-in PDF reader [SETUP]
  1213. * [SETTING] General>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1214. * [SETTING-ESR52] Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1215. * This setting controls if the option "Display in Firefox" in the above setting is available
  1216. * and by effect controls whether PDFs are handled in-browser or externally ("Ask" or "Open With")
  1217. * [WHY USE false=default=view PDFs in Firefox]
  1218. * pdfjs is lightweight, open source and as secure as any pdf reader out there, certainly better and more
  1219. * vetted than most. Exploits are rare (1 serious case in 3 years), treated seriously and patched quickly.
  1220. * It doesn't break "state separation" of browser content (by not sharing with OS, independent apps). It
  1221. * maintains disk avoidance and application data isolation. It's convenient. You can still save to disk.
  1222. * [WHY USE true=open with or save to disk]
  1223. * If you think a particular external app is more secure...
  1224. * [NOTE]
  1225. * See 2662, and JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling its own code (rare) ***/
  1226. user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false);
  1227. /* 2619: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS)
  1228. * [WARNING] A low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (e.g. gmail logins)
  1229. * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an extension. Default is 20 ***/
  1230. user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10);
  1231. /* 2620: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard
  1232. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089
  1233. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Middlemouse.contentLoadURL ***/
  1234. user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);
  1235. /* 2621: enable warning when websites try to install extensions
  1236. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Permissions>Warn you when websites try to install add-ons
  1237. * [SETTING-ESR52] Security>General>Warn me when sites try to install add-ons ***/
  1238. user_pref("xpinstall.whitelist.required", true); // default: true
  1239. /* 2622: enforce a security delay when installing extensions (milliseconds)
  1240. * default=1000, This also covers the delay in "Save" on downloading files.
  1241. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox
  1242. * [2] https://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/
  1243. user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700);
  1244. /* 2623: enable Strict File Origin Policy on local files
  1245. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy ***/
  1246. user_pref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true);
  1247. /* 2624: enable Subresource Integrity (SRI) (FF43+)
  1248. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity
  1249. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Subresource_Integrity ***/
  1250. user_pref("security.sri.enable", true); // default: true
  1251. /* 2625: clear localStorage and UUID when an extension is uninstalled
  1252. * [NOTE] Both preferences must be the same
  1253. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local
  1254. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1213990 ***/
  1255. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false);
  1256. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false);
  1257. /* 2626: disable optional user agent token
  1258. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/User-Agent/Firefox ***/
  1259. user_pref("general.useragent.compatMode.firefox", false); // default: false
  1260. /* 2628: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/
  1261. user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
  1262. user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
  1263. /* 2629: disable remote JAR files being opened, regardless of content type (FF42+)
  1264. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1173171
  1265. * [2] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/jar-protocol-support-has-been-disabled-by-default/ ***/
  1266. user_pref("network.jar.block-remote-files", true);
  1267. /* 2630: prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser [RESTART]
  1268. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Permissions>Prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser
  1269. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/accessibility-services ***/
  1270. user_pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1);
  1271. /* 2631: block web content in file processes (FF55+)
  1272. * [WARNING] [SETUP] You may want to disable this for corporate or developer environments
  1273. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1343184 ***/
  1274. user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess", false);
  1275. /* 2632: disable websites overriding Firefox's keyboard shortcuts (FF58+)
  1276. * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Override Keyboard Shortcuts
  1277. * [NOTE] At the time of writing, causes issues with delete and backspace keys ***/
  1278. // user_pref("permissions.default.shortcuts", 2); // 0 (default) or 1=allow, 2=block
  1279. /* 2662: disable "open with" in download dialog (FF50+)
  1280. * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor)
  1281. * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications.
  1282. * [SETUP] This may interfere with some users' workflow or methods
  1283. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1281959 ***/
  1284. user_pref("browser.download.forbid_open_with", true);
  1285. /* 2663: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) (FF51+)
  1286. * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/mathml.php
  1287. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1173199 ***/
  1288. user_pref("mathml.disabled", true);
  1289. /* 2664: disable DeviceStorage API
  1290. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DeviceStorageAPI ***/
  1291. user_pref("device.storage.enabled", false);
  1292. /* 2665: remove webchannel whitelist ***/
  1293. user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
  1294. /* 2667: disable various developer tools in browser context
  1295. * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes
  1296. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/
  1297. user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
  1298. /* 2668: lock down allowed extension directories
  1299. * [WARNING] This will break extensions that do not use the default XPI directories
  1300. * [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/
  1301. * [1] archived: https://archive.is/DYjAM ***/
  1302. user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 1); // (hidden pref)
  1303. user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15);
  1304. /* 2670: disable "image/" mime types bypassing CSP (FF51+)
  1305. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1288361 ***/
  1306. user_pref("security.block_script_with_wrong_mime", true);
  1307. /* 2671: disable in-content SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) (FF53+)
  1308. * [WARNING] SVG is fairly common (~15% of the top 10K sites), so will cause some breakage
  1309. * including youtube player controls. Best left for "hardened" or specific profiles.
  1310. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1216893 ***/
  1311. // user_pref("svg.disabled", true);
  1312. /* 2672: enforce Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing security risk
  1313. * Firefox has *some* protections to mitigate the risk, but it is better to be safe
  1314. * than sorry. The downside: it will also display legitimate IDN's punycoded, which
  1315. * might be undesirable for users from countries with non-latin alphabets
  1316. * [TEST] https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/ (www.apple.com)
  1317. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode
  1318. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm
  1319. * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack
  1320. * [4] CVE-2017-5383: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
  1321. * [5] https://www.xudongz.com/blog/2017/idn-phishing/ ***/
  1322. user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
  1323. /* 2673: enable CSP (Content Security Policy)
  1324. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/
  1325. user_pref("security.csp.enable", true); // default: true
  1326. /* 2674: enable CSP 1.1 experimental hash-source directive (FF29+)
  1327. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=855326,883975 ***/
  1328. user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true);
  1329. /* 2675: block top level window data: URIs (FF56+)
  1330. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1331351
  1331. * [2] https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/01/gmail-phishing-data-uri/
  1332. * [3] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/data-url-navigations-on-top-level-window-will-be-blocked/ ***/
  1333. user_pref("security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations", true);
  1334. /* 2676: disable CSP violation events (FF59+)
  1335. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SecurityPolicyViolationEvent ***/
  1336. user_pref("security.csp.enable_violation_events", false);
  1337. /*** 2700: PERSISTENT STORAGE
  1338. Data SET by websites including
  1339. cookies : profile\cookies.sqlite
  1340. localStorage : profile\webappsstore.sqlite
  1341. indexedDB : profile\storage\default
  1342. appCache : profile\OfflineCache
  1343. serviceWorkers :
  1344. ***/
  1345. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!");
  1346. /* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP]
  1347. * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension
  1348. * 0=allow all 1=allow same host 2=disallow all 3=allow 3rd party if it already set a cookie
  1349. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites
  1350. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites
  1351. * [NOTE] Blocking 3rd party controls 3rd party access to localStorage, IndexedDB, Cache API and Service Worker Cache.
  1352. * Blocking 1st party controls access to localStorage and IndexedDB (note: Service Workers can still use IndexedDB).
  1353. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/web-storage-indexeddb-cache-api-now-obey-third-party-cookies-preference/ ***/
  1354. user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2);
  1355. /* 2702: set third-party cookies (i.e ALL) (if enabled, see above pref) to session-only
  1356. and (FF58+) set third-party non-secure (i.e HTTP) cookies to session-only
  1357. [NOTE] .sessionOnly overrides .nonsecureSessionOnly except when .sessionOnly=false and
  1358. .nonsecureSessionOnly=true. This allows you to keep HTTPS cookies, but session-only HTTP ones
  1359. * [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  1360. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly ***/
  1361. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true);
  1362. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.nonsecureSessionOnly", true); // (FF58+)
  1363. /* 2703: set cookie lifetime policy
  1364. * 0=until they expire (default), 2=until you close Firefox, 3=for n days (see next pref)
  1365. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until
  1366. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until ***/
  1367. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0);
  1368. /* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/
  1369. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90);
  1370. /* 2705: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (FF52+)
  1371. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/
  1372. user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true); // default: true
  1373. /* 2706: enable support for same-site cookies (FF60+)
  1374. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/795346
  1375. * [2] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/04/24/same-site-cookies-in-firefox-60/
  1376. * [3] https://www.sjoerdlangkemper.nl/2016/04/14/preventing-csrf-with-samesite-cookie-attribute/ ***/
  1377. // user_pref("network.cookie.same-site.enabled", true); // default: true
  1378. /* 2710: disable DOM (Document Object Model) Storage
  1379. * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality.
  1380. * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/
  1381. // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false);
  1382. /* 2720: disable JS storing data permanently [SETUP]
  1383. * [WARNING] This BREAKS uBlock Origin [1.14.0+] and other extensions that require IndexedDB
  1384. * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.14.0
  1385. * [WARNING] This *will* break other extensions including legacy, and *will* break some sites ***/
  1386. // user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false);
  1387. /* 2730: disable offline cache
  1388. * [NOTE] This is required 'true' for Storage API (2750) ***/
  1389. // user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
  1390. /* 2730b: disable offline cache on insecure sites (FF60+)
  1391. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/02/12/restricting-appcache-secure-contexts/ ***/
  1392. user_pref("browser.cache.offline.insecure.enable", false);
  1393. /* 2731: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use
  1394. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1098540
  1395. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/959985 ***/
  1396. user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false);
  1397. /* 2732: display a notification when websites ask to store data for offline use
  1398. * [SETTING-ESR52] Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/
  1399. user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true);
  1400. /* 2733: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200)
  1401. * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts
  1402. * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/
  1403. // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200);
  1404. /* 2740: disable service workers cache and cache storage
  1405. * [1] https://w3c.github.io/ServiceWorker/#privacy ***/
  1406. user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false);
  1407. /* 2750: disable Storage API
  1408. * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much
  1409. * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted
  1410. * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things.
  1411. * [NOTE] If Storage API is enabled, then Offline Cache (2730) must be also be enabled
  1412. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/StorageManager
  1413. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
  1414. * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/
  1415. // user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1416. // user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // controls "Site Data" UI visibility (FF53+)
  1417. /*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP]
  1418. You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear
  1419. browsing, download and form history, but not cookies (use exceptions or an extension).
  1420. - "Offline Website Data" includes appCache (2730), localStorage (2710),
  1421. Service Worker cache (2740), and QuotaManager (IndexedDB (2720), asm-cache)
  1422. - In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the
  1423. Firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced
  1424. ***/
  1425. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!");
  1426. /* 2802: enable Firefox to clear history items on shutdown
  1427. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Clear history when Firefox closes
  1428. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/
  1429. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true);
  1430. /* 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown
  1431. * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1432. * [SETTING-ESR52] Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1433. * [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value
  1434. * but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently
  1435. * However, this may not always be the case. The interface combines and syncs these
  1436. * prefs when set from there, and the sanitize code may change at any time ***/
  1437. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true);
  1438. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
  1439. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true); // see note above
  1440. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1441. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1442. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1443. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1444. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1445. /* 2804: reset default history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above)
  1446. * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History
  1447. * Firefox remembers your last choices. This will reset them when you start Firefox.
  1448. * [NOTE] Regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog
  1449. * for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' ***/
  1450. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cache", true);
  1451. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false);
  1452. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above
  1453. user_pref("privacy.cpd.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1454. user_pref("privacy.cpd.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1455. user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1456. user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed
  1457. user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1458. user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1459. /* 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (clear session restore data) (FF34+)
  1460. * [NOTE] There is a years-old bug that these cause two windows when Firefox restarts.
  1461. * You do not need these anyway if session restore is disabled (see 1020) ***/
  1462. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", true);
  1463. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", true);
  1464. /* 2806: reset default 'Time range to clear' for 'Clear Recent History' (see 2804)
  1465. * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox.
  1466. * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours,
  1467. * 4=today, 5=last five minutes, 6=last twenty-four hours
  1468. * [NOTE] The values 5 + 6 are not listed in the dropdown, which will display a
  1469. * blank value if they are used, but they do work as advertised ***/
  1470. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
  1471. /*** 4000: FIRST PARTY ISOLATION (FPI)
  1472. ** 1278037 - isolate indexedDB (FF51+)
  1473. ** 1277803 - isolate favicons (FF52+)
  1474. ** 1264562 - isolate OCSP cache (FF52+)
  1475. ** 1268726 - isolate Shared Workers (FF52+)
  1476. ** 1316283 - isolate SSL session cache (FF52+)
  1477. ** 1317927 - isolate media cache (FF53+)
  1478. ** 1323644 - isolate HSTS and HPKP (FF54+)
  1479. ** 1334690 - isolate HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+)
  1480. ** 1334693 - isolate SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+)
  1481. ** 1337893 - isolate DNS cache (FF55+)
  1482. ** 1344170 - isolate blob: URI (FF55+)
  1483. ** 1300671 - isolate data:, about: URLs (FF55+)
  1484. NOTE: FPI has some issues depending on your Firefox release
  1485. ** 1418931 - [fixed in FF58+] IndexedDB (Offline Website Data) with FPI Origin Attributes
  1486. are not removed with "Clear All/Recent History" or "On Close"
  1487. ** 1381197 - [fixed in FF59+] extensions cannot control cookies with FPI Origin Attributes
  1488. ***/
  1489. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4000 syntax error: the parrot's pegged out");
  1490. /* 4001: enable First Party Isolation (FF51+)
  1491. * [WARNING] May break cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected
  1492. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1260931 ***/
  1493. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
  1494. /* 4002: enforce FPI restriction for window.opener (FF54+)
  1495. * [NOTE] Setting this to false may reduce the breakage in 4001
  1496. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1319773#c22 ***/
  1497. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true);
  1498. /*** 4500: privacy.resistFingerprinting (RFP)
  1499. This master switch will be used for a wide range of items, many of which will
  1500. **override** existing prefs from FF55+, often providing a **better** solution
  1501. IMPORTANT: As existing prefs become redundant, and some of them WILL interfere
  1502. with how RFP works, they will be moved to section 4600 and made inactive
  1503. ** 418986 - limit window.screen & CSS media queries leaking identifiable info (FF41+)
  1504. [POC] http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (screen, usable screen, and browser window will match)
  1505. [NOTE] Does not cover everything yet - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1216800
  1506. [NOTE] This will probably make your values pretty unique until you resize or snap the
  1507. inner window width + height into standard/common resolutions (such as 1366x768)
  1508. To set a size, open a XUL (chrome) page (such as about:config) which is at 100% zoom, hit
  1509. Shift+F4 to open the scratchpad, type window.resizeTo(1366,768), hit Ctrl+R to run. Test
  1510. your window size, do some math, resize to allow for all the non inner window elements
  1511. [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/screen.php
  1512. ** 1281949 - spoof screen orientation (FF50+)
  1513. ** 1281963 - hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+)
  1514. FF53: Fixes GetSupportedNames in nsMimeTypeArray and nsPluginArray (1324044)
  1515. ** 1330890 - spoof timezone as UTC 0 (FF55+)
  1516. FF58: Date.toLocaleFormat deprecated (818634)
  1517. FF60: Date.toLocaleDateString and Intl.DateTimeFormat fixed (1409973)
  1518. ** 1360039 - spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (see 4601) (FF55+)
  1519. This spoof *shouldn't* affect core chrome/Firefox performance
  1520. ** 1217238 - reduce precision of time exposed by javascript (FF55+)
  1521. ** 1369303 - spoof/disable performance API (see 2410-deprecated, 4602, 4603) (FF56+)
  1522. ** 1333651 & 1383495 & 1396468 - spoof Navigator API (see section 4700) (FF56+)
  1523. FF56: The version number will be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10
  1524. FF57: The version number will match current ESR (1393283, 1418672, 1418162)
  1525. FF59: The OS will be reported as Windows, OSX, Android, or Linux (to reduce breakage) (1404608)
  1526. ** 1369319 - disable device sensor API (see 4604) (FF56+)
  1527. ** 1369357 - disable site specific zoom (see 4605) (FF56+)
  1528. ** 1337161 - hide gamepads from content (see 4606) (FF56+)
  1529. ** 1372072 - spoof network information API as "unknown" (see 4607) (FF56+)
  1530. ** 1333641 - reduce fingerprinting in WebSpeech API (see 4608) (FF56+)
  1531. ** 1372069 & 1403813 - block geolocation requests (same as if you deny a site permission) (see 0201, 0211) (FF56+)
  1532. ** 1369309 - spoof media statistics (see 4610) (FF57+)
  1533. ** 1382499 - reduce screen co-ordinate fingerprinting in Touch API (see 4611) (FF57+)
  1534. ** 1217290 & 1409677 - enable fingerprinting resistance for WebGL (see 2010-12) (FF57+)
  1535. ** 1382545 - reduce fingerprinting in Animation API (FF57+)
  1536. ** 1354633 - limit MediaError.message to a whitelist (FF57+)
  1537. ** 1382533 - enable fingerprinting resistance for Presentation API (FF57+)
  1538. This blocks exposure of local IP Addresses via mDNS (Multicast DNS)
  1539. ** 967895 - enable site permission prompt before allowing canvas data extraction (FF58+)
  1540. FF59: Added to site permissions panel (1413780) Only prompt when triggered by user input (1376865)
  1541. ** 1372073 - spoof/block fingerprinting in MediaDevices API (see 4612) (FF59+)
  1542. ** 1039069 - warn when language prefs are set to non en-US (see 0207, 0208) (FF59+)
  1543. ** 1222285 & 1433592 - spoof keyboard events and suppress keyboard modifier events (FF59+)
  1544. Spoofing mimics the content language of the document. Currently it only supports en-US.
  1545. Modifier events suppressed are SHIFT and both ALT keys. Chrome is not affected.
  1546. FF60: Fix keydown/keyup events (1438795)
  1547. ** 1337157 - disable WebGL debug renderer info (see 4613) (FF60+)
  1548. ***/
  1549. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
  1550. /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting (FF41+)
  1551. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/418986 ***/
  1552. user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); // (hidden pref) (not hidden FF55+)
  1553. /* 4502: set new window sizes to round to hundreds (FF55+) [SETUP]
  1554. * [NOTE] Width will round down to multiples of 200s and height to 100s, to fit your screen.
  1555. * The override values are a starting point to round from if you want some control
  1556. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1330882
  1557. * [2] https://hardware.metrics.mozilla.com/ ***/
  1558. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1600); // (hidden pref)
  1559. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 900); // (hidden pref)
  1560. /* 4503: disable mozAddonManager Web API (FF57+)
  1561. * [NOTE] As a side-effect in FF57-59 this allowed extensions to work on AMO. In FF60+ you also need
  1562. * to sanitize or clear extensions.webextensions.restrictedDomains (see 2613) to keep that side-effect
  1563. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1384330,1406795,1415644,1453988 ***/
  1564. user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager", true); // (hidden pref)
  1565. /*** 4600: RFP (4500) ALTERNATIVES [SETUP]
  1566. * IF you DO use RFP (see 4500) then you DO NOT need these redundant prefs. In fact,
  1567. some even cause RFP to not behave as you would expect and alter your fingerprint.
  1568. Make sure they are RESET in about:config as per your Firefox version
  1569. * IF you DO NOT use RFP or are on ESR... then turn on each ESR section below
  1570. ***/
  1571. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4600 syntax error: the parrot's crossed the Jordan");
  1572. /* [NOTE] ESR52.x and non-RFP users replace the * with a slash on this line to enable these
  1573. // FF55+
  1574. // 4601: [2514] spoof (or limit?) number of CPU cores (FF48+)
  1575. // [WARNING] *may* affect core chrome/Firefox performance, will affect content.
  1576. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1008453
  1577. // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21675
  1578. // [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22127
  1579. // [4] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/workers.html#navigator.hardwareconcurrency
  1580. // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", 2);
  1581. // * * * /
  1582. // FF56+
  1583. // 4602: [2411] disable resource/navigation timing
  1584. user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false);
  1585. // 4603: [2412] disable timing attacks
  1586. // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI
  1587. user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
  1588. // 4604: [2512] disable device sensor API
  1589. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your device
  1590. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758
  1591. // [2] https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
  1592. // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1357733,1292751
  1593. // user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false);
  1594. // 4605: [2515] disable site specific zoom
  1595. // Zoom levels affect screen res and are highly fingerprintable. This does not stop you using
  1596. // zoom, it will just not use/remember any site specific settings. Zoom levels on new tabs
  1597. // and new windows are reset to default and only the current tab retains the current zoom
  1598. user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", false);
  1599. // 4606: [2501] disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration
  1600. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
  1601. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023
  1602. // user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false);
  1603. // 4607: [2503] disable giving away network info (FF31+)
  1604. // e.g. bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none
  1605. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API
  1606. // [2] https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/
  1607. // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/960426
  1608. user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false);
  1609. // 4608: [2021] disable the SpeechSynthesis (Text-to-Speech) part of the Web Speech API
  1610. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API
  1611. // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis
  1612. // [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API
  1613. user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);
  1614. // * * * /
  1615. // FF57+
  1616. // 4610: [2506] disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting (FF25+)
  1617. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757
  1618. // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/654550
  1619. user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
  1620. // 4611: [2509] disable touch events
  1621. // fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates
  1622. // 0=disabled, 1=enabled, 2=autodetect
  1623. // [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your device
  1624. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Touch_events
  1625. // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286
  1626. // user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0);
  1627. // * * * /
  1628. // FF59+
  1629. // 4612: [2511] disable MediaDevices change detection (FF51+)
  1630. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/devicechange
  1631. // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange
  1632. user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false);
  1633. // * * * /
  1634. // FF60+
  1635. // 4613: [2011] disable WebGL debug info being available to websites
  1636. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1171228
  1637. // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info
  1638. user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
  1639. // * * * /
  1640. // ***/
  1641. /*** 4700: RFP (4500) ALTERNATIVES - NAVIGATOR / USER AGENT (UA) SPOOFING
  1642. Spoofing your UA to *LOWER* entropy *does* *not* *work*. It may even cause site breakage
  1643. depending on your values. Even if you spoof, like TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) does, as the
  1644. latest ESR, it still *does* *not* *work*. There are two main reasons for this.
  1645. 1. Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means. And when
  1646. those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy. Examples of leaks include
  1647. navigator objects, date locale/formats, iframes, headers, resource://URIs,
  1648. feature detection and more.
  1649. 2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced
  1650. by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default.
  1651. * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500)
  1652. which is already plugging leaks (see 1 above) the prefs below do not address
  1653. * Values below are for example only based on the current TBB at the time of writing
  1654. ***/
  1655. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4700 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow");
  1656. /* 4701: navigator.userAgent leaks in JS
  1657. * [NOTE] Setting this will break any UA spoofing extension whitelisting ***/
  1658. // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0"); // (hidden pref)
  1659. /* 4702: navigator.buildID (see gecko.buildID in about:config) reveals build time
  1660. * down to the second which defeats user agent spoofing and can compromise OS etc
  1661. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/583181 ***/
  1662. // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "20100101"); // (hidden pref)
  1663. /* 4703: navigator.appName ***/
  1664. // user_pref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); // (hidden pref)
  1665. /* 4704: navigator.appVersion ***/
  1666. // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); // (hidden pref)
  1667. /* 4705: navigator.platform leaks in JS ***/
  1668. // user_pref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); // (hidden pref)
  1669. /* 4706: navigator.oscpu leaks in JS ***/
  1670. // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "Windows NT 6.1"); // (hidden pref)
  1671. /* 4707: general.useragent.locale (related, see 0204-deprecated FF59+) ***/
  1672. /*** 5000: PERSONAL [SETUP]
  1673. Non-project related but useful. If any of these interest you, add them to your overrides ***/
  1674. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
  1675. /* WARNINGS ***/
  1676. // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false);
  1677. // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false);
  1678. // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false);
  1679. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0);
  1680. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
  1681. /* APPEARANCE ***/
  1682. // user_pref("browser.download.autohideButton", false); // (FF57+)
  1683. // user_pref("toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  1684. /* CONTENT BEHAVIOR ***/
  1685. // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true); // enable "Find As You Type"
  1686. // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false); // disable autocopy default [LINUX]
  1687. // user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 2); // 0=none, 1-multi-line, 2=multi-line & single-line
  1688. /* UX BEHAVIOR ***/
  1689. // user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2); // 0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing
  1690. // user_pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", true);
  1691. // user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false);
  1692. // user_pref("browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs", true); // open bookmarks in a new tab (FF57+)
  1693. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true); // see Bugzilla 1320061 (FF53+)
  1694. // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false); // middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [WINDOWS] [MAC]
  1695. // user_pref("view_source.tab", false); // open "page/selection source" in a new window
  1696. // user_pref("ui.key.menuAccessKey", 0); // disable alt key toggling the menu bar [RESTART]
  1697. /* OTHER ***/
  1698. // user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
  1699. // user_pref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled", false); // disable and hide Firefox Accounts and Sync (FF60+) [RESTART]
  1700. // user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false); // see Bugzilla 620472
  1701. // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); // "Reader View"
  1702. // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false); // enforced extension signing (Nightly/ESR)
  1703. /*** 9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED
  1704. Documentation denoted as [-]. Numbers may be re-used. See [1] for a link-clickable,
  1705. viewer-friendly version of the deprecated bugzilla tickets. The original state of each pref
  1706. has been preserved, or changed to match the current setup, but you are advised to review them.
  1707. [NOTE] Up to FF53, to enable a section change /* FFxx to // FFxx
  1708. For FF53 on, we have bundled releases to cater for ESR. Change /* to // on the first line
  1709. [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123
  1710. ***/
  1711. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "9999 syntax error: the parrot's deprecated!");
  1712. /* FF42 and older
  1713. // 2607: (25+) disable page thumbnails - replaced by browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled
  1714. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/897811
  1715. user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false);
  1716. // 2503: (31+) disable network API - replaced by dom.netinfo.enabled
  1717. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/960426
  1718. user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false);
  1719. // 2620: (35+) disable WebSockets
  1720. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1091016
  1721. user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false);
  1722. // 1610: (36+) set DNT "value" to "not be tracked" (FF21+)
  1723. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value
  1724. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1042135#c101
  1725. // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1);
  1726. // 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback
  1727. // The API will be superseded by the WebRTC Capture and Stream API
  1728. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Archive/B2G_OS/API/CameraControl
  1729. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1107683
  1730. user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false);
  1731. // 0415: (41+) disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) - removed or replaced by various
  1732. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1109475
  1733. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL
  1734. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", ""); // removed
  1735. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL
  1736. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", ""); // removed
  1737. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", ""); // removed
  1738. // 0702: (41+) disable HTTP2 (draft)
  1739. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1132357
  1740. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false);
  1741. // 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration
  1742. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1169945
  1743. user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", "");
  1744. // 2803: (42+) clear passwords on shutdown
  1745. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1102184
  1746. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false);
  1747. // 5002: (42+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1748. // replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero
  1749. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1160017
  1750. // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false);
  1751. // ***/
  1752. /* FF43
  1753. // 0410's: disable safebrowsing urls & updates - replaced by various
  1754. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1107372
  1755. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL
  1756. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL
  1757. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL
  1758. // 0420's: disable tracking protection - replaced by various
  1759. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1107372
  1760. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL
  1761. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL
  1762. // 1803: remove plugin finder service
  1763. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url
  1764. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1202193
  1765. user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", "");
  1766. // 5003: disable new search panel UI
  1767. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1119250
  1768. // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false);
  1769. // ***/
  1770. /* FF44
  1771. // 0414: disable safebrowsing's real-time binary checking (google) (FF43+)
  1772. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1237103
  1773. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL
  1774. // 1200's: block rc4 whitelist
  1775. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1215796
  1776. user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false);
  1777. // 2300s: disable SharedWorkers
  1778. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15562
  1779. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1207635
  1780. user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false);
  1781. // 2403: disable scripts changing images
  1782. // [TEST] https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2
  1783. // [WARNING] Will break some sites such as Google Maps and a lot of web apps
  1784. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/773429
  1785. // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true);
  1786. // ***/
  1787. /* FF45
  1788. // 1021b: disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none
  1789. // extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  1790. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1235379
  1791. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2);
  1792. // ***/
  1793. /* FF46
  1794. // 0333: disable health report
  1795. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1234526
  1796. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  1797. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // (hidden pref)
  1798. // 0334b: disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers
  1799. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1234522
  1800. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false);
  1801. // 0414: disable safebrowsing pref - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url
  1802. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1239587
  1803. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check
  1804. // 0420: disable polaris (part of Tracking Protection, never used in stable)
  1805. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1235565
  1806. // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false);
  1807. // 0510: disable "Pocket" - replaced by extensions.pocket.*
  1808. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1215694
  1809. user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false);
  1810. user_pref("browser.pocket.api", "");
  1811. user_pref("browser.pocket.site", "");
  1812. user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
  1813. // ***/
  1814. /* FF47
  1815. // 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry
  1816. // is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled
  1817. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1236580
  1818. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // (hidden pref)
  1819. // 0333b: disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED
  1820. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1236580
  1821. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,");
  1822. // 0807: disable history manipulation
  1823. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/History_API
  1824. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1249542
  1825. user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false);
  1826. user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false);
  1827. user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false);
  1828. // ***/
  1829. /* FF48
  1830. // 0806: disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]'
  1831. // [-] http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html
  1832. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1181078
  1833. user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false);
  1834. // ***/
  1835. /* FF49
  1836. // 0372: disable "Hello"
  1837. // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/archive/hello/2016-03/
  1838. // [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello
  1839. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1287827
  1840. user_pref("loop.enabled", false);
  1841. user_pref("loop.server", "");
  1842. user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", "");
  1843. user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", "");
  1844. user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", "");
  1845. user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false);
  1846. user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", "");
  1847. user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", "");
  1848. user_pref("loop.logDomains", false);
  1849. // 2201: disable new window scrollbars being hidden
  1850. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1257887
  1851. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true);
  1852. // 2303: disable push notification (UDP wake-up)
  1853. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1265914
  1854. user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false);
  1855. // ***/
  1856. /* FF50
  1857. // 0101: disable Windows10 intro on startup [WINDOWS]
  1858. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1274633
  1859. user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", "");
  1860. // 0308: disable plugin update notifications
  1861. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1277905
  1862. user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);
  1863. // 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled
  1864. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1025965
  1865. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false);
  1866. // 1266: disable rc4 ciphers
  1867. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369
  1868. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1268728
  1869. // [-] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/
  1870. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1871. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1872. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false);
  1873. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1874. // 1809: remove Mozilla's plugin update URL
  1875. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1277905
  1876. user_pref("plugins.update.url", "");
  1877. // ***/
  1878. /* FF51
  1879. // 0702: disable SPDY
  1880. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1248197
  1881. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false);
  1882. // 1851: delay play of videos until they're visible
  1883. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1180563
  1884. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1262053
  1885. user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true);
  1886. // 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1887. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1250244
  1888. user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false);
  1889. // ***/
  1890. /* FF52
  1891. // 1601: disable referer from an SSL Website
  1892. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1308725
  1893. user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false);
  1894. // 1850: disable Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module)
  1895. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285
  1896. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1329538,1337121 // FF52
  1897. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1329543 // FF53
  1898. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false);
  1899. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false);
  1900. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false);
  1901. // 2405: disable WebTelephony API
  1902. // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony
  1903. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1309719
  1904. user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false);
  1905. // 2502: disable Battery Status API
  1906. // Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that was fixed.
  1907. // However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy.
  1908. // e.g. do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
  1909. // [1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/
  1910. // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1124127
  1911. // [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/
  1912. // [4] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/02/battery-status-indicators-tracking-online
  1913. // [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code.
  1914. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1313580
  1915. user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
  1916. // ***/
  1917. /* ESR52.x still uses all the following prefs
  1918. // [NOTE] replace the * with a slash in the line above to re-enable them
  1919. // FF53
  1920. // 1265: block rc4 fallback
  1921. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1130670
  1922. user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false);
  1923. // 1806: disable Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP (the string = min version number allowed)
  1924. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1317108,1317109,1317110
  1925. user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999");
  1926. user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999");
  1927. user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999");
  1928. // 2022: disable screensharing
  1929. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1329562
  1930. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false);
  1931. // 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting
  1932. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1322736
  1933. user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false);
  1934. // * * * /
  1935. // FF54
  1936. // 0415: disable reporting URLs (safe browsing)
  1937. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1288633
  1938. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", "");
  1939. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", "");
  1940. // 1830: block websites detecting DRM is disabled
  1941. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1242321
  1942. user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false);
  1943. // 2425: disable Archive Reader API
  1944. // i.e. reading archive contents directly in the browser, through DOM file objects
  1945. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1342361
  1946. user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false);
  1947. // * * * /
  1948. // FF55
  1949. // 0209: disable geolocation on non-secure origins (FF54+)
  1950. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1269531
  1951. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1072859
  1952. user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false);
  1953. // 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry) (FF37+)
  1954. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738
  1955. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1361578
  1956. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  1957. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", "");
  1958. // 0360: disable new tab "pings"
  1959. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1241390
  1960. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,");
  1961. // 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites
  1962. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1361220
  1963. user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false);
  1964. // 0863: disable Form Autofill (FF54+) - replaced by extensions.formautofill.*
  1965. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1364334
  1966. user_pref("browser.formautofill.enabled", false);
  1967. // 2410: disable User Timing API
  1968. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336
  1969. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1344669
  1970. user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false);
  1971. // 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (FF38+) (physical keyboards)
  1972. // The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on
  1973. // web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY,
  1974. // AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, e.g. German vs English.
  1975. // [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard
  1976. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code
  1977. // [2] https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm
  1978. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352949
  1979. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false);
  1980. // 5015: disable tab animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
  1981. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352069
  1982. user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false);
  1983. // 5016: disable fullscreeen animation - replaced by toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled
  1984. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352069
  1985. user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false);
  1986. // * * * /
  1987. // FF56
  1988. // 0515: disable Screenshots (rollout pref only) (FF54+)
  1989. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1386333
  1990. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.system-disabled", true);
  1991. // 0517: disable Form Autofill (FF55+) - replaced by extensions.formautofill.available
  1992. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1385201
  1993. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.experimental", false);
  1994. // * * * /
  1995. // FF57
  1996. // 0374: disable "social" integration
  1997. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API
  1998. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1388902,1406193 (some leftovers were removed in FF58)
  1999. user_pref("social.whitelist", "");
  2000. user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false);
  2001. user_pref("social.shareDirectory", "");
  2002. user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false);
  2003. user_pref("social.directories", "");
  2004. user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false);
  2005. user_pref("social.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  2006. // 1830: disable DRM's EME WideVineAdapter
  2007. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1395468
  2008. user_pref("media.eme.chromium-api.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  2009. // 2611: disable WebIDE extension downloads (Valence)
  2010. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
  2011. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1393497
  2012. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false);
  2013. // 2612: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - e.g. Roku
  2014. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222
  2015. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1393582
  2016. user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false);
  2017. // 5022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) (FF49+)
  2018. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1401238
  2019. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false);
  2020. // * * * /
  2021. // FF59
  2022. // 0203: disable using OS locale, force APP locale - replaced by intl.locale.requested
  2023. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1414390
  2024. user_pref("intl.locale.matchOS", false);
  2025. // 0204: set APP locale - replaced by intl.locale.requested
  2026. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1414390
  2027. user_pref("general.useragent.locale", "en-US");
  2028. // 0333b: disable about:healthreport page (which connects to Mozilla for locale/css+js+json)
  2029. // If you have disabled health reports, then this about page is useless - disable it
  2030. // If you want to see what health data is present, then this must be set at default
  2031. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1352497
  2032. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl", "data:text/plain,");
  2033. // 0511: disable FlyWeb (FF49+)
  2034. // Flyweb is a set of APIs for advertising and discovering local-area web servers
  2035. // [1] https://flyweb.github.io/
  2036. // [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/FlyWeb/Security_scenarios
  2037. // [3] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/26/firefox-flyweb/
  2038. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1374574
  2039. user_pref("dom.flyweb.enabled", false);
  2040. // 1242: enable Mixed-Content-Blocker to use the HSTS cache but disable the HSTS Priming requests (FF51+)
  2041. // Allow resources from domains with an existing HSTS cache record or in the HSTS preload list
  2042. // to be upgraded to HTTPS internally but disable sending out HSTS Priming requests, because
  2043. // those may cause noticeable delays e.g. requests time out or are not handled well by servers
  2044. // [NOTE] If you want to use the priming requests make sure 'use_hsts' is also true
  2045. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1246540#c145
  2046. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1424917
  2047. user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", true);
  2048. user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false);
  2049. // 1606: set the default Referrer Policy - replaced by network.http.referer.defaultPolicy
  2050. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/587523
  2051. user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3); // (FF53-FF58) default: 3
  2052. // 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect
  2053. // [-] (part8) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1416703#c21
  2054. user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false);
  2055. // 2022: disable screensharing domain whitelist
  2056. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1411742
  2057. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", "");
  2058. // 2023: disable camera stuff
  2059. // [-] (part7) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1416703#c21
  2060. user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false);
  2061. // 2202: prevent scripts from changing the status text
  2062. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1425999
  2063. user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);
  2064. // 2416: disable idle observation
  2065. // [-] (part7) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1416703#c21
  2066. user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false);
  2067. // * * * /
  2068. // FF60
  2069. // 0360: disable new tab tile ads & preload & marketing junk
  2070. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1370930,1433133
  2071. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.source", "data:text/plain,");
  2072. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false);
  2073. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true);
  2074. // 0514: disable Activity Stream (FF54+)
  2075. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1433324
  2076. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled", false);
  2077. // 2301: disable workers
  2078. // [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed)
  2079. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1434934
  2080. user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false);
  2081. // 5000s: open "page/selection source" in a new window
  2082. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1418403
  2083. // user_pref("view_source.tab", false);
  2084. // * * * /
  2085. // ***/
  2086. /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/
  2087. user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "SUCCESS: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'!");