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  1. /******
  2. * name: ghacks user.js
  3. * date: 11 March 2017
  4. * version 52: Daypants Believer
  5. * "Cheer up, Sleepy JEANS. Oh, what can it mean."
  6. * authors: v52+ github | v51- www.ghacks.net
  7. * url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js
  8. * releases: These are end-of-stable-life-cycle legacy archives. They are not "releases"
  9. in the sense that they are done to coincide with when Firefox versions land.
  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 at github
  14. 2. READ the full README at github
  15. 3. If you skipped steps 1 and 2 above (shame on you), then here is the absolute minimum
  16. * The settings below will turn off Tracking Protection, Safe Browsing and Auto Updates
  17. You need to read, understand, and decide about these. Don't leave yourself less secure
  18. * Site breakage WILL happen
  19. - There are often trade-offs and conflicts between Security vs Privacy vs Anti-Fingerprinting
  20. and these need to be balanced against Functionality & Convenience & Breakage
  21. * You will need to make a few changes to suit your own needs
  22. - Search this file for the "[SETUP]" tag to find SOME common items you could check
  23. before using to avoid unexpected surprises
  24. - Search this file for the "[WARNING]" tag to troubleshoot or prevent SOME common issues
  25. 4. BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new profile)
  26. 5. Did you do a BACKUP?
  27. ******/
  28. /* START: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors (thanks earthling)
  29. * Yes, this next pref setting is redundant, but we like it!
  30. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_parrot
  31. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary ***/
  32. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "Oh yes, the Norwegian Blue... what's wrong with it?");
  33. /* 0001: Start Firefox in PB (Private Browsing) mode
  34. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode
  35. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Private_Browsing ***/
  36. // user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.autostart", true);
  37. /*** 0100: STARTUP ***/
  38. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!");
  39. /* 0101: disable "slow startup" options
  40. * warnings, disk history, welcomes, intros, EULA, default browser check ***/
  41. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled", true);
  42. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.maxSamples", 0);
  43. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.samples", 0);
  44. user_pref("browser.rights.3.shown", true);
  45. user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore");
  46. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", "");
  47. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional", "");
  48. user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // what's new page after updates
  49. user_pref("browser.laterrun.enabled", false);
  50. user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
  51. /* 0102: set start page (0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session)
  52. * home = browser.startup.homepage preference.
  53. * [SETTING] Options>General>Startup>When Firefox starts ***/
  54. // user_pref("browser.startup.page", 0);
  55. /*** 0200: GEOLOCATION ***/
  56. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!");
  57. /* 0201: disable location-aware browsing ***/
  58. user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
  59. user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "https://127.0.0.1");
  60. user_pref("geo.wifi.logging.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  61. user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", "");
  62. user_pref("geo.wifi.xhr.timeout", 1);
  63. user_pref("browser.search.geoip.timeout", 1);
  64. /* 0202: disable GeoIP-based search results
  65. * [NOTE] may not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your locale
  66. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16254 ***/
  67. user_pref("browser.search.countryCode", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  68. user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  69. /* 0203: disable using OS locale, force APP locale ***/
  70. user_pref("intl.locale.matchOS", false);
  71. /* 0204: set APP locale ***/
  72. user_pref("general.useragent.locale", "en-US");
  73. /* 0206: disable geographically specific results/search engines eg: "browser.search.*.US"
  74. * i.e ignore all of Mozilla's various search engines in multiple locales ***/
  75. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false);
  76. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", "");
  77. /* 0207: set language to match ***/
  78. user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en");
  79. /* 0208: enforce US English locale regardless of the system locale
  80. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867501 ***/
  81. user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // (hidden pref)
  82. /*** 0300: QUIET FOX [PART 1]
  83. No auto-phoning home for anything. You can still do manual updates. It is still important
  84. to do updates for security reasons. [WARNING] [SETUP] If you don't auto update, make sure you
  85. do manually. There are many legitimate reasons to turn off AUTO updates, including hijacked
  86. monetized extensions, time constraints, legacy issues, and fear of breakage/bugs ***/
  87. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!");
  88. /* 0301a: disable browser auto update
  89. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Never check for updates ***/
  90. user_pref("app.update.enabled", false);
  91. /* 0301b: disable background update service
  92. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Use a background service to install updates ***/
  93. user_pref("app.update.service.enabled", false);
  94. /* 0301c: ensure update information is not suppressed ***/
  95. user_pref("app.update.silent", false);
  96. /* 0301d: disable background update staging ***/
  97. user_pref("app.update.staging.enabled", false);
  98. /* 0302: disable browser auto installing update when you do a manual check ***/
  99. user_pref("app.update.auto", false);
  100. /* 0303: disable search update
  101. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Automatically update: search engines ***/
  102. user_pref("browser.search.update", false);
  103. /* 0304: disable add-ons auto checking for new versions ***/
  104. user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false);
  105. /* 0305: disable add-ons auto update ***/
  106. user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false);
  107. /* 0306: disable add-on metadata updating
  108. * sends daily pings to Mozilla about extensions and recent startups ***/
  109. user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false);
  110. /* 0307: disable auto updating of personas (themes) ***/
  111. user_pref("lightweightThemes.update.enabled", false);
  112. /* 0309: disable sending Flash crash reports ***/
  113. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false);
  114. /* 0310: disable sending the URL of the website where a plugin crashed ***/
  115. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL", false);
  116. /* 0320: disable extension discovery
  117. * featured extensions for displaying in Get Add-ons panel ***/
  118. user_pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", "http://127.0.0.1");
  119. /* 0330a: disable telemetry
  120. * https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/toolkit/components/telemetry/telemetry/preferences.html
  121. * the pref (.unified) affects the behaviour of the pref (.enabled)
  122. * IF unified=false then .enabled controls the telemetry module
  123. * IF unified=true then .enabled ONLY controls whether to record extended data
  124. * so make sure to have both set as false ***/
  125. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false);
  126. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false);
  127. /* 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry
  128. * is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled ***/
  129. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // (hidden pref)
  130. /* 0331: remove url of server telemetry pings are sent to ***/
  131. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "");
  132. /* 0332: disable archiving pings locally - irrelevant if toolkit.telemetry.unified is false ***/
  133. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false);
  134. /* 0333a: disable health report ***/
  135. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false);
  136. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // (hidden pref)
  137. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  138. /* 0333b: disable about:healthreport page (which connects to Mozilla for locale/css+js+json)
  139. * If you have disabled health reports, then this about page is useless - disable it
  140. * If you want to see what health data is present, then this must be set at default ***/
  141. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl", "data:text/plain,");
  142. /* 0334: disable new data submission, master kill switch (FF41+)
  143. * If disabled, no policy is shown or upload takes place, ever
  144. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1195552 ***/
  145. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false);
  146. /* 0335: remove telemetry clientID ***/
  147. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID", "");
  148. /* 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry)
  149. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738 ***/
  150. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  151. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", "");
  152. /* 0340: disable experiments
  153. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Telemetry/Experiments ***/
  154. user_pref("experiments.enabled", false);
  155. user_pref("experiments.manifest.uri", "");
  156. user_pref("experiments.supported", false);
  157. user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false);
  158. /* 0341: disable Mozilla permission to silently opt you into tests ***/
  159. user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false);
  160. /* 0350: disable crash reports ***/
  161. user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", "");
  162. /* 0351: disable sending of crash reports (FF44+) ***/
  163. user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false);
  164. /* 0360: disable new tab tile ads & preload & marketing junk ***/
  165. user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false);
  166. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,");
  167. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.source", "data:text/plain,");
  168. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", false);
  169. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false);
  170. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true);
  171. /* 0370: disable "Snippets" (Mozilla content shown on about:home screen)
  172. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service
  173. * MUST use HTTPS - arbitrary content injected into this page via http opens up MiTM attacks ***/
  174. user_pref("browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl", "https://127.0.0.1");
  175. /* 0373: disable "Pocket" (third party "save for later" service) & remove urls for good measure
  176. * [NOTE] Important: Remove the pocket icon from your toolbar first
  177. * https://www.gnu.gl/blog/Posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-pocket/ ***/
  178. user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false);
  179. user_pref("extensions.pocket.api", "");
  180. user_pref("extensions.pocket.site", "");
  181. user_pref("extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
  182. /* 0374: disable "social" integration
  183. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API ***/
  184. user_pref("social.whitelist", "");
  185. user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false);
  186. user_pref("social.shareDirectory", "");
  187. user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false);
  188. user_pref("social.directories", "");
  189. user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false);
  190. user_pref("social.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  191. /* 0375: disable "Reader View" [SETUP] ***/
  192. user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false);
  193. /* 0376: disable FlyWeb, a set of APIs for advertising and discovering local-area web servers
  194. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/FlyWeb
  195. * http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/26/firefox-flyweb/ ***/
  196. user_pref("dom.flyweb.enabled", false);
  197. /* 0380: disable sync [SETUP] ***/
  198. user_pref("services.sync.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  199. /*** 0400: QUIET FOX [PART 2] [WARNING] [SETUP]
  200. This section has security & tracking protection implications vs privacy concerns vs effectiveness.
  201. These settings, WITH EXTENSIONS, are geared up to make Firefox "quiet", private and effective.
  202. We DO NOT advocate no protection, so use something with more scope, such as uBlock Origin.
  203. This entire section is rather contentious. Safebrowsing (SB) is designed to protect
  204. users from malicious sites. Tracking protection (TP) is designed to lessen the impact of third
  205. parties on websites to reduce tracking and to speed up your browsing experience. These are
  206. both very good features provided by Mozilla. They do rely on third parties: Google for
  207. safebrowsing and Disconnect for tracking protection (someone has to provide the information).
  208. Additionally, SSL Error Reporting helps makes the internet more secure for everyone.
  209. If you do not understand the ramifications of disabling SB and TP, then it is advised that
  210. you enable them by commenting out the preferences and saving the changes, and then in
  211. about:config find each entry and right-click and reset the preference's value.
  212. ***/
  213. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0400 syntax error: the parrot's passed on!");
  214. /* 0401: DON'T disable extension blocklist, but sanitize blocklist url
  215. * It now includes updates for "revoked certificates"
  216. * https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl
  217. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/
  218. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true);
  219. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklist.addons.mozilla.org/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/");
  220. /* 0402: disable/enable various Kinto blocklist updates (FF50+)
  221. * What is Kinto?: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Kinto#Specifications
  222. * As Firefox transitions to Kinto, the blocklists have been broken down (more could be added). These contain
  223. * block entries for certs to be revoked, add-ons and plugins to be disabled, and gfx environments that
  224. * cause problems or crashes. Here you can remove the collection name to disable each specific list updating ***/
  225. user_pref("services.blocklist.update_enabled", true);
  226. user_pref("services.blocklist.signing.enforced", true);
  227. user_pref("services.blocklist.onecrl.collection", "certificates"); // revoked certificates
  228. user_pref("services.blocklist.addons.collection", "addons");
  229. user_pref("services.blocklist.plugins.collection", ""); // if you have no plugins
  230. user_pref("services.blocklist.gfx.collection", ""); // if gfx hw acceleration is disabled
  231. /* 0410: disable Safe Browsing (SB)
  232. * This sub-section has been redesigned to differentiate between "real-time"/"user initiated"
  233. * data being sent to Google from all other settings such as using local blocklists/whitelists
  234. * and updating those lists. There SHOULD be NO privacy issues here. Even *IF* an URL was sent
  235. * to Google, they swear it is anonymized and only used to flag malicious sites/activity. Firefox
  236. * also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and storing safe browsing
  237. * cookies in a separate jar. (#Turn on browser.safebrowsing.debug to monitor this activity)
  238. * To use safebrowsing but not "leak" binary download info to Google, only use 0410e and 0410f
  239. * #Required reading: https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/
  240. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing ***/
  241. /* 0410a: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" (under Options>Security)
  242. * Until FF48 this was titled "Block reported web forgeries"
  243. * It 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. /* 0410b: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Security)
  247. * Until FF48 this was titled "Block reported attack sites"
  248. * It covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/
  249. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false);
  250. /* 0410b: disable "Warn me about unwanted and uncommon software" (under Options>Security) (FF48+) ***/
  251. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false);
  252. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false);
  253. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous", false); // (FF49+)
  254. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host", false); // (FF49+)
  255. /* 0410c: disable Google safebrowsing downloads, updates ***/
  256. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL", ""); // update google lists
  257. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL", ""); // list hash check
  258. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  259. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  260. /* 0410d: disable Mozilla safebrowsing downloads, updates
  261. * [NOTE] These two prefs are also used for Tracking Protection (see 0420) ***/
  262. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL", ""); // resolves hash conflicts
  263. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL", ""); // update FF lists
  264. /* 0410e: disable binaries NOT in local lists being checked by Google (real-time checking) ***/
  265. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false);
  266. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", "");
  267. /* 0410f: disable reporting URLs ***/
  268. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL", "");
  269. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", "");
  270. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", "");
  271. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL", "");
  272. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  273. /* 0410g: show=true or hide=false the 'ignore this warning' on Safe Browsing warnings which
  274. * when clicked bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB
  275. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1226490
  276. * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX C: Test Sites: Section 5 ***/
  277. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", true);
  278. /* 0420: disable Tracking Protection (TP)
  279. * There SHOULD be NO privacy concerns here, but we strongly recommend to use uBlock Origin instead,
  280. * which offers more comprehensive as well as specialized lists. It also allows per domain control.
  281. * [NOTE] There are two prefs (see 0410d) shared with Safe Browsing
  282. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection
  283. * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-firefox ***/
  284. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", false); // all windows pref (not just private)
  285. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", false); // private browsing pref
  286. /* 0421: enable more Tracking Protection choices under Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection ***/
  287. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", true);
  288. /* 0430: disable SSL Error Reporting
  289. * https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/
  290. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false);
  291. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false);
  292. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "");
  293. /* 0440: disable Mozilla's blocklist for known Flash tracking/fingerprinting (FF48+)
  294. * If you don't have Flash, then you don't need this enabled
  295. * [NOTE] if enabled, you will need to check what prefs (safebrowsing URLs etc) this uses to update
  296. * http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/18/firefox-48-blocklist-against-plugin-fingerprinting/
  297. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237198 ***/
  298. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false);
  299. /*** 0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - eg clicked on] ***/
  300. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!");
  301. /* 0601: disable link prefetching
  302. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/
  303. user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
  304. /* 0602: disable DNS prefetching
  305. * http://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/27/firefox-prefetching-what-you-need-to-know/
  306. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Controlling_DNS_prefetching ***/
  307. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
  308. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (hidden pref)
  309. /* 0603a: disable Seer/Necko
  310. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Necko ***/
  311. user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
  312. /* 0603b: disable more Necko/Captive Portal
  313. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal
  314. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal ***/
  315. user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", "");
  316. user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // (FF52+)
  317. /* 0605: disable link-mouseover opening connection to linked server
  318. * http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests
  319. * http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/16/block-firefox-from-connecting-to-sites-when-you-hover-over-links ***/
  320. user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
  321. /* 0606: disable pings (but enforce same host in case)
  322. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings
  323. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings.require_same_host ***/
  324. user_pref("browser.send_pings", false);
  325. user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true);
  326. /* 0607: stop links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10
  327. * http://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/25/block-firefox-chrome-windows-store/ ***/
  328. user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false);
  329. /* 0608: disable predictor / prefetching (FF48+) ***/
  330. user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false);
  331. /*** 0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS [SETUP]
  332. If you are in a private environment (no unwanted eyeballs) and your device is private
  333. (restricted access), and the device is secure when unattended (locked, encrypted, forensic
  334. hardened), then items 0850 and above can be relaxed in return for more convenience and
  335. functionality. Likewise, you may want to check the items cleared on shutdown in section 2800.
  336. [NOTE] The urlbar is also commonly referred to as the location bar and address bar
  337. #Required reading: https://xkcd.com/538/
  338. ***/
  339. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!");
  340. /* 0801: disable location bar using search - PRIVACY
  341. * don't leak typos to a search engine, give an error message instead ***/
  342. user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
  343. /* 0802: disable location bar domain guessing - PRIVACY/SECURITY
  344. * domain guessing intercepts DNS "hostname not found errors" and resends a
  345. * request (eg by adding www or .com). This is inconsistent use (eg FQDNs), does not work
  346. * via Proxy Servers (different error), is a flawed use of DNS (TLDs: why treat .com
  347. * as the 411 for DNS errors?), privacy issues (why connect to sites you didn't
  348. * intend to), can leak sensitive data (eg query strings: eg Princeton attack),
  349. * and is a security risk (eg common typos & malicious sites set up to exploit this) ***/
  350. user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false);
  351. /* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar - helps SECURITY ***/
  352. user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
  353. /* 0804: limit history leaks via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY
  354. * This is a PER TAB session history. You still have a full history stored under all history
  355. * default=50, minimum=1=currentpage, 2 is the recommended minimum as some pages
  356. * use it as a means of referral (eg hotlinking), 4 or 6 or 10 may be more practical ***/
  357. user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_entries", 10);
  358. /* 0805: disable CSS querying page history - CSS history leak - PRIVACY
  359. * [NOTE] this has NEVER been fully "resolved": in Mozilla/docs it is stated it's
  360. * only in 'certain circumstances', also see latest comments in the bug link
  361. * [TEST] http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/yahh/ (see github wiki APPENDIX C on how to use)
  362. * https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy
  363. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147777
  364. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector ***/
  365. user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
  366. /* 0806: disable displaying javascript in history URLs - SECURITY ***/
  367. user_pref("browser.urlbar.filter.javascript", true);
  368. /* 0807: disable search bar LIVE search suggestions - PRIVACY
  369. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Provide search suggestions ***/
  370. user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
  371. /* 0808: disable location bar LIVE search suggestions (requires 0807 = true) - PRIVACY
  372. * Also disable the location bar prompt to enable/disable or learn more about it.
  373. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Show search suggestions in location bar results ***/
  374. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false);
  375. user_pref("browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice", true); // (FF41+)
  376. /* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete ***/
  377. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false);
  378. /* 0850b: disable location bar dropdown
  379. * This controls the maximum number of entries that can appear in the location bar dropdown.
  380. * Zero completely disables it. If you want ANY dropdown functionality, this must be changed ***/
  381. user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0);
  382. /* 0850c: disable location bar suggestion types
  383. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Location Bar>When using the location bar, suggest
  384. * [NOTE] If you wish to enable these suggestions, make sure 0850a and 0850b are at default ***/
  385. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false);
  386. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false);
  387. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false);
  388. /* 0850d: disable location bar autofill
  389. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete ***/
  390. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false);
  391. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed", false);
  392. /* 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches (FF51+)
  393. * http://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/ ***/
  394. user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false);
  395. /* 0860: disable search and form history
  396. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  397. * [NOTE] You can clear formdata on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  398. // user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false);
  399. /* 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites
  400. * For convenience & functionality, this is best left at default true,
  401. * especially as the web moves more and more to encrypted services
  402. * You can clear form history on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  403. // user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false);
  404. /* 0862: disable browsing and download history
  405. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history
  406. * [NOTE] You can clear history and downloads on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  407. // user_pref("places.history.enabled", false);
  408. /* 0870: disable Windows jumplist ***/
  409. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.enabled", false);
  410. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false);
  411. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled", false);
  412. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled", false);
  413. /* 0871: disable Windows taskbar preview ***/
  414. user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false);
  415. /*** 0900: PASSWORDS ***/
  416. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!");
  417. /* 0901: disable saving passwords
  418. * [SETTING] Options>Security>Logins>Remember logins for sites
  419. * [NOTE] this does not clear any passwords already saved ***/
  420. // user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false);
  421. /* 0902: use a master password (recommended if you save passwords)
  422. * There are no preferences for this. It is all handled internally.
  423. * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins ***/
  424. /* 0903: set how often Mozilla should ask for the master password
  425. * 0=the first time (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=every n minutes (as per the next pref) ***/
  426. user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
  427. /* 0904: how often in minutes Mozilla should ask for the master password (see pref above)
  428. * in minutes, default is 30 ***/
  429. user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5);
  430. /* 0905: disable auto-filling username & password form fields - SECURITY
  431. * can leak in cross-site forms AND be spoofed
  432. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signon.autofillForms
  433. * password will still be auto-filled after a user name is manually entered ***/
  434. user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false);
  435. /* 0906: ignore websites' autocomplete="off" (FF30+)
  436. * Don't let sites dictate use of saved logins and passwords. Increase security through
  437. * stronger password use. The trade-off is the convenience. Some sites should never be
  438. * saved (such as banking sites). Set at true, informed users can make their own choice. ***/
  439. user_pref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", true);
  440. /* 0907: force warnings for logins on non-secure (non HTTPS) pages
  441. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217156 ***/
  442. user_pref("security.insecure_password.ui.enabled", true);
  443. /* 0908: When attempting to fix an entered URL, do not fix an entered password along with it
  444. * i.e do not turn ~http://user:password@foo into ~http://user:password@(prefix)foo(suffix)
  445. * but instead ~http://user@(prefix)foo(suffix) ***/
  446. user_pref("browser.fixup.hide_user_pass", true);
  447. /* 0909: disable formless login capture for Password Manager (FF51+) ***/
  448. user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false);
  449. /* 0910: enforce disable autofilling saved password on HTTP pages and show warning (FF52+)
  450. * https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/insecure-login-forms-now-disable-autofill-show-warning-beneath-input-control/ ***/
  451. user_pref("signon.autofillForms.http", false);
  452. user_pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true);
  453. /*** 1000: CACHE ***/
  454. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is maker!");
  455. /* 1001: disable disk cache ***/
  456. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
  457. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 0);
  458. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled", false);
  459. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run", false);
  460. /* 1002: disable disk caching of SSL pages
  461. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl ***/
  462. user_pref("browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl", false);
  463. /* 1003: disable memory cache as well IF you're REALLY paranoid ***/
  464. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false);
  465. /* 1004: disable offline cache ***/
  466. user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
  467. /* 1005: disable storing extra session data
  468. * extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  469. * 0=all 1=http-only 2=none ***/
  470. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2);
  471. /* 1006: disable pages being stored in memory. This is not the same as memory cache.
  472. * Visited pages are stored in memory in such a way that they don't have to be
  473. * re-parsed. This improves performance when pressing back/forward.
  474. * For the sake of completeness, this option is listed for the truly paranoid.
  475. * 0=none, -1=auto (that's minus 1), or any other positive integer
  476. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers ***/
  477. // user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 0);
  478. /* 1007: disable the Session Restore service completely
  479. * [WARNING] [SETUP] This also disables the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature
  480. * It does not affect "Recently Closed Windows" or any history. ***/
  481. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0);
  482. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0);
  483. /* 1008: IF you use session restore (see 1007 above), increasing the minimal interval between
  484. * two session save operations can help on older machines and some websites.
  485. * Default is 15000 (15 secs). Try 30000 (30sec), 60000 (1min) etc - your choice.
  486. * [WARNING] This can also affect entries in the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature:
  487. * i.e the longer the interval the more chance a quick tab open/close won't be captured
  488. * this longer interval *MAY* affect history but we cannot replicate any history not recorded ***/
  489. // user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 30000);
  490. /* 1009: DNS cache and expiration time (default 400 and 60 - same as TBB) ***/
  491. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 400);
  492. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 60);
  493. /* 1010: disable randomized FF HTTP cache decay experiments
  494. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13575 ***/
  495. user_pref("browser.cache.frecency_experiment", -1);
  496. /* 1011: disable permissions manager from writing to disk (requires restart)
  497. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967812 ***/
  498. // user_pref("permissions.memory_only", true); // (hidden pref)
  499. /* 1012: disable resuming session from crash [SETUP] ***/
  500. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false);
  501. /*** 1200: HTTPS ( SSL / OCSP / CERTS / ENCRYPTION / HSTS / HPKP )
  502. Note that your cipher and other settings can be used server side as a fingerprint attack vector:
  503. see https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/
  504. You can either strengthen your encryption/cipher suite and protocols (security) or keep them
  505. at default and let Mozilla handle them (dragging their feet for fear of breaking legacy sites) ***/
  506. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
  507. /* 1201: block rc4 fallback (default is now false as of at least FF45) ***/
  508. user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false);
  509. /* 1203: enable OCSP stapling
  510. * https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/
  511. user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true);
  512. /* 1204: reject communication with servers using old SSL/TLS - vulnerable to a MiTM attack
  513. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation
  514. * [WARNING] tested Feb 2017 - still breaks too many sites ***/
  515. // user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true);
  516. /* 1205: display warning (red padlock) for "broken security"
  517. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  518. user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true);
  519. /* 1206: require certificate revocation check through OCSP protocol
  520. * This leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority)
  521. * It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA)
  522. * [WARNING] Since FF44 the default is false. If set to true, this may/will cause some
  523. * site breakage. Some users have previously mentioned issues with youtube, microsoft etc ***/
  524. // user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);
  525. /* 1207: query OCSP responder servers to confirm current validity of certificates (default=1)
  526. * 0=disable, 1=validate only certificates that specify an OCSP service URL
  527. * 2=enable and use values in security.OCSP.URL and security.OCSP.signing ***/
  528. user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1);
  529. /* 1208: enforce strict pinning
  530. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206
  531. * PKP (public key pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict
  532. * [WARNING] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing
  533. * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default =1 ***/
  534. user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
  535. /* 1209: control TLS versions with min and max
  536. * 1=min version of TLS 1.0, 2-min version of TLS 1.1, 3=min version of TLS 1.2 etc
  537. * [WARNING] FF/chrome currently allow TLS 1.0 by default, so this is your call.
  538. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.*
  539. * https://www.ssl.com/how-to/turn-off-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-your-browser/ ***/
  540. // user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 2);
  541. // user_pref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3);
  542. // user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1.3
  543. /* 1210: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange)
  544. * https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH
  545. * [WARNING] may break obscure sites, but not major sites, which should support ECDH over DHE ***/
  546. user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  547. user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  548. /* 1211: disable or limit SHA-1
  549. * 0 = all SHA1 certs are allowed
  550. * 1 = all SHA1 certs are blocked (including perfectly valid ones from 2015 and earlier)
  551. * 2 = deprecated option that now maps to 1
  552. * 3 = only allowed for locally-added roots (e.g. anti-virus)
  553. * 4 = only allowed for locally-added roots or for certs in 2015 and earlier
  554. * [WARNING] when disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (eg security scanners and antivirus
  555. * products, are failing to connect to HTTPS sites. SHA-1 will eventually become obsolete.
  556. * https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/18/phasing-out-sha-1-on-the-public-web/
  557. * https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/194#issuecomment-256509998 ***/
  558. user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1);
  559. /* 1212: disable SSL session tracking (FF36+)
  560. * SSL session IDs speed up HTTPS connections (no need to renegotiate) and last for 48hrs.
  561. * Since the ID is unique, web servers can (and do) use it for tracking. If set to true,
  562. * this disables sending SSL3 Session IDs and TLS Session Tickets to prevent session tracking
  563. * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077
  564. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967977 ***/
  565. user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // (hidden pref)
  566. /* 1213: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128)
  567. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security
  568. * http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack
  569. * http://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/
  570. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false);
  571. /* 1214: disable 128 bits ***/
  572. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  573. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  574. /* 1215: disable Microsoft Family Safety cert (Windows 8.1) (FF50+)
  575. * 0 = disable detecting Family Safety mode and importing the root
  576. * 1 = only attempt to detect Family Safety mode (don't import the root)
  577. * 2 = detect Family Safety mode and import the root ***/
  578. user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
  579. /* 1216: disable insecure active content on https pages - mixed content ***/
  580. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true);
  581. /* 1217: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages - mixed context
  582. * current default=false, leave it this way as too many sites break visually ***/
  583. // user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
  584. /* 1218: disable HSTS Priming (FF51+)
  585. * We disable it because formerly blocked mixed-content may load, may cause noticeable delays
  586. * eg requests time out, requests may not be handled well by servers, possible fingerprinting
  587. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246540#c145 ***/
  588. user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false);
  589. user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", false);
  590. /* 1219: enforce HSTS preload list (default is true)
  591. * The list is compiled into Firefox and is used to always use HTTPS for the domains on that list
  592. * https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/11/01/preloading-hsts/
  593. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/HSTS_Preload_List ***/
  594. user_pref("network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist", true);
  595. /* 1220: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector)
  596. * [NOTE] This may be better handled under FPI (ticket 1323644, part of Tor Uplift)
  597. * [WARNING] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
  598. * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them.
  599. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334485 - related bug
  600. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216882 - related bug (see comment 9) ***/
  601. // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // (hidden pref)
  602. /* 1221: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings
  603. * 0=do neither 1=pre-populate url 2+pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default)
  604. * https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/
  605. user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1);
  606. /* 1223: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages (thanks crssi)
  607. * only works when it's possible to add an exception, i.e doesn't work for HSTS (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/)
  608. * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/
  609. user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true);
  610. /* 1224: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52
  611. * [NOTE] commented out because it still breaks too many sites ***/
  612. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  613. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  614. /*** 1400: FONTS ***/
  615. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
  616. /* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow)
  617. * If you disallow fonts, this drastically limits/reduces font
  618. * enumeration (by JS) which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector.
  619. * [SETTING] Options>Content>Font & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  620. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  621. user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
  622. /* 1402: allow icon fonts (glyphs) (FF41+) ***/
  623. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", true);
  624. /* 1403: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts
  625. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/
  626. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
  627. /* 1404: use more legible default fonts
  628. * [SETTING] Options>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  629. * [SETUP] These are optional, comment out if you do not require them
  630. * [NOTE] Been using this for well over a year, it really grows on you ***/
  631. user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "Georgia");
  632. user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Georgia"); // default Times New Roman
  633. user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "Arial");
  634. user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial"); // default Arial
  635. user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console");
  636. user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console"); // default Courier New
  637. /* 1405: disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) ***/
  638. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false);
  639. /* 1406: disable CSS Font Loading API
  640. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  641. user_pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false);
  642. /* 1407: remove special underline handling for a few fonts which you will probably never use.
  643. * Any of these fonts on your system can be enumerated for fingerprinting. Requires restart.
  644. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font.blacklist.underline_offset ***/
  645. user_pref("font.blacklist.underline_offset", "");
  646. /* 1408: disable graphite which FF49 turned back on by default
  647. * In the past it had security issues - need citation ***/
  648. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
  649. /* 1409: only expose whitelisted system fonts (FF52+)
  650. * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed.
  651. * [NOTE] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy. If
  652. * you block sites choosing fonts in 1401, this preference is irrelevant. In future,
  653. * privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699) may cover this, and 1401 can be relaxed.
  654. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1121643 ***/
  655. // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // (hidden pref)
  656. /*** 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS [SETUP]
  657. Except for DNT (Do Not Track), referers are best controlled by an extension.
  658. It is important to realize that it is *cross domain* referers that need
  659. controlling, and this is best handled by EITHER 1603 or 1604, not both.
  660. Option 1: Recommended: Use an extension to block all referers, and then whitelist
  661. sites on a granular, per domain level.
  662. Option 2: As per the original settings below: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 1 (less breakage)
  663. or 2 (more breakage) and leave XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) at default 0
  664. Option 3: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to default 0 and set XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) to 2
  665. full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234
  666. scheme+host+path+port: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html
  667. scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888
  668. #Required reading: https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  669. ***/
  670. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
  671. /* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer
  672. * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default)
  673. * [NOTE] Recommended left at default. Focus on XSS and granular cross origin referer control ***/
  674. user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
  675. /* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send
  676. * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port
  677. * [NOTE] Cross origin requests can be fine tuned in 1603 + 1604. Limiting same origin requests
  678. * is rather pointless. Recommended left at default for zero same origin breakage ***/
  679. user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
  680. /* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: fine-tune when to send a referer [SETUP]
  681. * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
  682. * [NOTE] 1 = less breakage, possible leakage 2 = less leakage, more breakage ***/
  683. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1);
  684. /* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send (FF52+)
  685. * 0=send full URI (default) 1=scheme+host+path+port 2=scheme+host+port ***/
  686. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0);
  687. /* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer
  688. * Spoofing increases your exposure to cross-site request forgeries ***/
  689. user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false);
  690. /* 1606: ALL: set the default Referrer Policy (FF53+)
  691. * 0=no-referer 1=same-origin 2=strict-origin-when-cross-origin
  692. * 3=no-referrer-when-downgrade (default)
  693. * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy
  694. * https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/
  695. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304623 ***/
  696. // user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3);
  697. /* 1610: ALL: disable the DNT HTTP header (this is essentially USELESS and raises entropy)
  698. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Tracking>Request that sites not track you
  699. * [NOTE] if you use NoScript MAKE SURE to set the pref noscript.doNotTrack.enabled to match ***/
  700. user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", false);
  701. /*** 1800: PLUGINS ***/
  702. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
  703. /* 1801: set default plugin state (i.e new plugins on discovery) to never activate
  704. * 0=disabled, 1=ask to activate, 2=active - you can override individual plugins ***/
  705. user_pref("plugin.default.state", 0);
  706. user_pref("plugin.defaultXpi.state", 0);
  707. /* 1802: enable click to play and set to 0 minutes ***/
  708. user_pref("plugins.click_to_play", true);
  709. user_pref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0);
  710. /* 1803: make sure a plugin is in a certain state: 0=deactivated 1=ask 2=enabled (Flash example)
  711. * you can set all these plugin.state's via Add-ons>Plugins or search for plugin.state in about:config
  712. * [NOTE] you can still over-ride individual sites eg youtube via site permissions
  713. * http://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/
  714. // user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0);
  715. /* 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect ***/
  716. user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false);
  717. /* 1805: disable scanning for plugins
  718. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning
  719. * plid.all = whether to scan the directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs
  720. * includes: RealPlayer, Next-Generation Java Plug-In, Adobe Flash, Antivirus etc
  721. * [WARNING] [SETUP] This means Firefox will not load ANY plugins. Try it. You are not missing anything. ***/
  722. user_pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);
  723. /* 1806: Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP are handled separately from 1805 above.
  724. * The string refers to min version number allowed ***/
  725. user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999");
  726. user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999");
  727. user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999");
  728. /* 1820: disable all GMP (Gecko Media Plugins) [SETUP]
  729. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
  730. user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false);
  731. user_pref("media.gmp.trial-create.enabled", false);
  732. /* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module) [SETUP] ***/
  733. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
  734. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
  735. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false);
  736. /* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP] ***/
  737. user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // Options>Content>Play DRM Content
  738. user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM Content" checkbox, restart required
  739. user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false); // block websites detecting DRM is disabled
  740. /* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate"
  741. * and disable pings to the external update/download server
  742. * This is the bundled codec used for video chat in WebRTC ***/
  743. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  744. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate", false);
  745. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "data:text/plain,");
  746. /*** 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIKE ***/
  747. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
  748. /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication)
  749. * https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/
  750. user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
  751. user_pref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false);
  752. user_pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", false);
  753. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.enabled", false);
  754. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.timeout", 1);
  755. user_pref("media.peerconnection.turn.disable", true);
  756. user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false); // video capability for WebRTC
  757. /* 2002: pref which improves the WebRTC IP Leak issue, as opposed to completely
  758. * disabling WebRTC. You still need to enable WebRTC for this to be applicable (FF42+)
  759. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy ***/
  760. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); // (FF41-FF50)
  761. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+)
  762. /* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library), force bare minimum feature set if used & disable WebGL extensions
  763. * http://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl-new-dimension-browser-exploitation/
  764. * https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern ***/
  765. user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
  766. user_pref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false);
  767. user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true);
  768. user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true);
  769. user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true);
  770. /* 2011: don't make WebGL debug info available to websites
  771. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171228
  772. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info ***/
  773. user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
  774. /* 2012: two more webgl preferences (FF51+) ***/
  775. user_pref("webgl.dxgl.enabled", false);
  776. user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false);
  777. /* 2021: disable speech recognition
  778. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechRecognition
  779. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis
  780. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API ***/
  781. user_pref("media.webspeech.recognition.enable", false);
  782. user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);
  783. /* 2022: disable screensharing ***/
  784. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
  785. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", "");
  786. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false);
  787. user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false);
  788. user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
  789. /* 2023: disable camera stuff ***/
  790. user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false);
  791. /* 2024: enable/disable MSE (Media Source Extensions)
  792. * http://www.ghacks.net/2014/05/10/enable-media-source-extensions-firefox/ ***/
  793. user_pref("media.mediasource.enabled", true);
  794. user_pref("media.mediasource.mp4.enabled", true);
  795. user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled", true);
  796. user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.enabled", true);
  797. /* 2025: enable/disable various media types [SETUP] ***/
  798. user_pref("media.mp4.enabled", true);
  799. user_pref("media.flac.enabled", true); // (FF51+)
  800. user_pref("media.ogg.enabled", false);
  801. user_pref("media.ogg.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  802. user_pref("media.opus.enabled", false);
  803. user_pref("media.raw.enabled", false);
  804. user_pref("media.wave.enabled", false);
  805. user_pref("media.webm.enabled", true);
  806. user_pref("media.wmf.enabled", true); // https://www.youtube.com/html5 - for the two H.264 entries
  807. /* 2026: disable canvas capture stream
  808. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/captureStream ***/
  809. user_pref("canvas.capturestream.enabled", false);
  810. /* 2027: disable camera image capture
  811. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16339 ***/
  812. user_pref("dom.imagecapture.enabled", false);
  813. /* 2028: disable offscreen canvas
  814. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas ***/
  815. user_pref("gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled", false);
  816. /* 2030: disable auto-play of HTML5 media
  817. * [WARNING] This may break youtube video playback (and probably other sites). If you block
  818. * autoplay but occasionally would like a toggle button, try the following add-on
  819. * https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autoplay-toggle ***/
  820. user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false);
  821. /* 2031: disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+)
  822. * http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/14/firefox-51-blocks-automatic-audio-playback-in-non-active-tabs/ ***/
  823. user_pref("media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground", true);
  824. /*** 2200: UI MEDDLING
  825. see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features ***/
  826. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
  827. /* 2201: disable website control over right click context menu [SETUP]
  828. * [WARNING] This will break sites' functionality such as Dropbox ***/
  829. user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false);
  830. /* 2202: UI SPOOFING: disable scripts hiding or disabling the following on new windows ***/
  831. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.location", true);
  832. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar", true);
  833. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable", true);
  834. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true);
  835. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true);
  836. /* 2203: POPUP windows - prevent or allow javascript UI meddling ***/
  837. user_pref("dom.disable_window_flip", true); // window z-order
  838. user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true);
  839. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.close", true);
  840. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable", true);
  841. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar", true); //bookmarks toolbar
  842. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true);
  843. user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);
  844. user_pref("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", false);
  845. /* 2204: disable links opening in a new window
  846. * This is to stop malicious window sizes and screen res leaks etc in conjunction
  847. * with 2203 dom.disable_window_move_resize=true | 2418 full-screen-api.enabled=false
  848. * [NOTE] You can still right click a link and select open in a new window
  849. * [TEST] https://people.torproject.org/~gk/misc/entire_desktop.html
  850. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/
  851. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0);
  852. /* 2205: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close
  853. * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event.
  854. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload
  855. * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1043508 ***/
  856. user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true);
  857. /*** 2300: SERVICE WORKERS ***/
  858. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!");
  859. /* 2301: disable workers API and service workers API
  860. * [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed)
  861. * [WARNING] WILL break sites as this gains traction: eg mega.nz requires workers
  862. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Worker
  863. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ServiceWorker_API
  864. * http://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/02/manage-service-workers-in-firefox-and-chrome/ ***/
  865. user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false);
  866. user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false);
  867. /* 2302: disable service workers cache and cache storage ***/
  868. user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false);
  869. /* 2303: disable push notifications (FF44+) [requires serviceWorkers to be enabled]
  870. * web apps can receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or
  871. * not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded
  872. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Push_API
  873. * [WARNING] may affect social media sites like Twitter ***/
  874. user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false);
  875. user_pref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false);
  876. user_pref("dom.push.serverURL", "");
  877. user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", "");
  878. /* 2304: disable web/push notifications
  879. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/notification
  880. * [NOTE] you can still override individual domains under site permissions (FF44+)
  881. * [WARNING] may affect social media sites like Twitter ***/
  882. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false);
  883. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false);
  884. /*** 2400: DOM & JAVASCRIPT ***/
  885. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!");
  886. /* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content
  887. * http://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/
  888. * [WARNING] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into Facebook, WordPress
  889. * this applies to onCut, onCopy, onPaste events - i.e you have to interact with
  890. * the website for it to look at the clipboard ***/
  891. user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
  892. /* 2403: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content
  893. * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard
  894. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170911 ***/
  895. user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref)
  896. /* 2404: disable JS storing data permanently
  897. * If you block indexedDB but would like a toggle button, try the following add-on
  898. * https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-indexeddb/
  899. * This setting WAS under about:permissions>All Sites>Maintain Offline Storage
  900. * [NOTE] about:permissions is no longer available since FF46 but you can still override
  901. * individual domains: use info icon in urlbar etc or right click on a web page>view page info
  902. * [WARNING] [SETUP] If set as false (disabled), this WILL break some [old] add-ons and DOES break
  903. * a lot of sites' functionality. Applies to websites, add-ons and session data. ***/
  904. user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false);
  905. /* 2410: disable User Timing API
  906. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336 ***/
  907. user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false);
  908. /* 2411: disable resource/navigation timing ***/
  909. user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false);
  910. /* 2412: disable timing attacks - javascript performance fingerprinting
  911. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI ***/
  912. user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
  913. /* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/
  914. user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
  915. /* 2415: max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/
  916. user_pref("dom.popup_maximum", 3);
  917. /* 2415b: limit events that can cause a popup
  918. * default is "change click dblclick mouseup notificationclick reset submit touchend"
  919. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events ***/
  920. user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick");
  921. /* 2416: disable idle observation ***/
  922. user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false);
  923. /* 2418: disable full-screen API
  924. * This setting WAS under about:permissions>All Sites>Fullscreen
  925. * [NOTE] about:permissions is no longer available since FF46 but you can still override
  926. * individual domains: use info icon in urlbar etc or right click on a web page>view page info
  927. * set to false=block, set to true=ask ***/
  928. user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false);
  929. /* 2420: disable support for asm.js ( http://asmjs.org/ )
  930. * https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/
  931. * https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/
  932. * https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2712 ***/
  933. user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false);
  934. /* 2421: in addition to 2420, these settings will help harden JS against exploits such as CVE-2015-0817
  935. * https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817
  936. * [WARNING] causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss ***/
  937. // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false);
  938. // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false);
  939. /* 2422: disable WebAssembly for now (FF52+)
  940. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAssembly ***/
  941. user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
  942. /* 2425: disable ArchiveAPI i.e reading content of archives, such as zip files, directly
  943. * in the browser, through DOM file objects. Default is false. ***/
  944. user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false);
  945. /* 2450a: force Firefox to tell you if a website asks to store data for offline use
  946. * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1098540
  947. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959985 ***/
  948. user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false);
  949. /* 2450b: display a notification when websites offer data for offline use
  950. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/
  951. user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true);
  952. /* 2450c: change size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200)
  953. * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts
  954. * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/
  955. // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200);
  956. /*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
  957. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
  958. /* 2501: disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration
  959. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023 ***/
  960. user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false);
  961. /* 2503: disable giving away network info
  962. * eg bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none
  963. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API
  964. * https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/
  965. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426 ***/
  966. user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false);
  967. /* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  968. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
  969. user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
  970. user_pref("dom.vr.oculus.enabled", false);
  971. user_pref("dom.vr.osvr.enabled", false); // (FF49+)
  972. user_pref("dom.vr.openvr.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  973. /* 2505: disable media device enumeration (FF29+)
  974. * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001)
  975. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
  976. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/enumerateDevices ***/
  977. user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
  978. /* 2506: disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting
  979. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757 ***/
  980. user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
  981. /* 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (FF38+) (physical keyboards)
  982. * The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on
  983. * web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY,
  984. * AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, eg German vs English.
  985. * [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard
  986. * [UPDATE] This MAY be incorporated better under privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699)
  987. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code
  988. * https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm ***/
  989. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false);
  990. user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false);
  991. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition", false);
  992. /* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting
  993. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>General>Use hardware acceleration when available
  994. * [NOTE] changing this option changes BOTH these preferences
  995. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different) and impacts video performance
  996. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/
  997. user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true);
  998. user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true);
  999. /* 2509: disable touch events [SETUP]
  1000. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Touch_events
  1001. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286
  1002. * fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates ***/
  1003. user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0);
  1004. /* 2510: disable Web Audio API (FF51+)
  1005. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288359 ***/
  1006. user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
  1007. /* 2511: disable MediaDevices change detection (FF51+) (enabled by default starting FF52+)
  1008. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/devicechange
  1009. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange ***/
  1010. user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false);
  1011. /* 2512: disable device sensor API
  1012. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758 ***/
  1013. user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false);
  1014. /*** 2600: MISC - LEAKS / FINGERPRINTING / PRIVACY / SECURITY ***/
  1015. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
  1016. /* 2601: disable sending additional analytics to web servers
  1017. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/navigator.sendBeacon ***/
  1018. user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
  1019. /* 2602: CIS 2.3.2 disable downloading on desktop ***/
  1020. user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2);
  1021. /* 2603: always ask the user where to download - enforce user interaction for security ***/
  1022. user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);
  1023. /* 2604: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238789#c19 ***/
  1024. user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
  1025. /* 2605: don't integrate activity into windows recent documents ***/
  1026. user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);
  1027. /* 2606: disable hiding mime types (Options>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/
  1028. user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
  1029. /* 2607: disable page thumbnail collection
  1030. * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/
  1031. user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // (hidden pref)
  1032. /* 2608: disable JAR from opening Unsafe File Types ***/
  1033. user_pref("network.jar.open-unsafe-types", false);
  1034. /* 2611: disable WebIDE to prevent remote debugging and add-on downloads
  1035. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1036. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false);
  1037. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false);
  1038. user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false);
  1039. user_pref("devtools.webide.enabled", false);
  1040. /* 2612: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - eg Roku
  1041. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1042. user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false);
  1043. user_pref("gfx.layerscope.enabled", false);
  1044. /* 2614: disable SPDY as it can contain identifiers
  1045. * https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#identifier-linkability (no. 10) ***/
  1046. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false);
  1047. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false);
  1048. /* 2615: disable http2 for now as well ***/
  1049. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false);
  1050. /* 2617: enable pdf.js as an option to preview PDFs within Firefox - EXPLOIT risk
  1051. * Enabling this (set to true) will change your option most likely to "Ask" or "Open with
  1052. * some external pdf reader". This does NOT necessarily prevent pdf.js being used via
  1053. * other means, it only removes the option. We recommend this is left at default (false).
  1054. * 1. It won't stop JS bypassing it. 2. Depending on external pdf viewers there is just as
  1055. * much risk or more (acrobat). 3. Mozilla are very quick to patch these sorts of exploits,
  1056. * they treat them as severe/critical and 4. for convenience
  1057. * [SETTING] Options>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1058. * [SETUP] By all means, use an external app you consider MORE secure ***/
  1059. user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false);
  1060. /* 2618: when using SOCKS have the proxy server do the DNS lookup - DNS leak issue
  1061. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.socks_remote_dns
  1062. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers
  1063. * eg in TOR, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination
  1064. * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request ***/
  1065. user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true);
  1066. /* 2619: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS)
  1067. * [WARNING] a low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (eg gmail logins)
  1068. * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an add-on (eg NoRedirect). Default is 20 ***/
  1069. user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10);
  1070. /* 2620: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard
  1071. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089
  1072. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Middlemouse.contentLoadURL ***/
  1073. user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);
  1074. /* 2621: disable IPv6 (included for knowledge ONLY [WARNING] do not do this)
  1075. * This is all about covert channels such as MAC addresses being included/abused in the
  1076. * IPv6 protocol for tracking. If you want to mask your IP address, this is not the way
  1077. * to do it. It's 2016, IPv6 is here. Here are some old links
  1078. * 2010: https://www.christopher-parsons.com/ipv6-and-the-future-of-privacy/
  1079. * 2011: https://iapp.org/news/a/2011-09-09-facing-the-privacy-implications-of-ipv6
  1080. * 2012: http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment/
  1081. * [NOTE] It is a myth that disabling IPv6 will speed up your internet connection
  1082. * http://www.howtogeek.com/195062/no-disabling-ipv6-probably-wont-speed-up-your-internet-connection ***/
  1083. // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
  1084. // user_pref("network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4", true);
  1085. /* 2622: ensure you have a security delay when installing add-ons (milliseconds)
  1086. * default=1000, This also covers the delay in "Save" on downloading files.
  1087. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox
  1088. * http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/
  1089. user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700);
  1090. /* 2623: ensure Strict File Origin Policy on local files
  1091. * The default is true. Included for completeness
  1092. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy ***/
  1093. user_pref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true);
  1094. /* 2624: enforce Subresource Integrity (SRI) (FF43+)
  1095. * The default is true. Included for completeness
  1096. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity
  1097. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Subresource_Integrity ***/
  1098. user_pref("security.sri.enable", true);
  1099. /* 2625: Applications [non Tor protocol] SHOULD generate an error
  1100. * upon the use of .onion and SHOULD NOT perform a DNS lookup.
  1101. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1228457 ***/
  1102. user_pref("network.dns.blockDotOnion", true);
  1103. /* 2626: strip optional user agent token, default is false, included for completeness
  1104. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Gecko_user_agent_string_reference ***/
  1105. user_pref("general.useragent.compatMode.firefox", false);
  1106. /* 2628: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/
  1107. user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
  1108. user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
  1109. /* 2629: disable remote JAR files being opened, regardless of content type
  1110. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215235 ***/
  1111. user_pref("network.jar.block-remote-files", true);
  1112. /* 2650: start the browser in e10s mode (FF48+)
  1113. * After restarting the browser, you can check whether it's enabled by visiting
  1114. * about:support and checking that "Multiprocess Windows" = 1
  1115. * use force-enable and extensions.e10sblocksenabling if you have add-ons ***/
  1116. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart", true);
  1117. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2", true); // (FF49+)
  1118. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.force-enable", true); // (hidden pref)
  1119. // user_pref("extensions.e10sBlocksEnabling", false);
  1120. /* 2651: control e10s number of container processes
  1121. * http://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/change-how-many-processes-multi-process-firefox-uses/
  1122. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207306 ***/
  1123. // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount", 4);
  1124. /* 2652: enable console shim warnings for extensions that don't have the flag 'multiprocessCompatible' as true ***/
  1125. user_pref("dom.ipc.shims.enabledWarnings", true);
  1126. /* 2660: enforce separate content process for file://URLs (FF53+?)
  1127. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147911
  1128. * http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/27/firefox-53-exclusive-content-process-for-local-files/ ***/
  1129. user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.separateFileUriProcess", true);
  1130. /* 2662: disable "open with" in download dialog (FF50+)
  1131. * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor)
  1132. * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications.
  1133. * [SETUP] This may interfere with some users' workflow or methods
  1134. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281959 ***/
  1135. user_pref("browser.download.forbid_open_with", true);
  1136. /* 2663: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) (FF51+)
  1137. * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/mathml.php
  1138. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173199 ***/
  1139. user_pref("mathml.disabled", true);
  1140. /* 2664: disable DeviceStorage API
  1141. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DeviceStorageAPI ***/
  1142. user_pref("device.storage.enabled", false);
  1143. /* 2665: sanitize webchannel whitelist ***/
  1144. user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
  1145. /* 2666: disable HTTP Alternative Services
  1146. * http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/#comment-3970881 ***/
  1147. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false);
  1148. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false);
  1149. /* 2667: disable various developer tools in browser context
  1150. * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes
  1151. * http://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/
  1152. user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
  1153. /* 2668: lock down allowed extension directories
  1154. * [WARNING] this will break add-ons that do not use the default XPI directories
  1155. * https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/
  1156. * archived: http://archive.is/DYjAM ***/
  1157. user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 1); // (hidden pref)
  1158. user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15);
  1159. /* 2669: strip paths when sending URLs to PAC scripts (FF51+)
  1160. * CVE-2017-5384: Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC)
  1161. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255474 ***/
  1162. user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path", false);
  1163. /* 2670: close bypassing of CSP via image mime types (FF51+)
  1164. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288361 ***/
  1165. user_pref("security.block_script_with_wrong_mime", true);
  1166. /* 2671: disable in-content SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) (FF53+)
  1167. * [WARNING] SVG is fairly common (~15% of the top 10K sites), so will cause some breakage
  1168. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216893 ***/
  1169. user_pref("svg.disabled", true);
  1170. /* 2672: force Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing security risk
  1171. * Firefox has *some* protections to mitigate the risk, but it is better to be safe
  1172. * than sorry. The downside: it will also display legitimate IDN's punycoded, which
  1173. * might be undesirable for users from countries with non-latin alphabets
  1174. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode
  1175. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm
  1176. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack
  1177. * CVE-2017-5383: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/ ***/
  1178. user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
  1179. /* 2673: enforce CSP (Content Security Policy) (default is true)
  1180. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/
  1181. user_pref("security.csp.enable", true);
  1182. /* 2674: enable CSP 1.1 experimental hash-source directive (FF29+)
  1183. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=855326
  1184. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=883975 ***/
  1185. user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true);
  1186. /*** 2697: USER AGENT (UA) SPOOFING
  1187. Spoofing your UA to *LOWER* entropy *does* *not* *work*. It may even cause site breakage
  1188. depending on your values. Even if you spoof, like TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) does, as the
  1189. latest ESR, it still *does* *not* *work*. There are two main reasons for this.
  1190. 1. Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means. And when
  1191. those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy. Examples of leaks include
  1192. navigator objects, resource://URIs, <isindex> locale, feature detection and more.
  1193. 2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced
  1194. by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default.
  1195. * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699)
  1196. * Values below are for example only based on the current ESR/TBB at the time of writing
  1197. ***/
  1198. /* 2697a: navigator.userAgent leaks in JS
  1199. * [NOTE] setting this will break any UA spoofing add-on whitelisting ***/
  1200. // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0"); // (hidden pref)
  1201. /* 2697b: navigator.buildID (see gecko.buildID in about:config) reveals build time
  1202. * down to the second which defeats user agent spoofing and can compromise OS etc
  1203. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583181 ***/
  1204. // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "20100101"); // (hidden pref)
  1205. /* 2697c: navigator.appName ***/
  1206. //user_pref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); // (hidden pref)
  1207. /* 2697d: navigator.appVersion ***/
  1208. // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); // (hidden pref)
  1209. /* 2697e: navigator.platform leaks in JS ***/
  1210. // user_pref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); // (hidden pref)
  1211. /* 2697f: navigator.oscpu leaks in JS ***/
  1212. // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "Windows NT 6.1"); // (hidden pref)
  1213. /* 2697g: also see 0204 for general.useragent.locale ***/
  1214. /*** 2698: FIRST PARTY ISOLATION (FPI) ***/
  1215. /* 2698a: enable first party isolation pref and OriginAttribute (FF51+)
  1216. * [WARNING] breaks lots of cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected
  1217. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1260931 ***/
  1218. /* 2698b: isolate favicons (FF52+)
  1219. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277803 ***/
  1220. /* 2698c: isolate OCSP cache (FF52+)
  1221. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1264562 ***/
  1222. /* 2698d: isolate Shared Workers (FF52+)
  1223. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268726 ***/
  1224. /* 2698e: isolate SSL session cache (FF52+)
  1225. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1316283 ***/
  1226. /* 2698f: isolate media cache (FF53+)
  1227. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317927 ***/
  1228. /* 2698g: isolate HSTS and HPKP (FF54+)
  1229. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323644 ***/
  1230. /* 2698h: isolate HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+)
  1231. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334690 ***/
  1232. /* 2698i: isolate SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+)
  1233. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334693 ***/
  1234. /* 2698j: isolate DNS cache (FF55+)
  1235. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337893 ***/
  1236. // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
  1237. /*** 2699: TOR UPLIFT: privacy.resistFingerprinting
  1238. This preference will be used as a generic switch for a wide range of items.
  1239. This section will attempt to list all the ramifications and Mozilla tickets ***/
  1240. /* 2699a: limit window.screen & CSS media queries providing large amounts of identifiable info.
  1241. * POC: http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (screen, usable screen, and browser window will match)
  1242. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=418986
  1243. * [NOTE] does not cover everything yet - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216800
  1244. * [NOTE] this will probably make your values pretty unique until you resize or snap the
  1245. * inner window width + height into standard/common resolutions (mine is at 1366x768)
  1246. * To set a size, open a XUL (chrome) page (such as about:config) which is at 100% zoom, hit
  1247. * Shift+F4 to open the scratchpad, type window.resizeTo(1366,768), hit Ctrl+R to run. Test
  1248. * your window size, do some math, resize to allow for all the non inner window elements
  1249. * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/screen.php
  1250. * Common resolutions: http://www.rapidtables.com/web/dev/screen-resolution-statistics.htm ***/
  1251. /* 2699b: spoof screen orientation
  1252. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281949 ***/
  1253. /* 2699c: hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+)
  1254. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281963 ***/
  1255. user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); // (hidden pref)
  1256. /*** 2700: COOKIES & DOM STORAGE ***/
  1257. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!");
  1258. /* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP]
  1259. * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension (eg Cookie Controller)
  1260. * 0=allow all 1=allow same host 2=disallow all 3=allow 3rd party if it already set a cookie
  1261. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites ***/
  1262. user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2);
  1263. /* 2702: ensure that third-party cookies (if enabled, see above pref) are session-only
  1264. * https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  1265. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly ***/
  1266. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true);
  1267. /* 2703: set cookie lifetime policy
  1268. * 0=until they expire (default), 2=until you close Firefox, 3=for n days (see next pref)
  1269. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until ***/
  1270. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0);
  1271. /* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/
  1272. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90);
  1273. /* 2705: disable dom storage
  1274. * [WARNING] this will break a LOT of sites' functionality.
  1275. * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/
  1276. // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false);
  1277. /* 2706: disable Storage API (FF51+)
  1278. * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much
  1279. * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted
  1280. * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things.
  1281. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/StorageManager
  1282. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage_API ***/
  1283. user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false);
  1284. /* 2707: clear localStorage and UUID when a WebExtension is uninstalled
  1285. * [NOTE] both preferences must be the same
  1286. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local
  1287. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213990 ***/
  1288. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false);
  1289. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false);
  1290. /* 2708: prevent HTTP sites from setting cookies with the "secure" directive (default: true) (FF52+)
  1291. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/
  1292. user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true);
  1293. /*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP]
  1294. You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear
  1295. browsing, download and form history, but not cookies (we expect you to use an extension).
  1296. [NOTE] In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the
  1297. firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced
  1298. ***/
  1299. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!");
  1300. /* 2802: enable Firefox to clear history items on shutdown
  1301. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/
  1302. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true);
  1303. /* 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown
  1304. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1305. * [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value
  1306. * but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently
  1307. * However, this may not always be the case. The interface combines and syncs these
  1308. * prefs when set from there, and the sanitize code may change at any time ***/
  1309. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true);
  1310. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
  1311. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true); // see note above
  1312. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1313. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1314. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1315. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", false); // Active Logins
  1316. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1317. /* 2804: set what history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above)
  1318. * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History
  1319. * [NOTE] regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog
  1320. * for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' ***/
  1321. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cache", true);
  1322. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false);
  1323. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above
  1324. user_pref("privacy.cpd.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1325. user_pref("privacy.cpd.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1326. user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1327. user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed
  1328. user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", false); // Active Logins
  1329. user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1330. /* 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (FF34+)
  1331. * We don't know what they do because we don't care what they do ***/
  1332. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", false);
  1333. user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", false);
  1334. /* 2806: reset default 'Time range to clear' for 'Clear Recent History' (see 2804)
  1335. * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox.
  1336. * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours
  1337. * 4=today, 5=last five minutes, 6=last twenty-four hours
  1338. * [NOTE] The values 5 + 6 are not listed in the dropdown, which will display a
  1339. * blank value if they are used, but they do work as advertised ***/
  1340. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
  1341. /*** 3000: PERSONAL SETTINGS [SETUP]
  1342. Settings that are handy to migrate and/or are not in the Options interface. Users
  1343. can put their own non-security/privacy/fingerprinting/tracking stuff here ***/
  1344. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "3000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
  1345. /* 3001: disable annoying warnings ***/
  1346. user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false);
  1347. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false);
  1348. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false);
  1349. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false);
  1350. /* 3001a: disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1351. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Using_full_screen_mode ***/
  1352. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0);
  1353. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
  1354. /* 3002: disable closing browser with last tab ***/
  1355. user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false);
  1356. /* 3004: disable backspace (0 = previous page, 1 = scroll up, 2 = do nothing) ***/
  1357. user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2);
  1358. /* 3005: disable autocopy default (linux) ***/
  1359. // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false);
  1360. /* 3007: open new windows in a new tab instead
  1361. * 1=current window, 2=new window, 3=most recent window
  1362. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>Open new windows in a new tab instead ***/
  1363. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3);
  1364. /* 3009: turn on APZ (Async Pan/Zoom) - requires e10s
  1365. * http://www.ghacks.net/2015/07/28/scrolling-in-firefox-to-get-a-lot-better-thanks-to-apz/ ***/
  1366. // user_pref("layers.async-pan-zoom.enabled", true);
  1367. /* 3010: enable ctrl-tab previews ***/
  1368. user_pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", true);
  1369. /* 3011: don't open "page/selection source" in a tab. The window used instead is cleaner
  1370. * and easier to use and move around (eg developers/multi-screen). ***/
  1371. user_pref("view_source.tab", false);
  1372. /* 3012: spellchecking: 0=none, 1-multi-line controls, 2=multi-line & single-line controls ***/
  1373. user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 1);
  1374. /* 3013: disable automatic "Work Offline" status
  1375. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=620472
  1376. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Online_and_offline_events ***/
  1377. user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false);
  1378. /* 3015: disable tab animation, speed things up a little ***/
  1379. user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false);
  1380. /* 3016: disable fullscreeen animation. Test using F11.
  1381. * Animation is smother but is annoyingly slow, while no animation can be startling ***/
  1382. user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false);
  1383. /* 3017: submenu in milliseconds. 0=instant while a small number allows
  1384. * a mouse pass over menu items without any submenus alarmingly shooting out ***/
  1385. user_pref("ui.submenuDelay", 150); // (hidden pref)
  1386. /* 3018: maximum number of daily bookmark backups to keep (default is 15) ***/
  1387. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
  1388. /* 3020: FYI: urlbar click behaviour (with defaults) ***/
  1389. user_pref("browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll", true);
  1390. user_pref("browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll", false);
  1391. /* 3021a: FYI: tab behaviours (with defaults)
  1392. * open links in a new tab immediately to the right of parent tab, not far right ***/
  1393. user_pref("browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent", true);
  1394. /* 3021b: switch to the parent tab (if it has one) on close, rather than
  1395. * to the adjacent right tab if it exists or to the adjacent left tab if it doesn't.
  1396. * [NOTE] requires browser.link.open_newwindow set to 3 (see pref 3007) ***/
  1397. user_pref("browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose", true);
  1398. /* 3021c: stay on the parent tab when opening links in a new tab
  1399. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately ***/
  1400. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground", true);
  1401. /* 3021d: set behavior of pages normally meant to open in a new window (such as target="_blank"
  1402. * or from an external program), but that have instead been loaded in a new tab.
  1403. * true: load the new tab in the background, leaving focus on the current tab
  1404. * false: load the new tab in the foreground, taking the focus from the current tab. ***/
  1405. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground", false);
  1406. /* 3022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) (FF49+) ***/
  1407. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false);
  1408. /* 3023: disable automigrate (FF49+)
  1409. * default is false in FF49+ and true in FF53+
  1410. * need more info, but lock down for now ***/
  1411. user_pref("browser.migrate.automigrate.enabled", false);
  1412. /* 3024: enable "Find As You Type"
  1413. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.typeaheadfind ***/
  1414. // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true);
  1415. /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/
  1416. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue");
  1417. /*** 9997: DEPRECATED / REMOVED
  1418. Personally confirmed by resetting as well as via documentation and DXR searches.
  1419. [NOTE] numbers may get re-used ***/
  1420. /* 2607: (23+) disable page thumbnails, it was around v23, not 100% sure when
  1421. * this pref was replaced with browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled ***/
  1422. // user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false);
  1423. /* 2408: (31+) disable network API - fingerprinting vector ***/
  1424. // user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false);
  1425. /* 2620: (35+) disable WebSockets
  1426. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/35 ***/
  1427. // user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false);
  1428. /* 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback (was in 36, not in 37)
  1429. * Not part of any specification, the API will be superceded by the WebRTC Capture
  1430. * and Stream API ( http://w3c.github.io/mediacapture-main/getusermedia.html )
  1431. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/API/CameraControl/ ***/
  1432. // user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false);
  1433. /* 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration ***/
  1434. // user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", "");
  1435. /* 0420: (42+) disable tracking protection
  1436. * this particular pref was never in stable
  1437. * labelled v42+ because that's when tracking protection landed ***/
  1438. // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false);
  1439. /* 2803: (42+) what to clear on shutdown
  1440. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102184#c23 ***/
  1441. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false);
  1442. /* 0411: (43+) disable safebrowsing urls & download ***/
  1443. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", "");
  1444. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", "");
  1445. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", "");
  1446. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", "");
  1447. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", "");
  1448. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", "");
  1449. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", "");
  1450. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", "");
  1451. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", "");
  1452. /* 0420: (43+) disable tracking protection. FF43+ URLs are now part of safebrowsing
  1453. * https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection (look under Prefs)
  1454. * [NOTE] getupdateURL = WRONG / never existed. updateURL = CORRECT and has been added FYI ***/
  1455. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", "");
  1456. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.getupdateURL", "");
  1457. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", "");
  1458. /* 1803: (43+) remove plugin finder service
  1459. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url ***/
  1460. // user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", "");
  1461. /* 2403: (43+) disable scripts changing images
  1462. * [TEST] http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2
  1463. * [WARNING] will break some sites such as Google Maps and a lot of web apps ***/
  1464. // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true);
  1465. /* 2615: (43+) disable http2 for now as well ***/
  1466. // user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false);
  1467. /* 3001a: (43+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1468. * replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero ***/
  1469. // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false);
  1470. /* 3003: (43+) disable new search panel UI [Classic Theme Restorer can restore the old search] ***/
  1471. // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false);
  1472. /* 1201: (44+) block rc4 whitelist
  1473. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/44#Security ***/
  1474. // user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false);
  1475. /* 2417: (44+) disable SharedWorkers, which allow the exchange of data between iFrames that
  1476. * are open in different tabs, even if the sites do not belong to the same domain.
  1477. * https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#identifier-linkability (no. 8)
  1478. * https://bugs.torproject.org/15562
  1479. * is used in FF 45 and 46 code once, to set it for a test ***/
  1480. // user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false);
  1481. /* 1005: (45+) disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none ***/
  1482. // user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2);
  1483. /* 0334b: (46+) disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers ***/
  1484. // user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false);
  1485. /* 0373: (46+) disable "Pocket". FF46 replaced these with extensions.pocket.* ***/
  1486. // user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false);
  1487. // user_pref("browser.pocket.api", "");
  1488. // user_pref("browser.pocket.site", "");
  1489. // user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
  1490. /* 0410e: (46+) safebrowsing ***/
  1491. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check
  1492. /* 0333b: (47+) disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED ***/
  1493. // user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,");
  1494. /* 0807: (47+) disable history manipulation
  1495. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Manipulating_the_browser_history
  1496. * [WARNING] if set to false it breaks some sites (youtube) ability to correctly show the
  1497. * url in location bar and for the forward/back tab history to work ***/
  1498. // user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false);
  1499. // user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false);
  1500. // user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false);
  1501. /* (48+) disable dom.mozTCPSocket.enabled (raw TCP socket support)
  1502. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18863
  1503. * https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-97/
  1504. * https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/B2G_OS/API/TCPSocket ***/
  1505. // user_pref("dom.mozTCPSocket.enabled", false);
  1506. /* 0806: (48+) disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]'
  1507. * this feature has been added back in Classic Theme Restorer
  1508. * http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html ***/
  1509. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false);
  1510. /* 3006: (48+) disable enforced add-on signing
  1511. * [NOTE] the preference is still in FF48+, but it's legacy code and does not work in stable ***/
  1512. // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false);
  1513. /* 0372: (49+) disable "Hello" (TokBox/Telefonica WebRTC voice & video call PUP) WebRTC (IP leak)
  1514. * https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox-hello/
  1515. * https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello
  1516. * https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/hello-status ***/
  1517. // user_pref("loop.enabled", false);
  1518. // user_pref("loop.server", "");
  1519. // user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", "");
  1520. // user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", "");
  1521. // user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", "");
  1522. // user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false);
  1523. // user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", "");
  1524. // user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", "");
  1525. // user_pref("loop.logDomains", false);
  1526. /* 2202: (49+) ONE of the new window UI prefs ***/
  1527. // user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true);
  1528. /* 2431: (49+) disable ONE of the push notification prefs ***/
  1529. // user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false);
  1530. /* 0101: (50+) disable ONE of the "slow startup" options ***/
  1531. // user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", "");
  1532. /* 0308: (50+) disable update plugin notifications
  1533. * if using Flash/Java/Silverlight, it is best to turn on their own auto-update mechanisms.
  1534. * See 1804 below: Mozilla only checks a few plugins and will soon do away with NPAPI ***/
  1535. // user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);
  1536. /* 0410a: (50+) "Block dangerous and deceptive content" pref name change ***/
  1537. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false); // FF49 and earlier
  1538. /* 1202: (50+) disable rc4 ciphers
  1539. * https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/
  1540. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369 ***/
  1541. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1542. // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1543. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false);
  1544. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1545. /* 1809: (50+) remove Mozilla's plugin update URL ***/
  1546. // user_pref("plugins.update.url", "");
  1547. /* 1851: (51+) delay play of videos until they're visible
  1548. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180563 ***/
  1549. // user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true);
  1550. /* 2504: (51+) disable virtual reality devices ***/
  1551. // user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false);
  1552. /* 2614: (51+) disable SPDY ***/
  1553. // user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false);
  1554. /* 1602: (?) this DNT .value pref (still in code) was deprecated some time ago
  1555. * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value (pref required since FF21+) ***/
  1556. // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1); // (hidden pref)
  1557. /* 1601: (52+) disable referer from an SSL Website
  1558. * removed: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308725 ***/
  1559. // user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false);
  1560. /* 1850: (52+) disable the Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module)
  1561. * https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285 ***/
  1562. // user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false);
  1563. // user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false);
  1564. // user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false);
  1565. /* 2405: (52+) https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony ***/
  1566. // user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false);
  1567. /* 2502: (52+) disable Battery Status API. Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that was fixed.
  1568. * However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy.
  1569. * eg: do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
  1570. * http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/
  1571. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1124127
  1572. * https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/
  1573. * https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/02/battery-status-indicators-tracking-online
  1574. * [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code.
  1575. * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313580 ***/
  1576. // user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);