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  1. /******
  2. * name: ghacks user.js
  3. * date: 09 July 2017
  4. * version 55-beta: There Must Be an Angel [Playing with My Pants]
  5. * "I walk into an empty room, and suddenly my pants go boom"
  6. * authors: v52+ github | v51- www.ghacks.net
  7. * url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js
  8. * releases: These are end-of-stable-life-cycle legacy archives.
  9. *Always* use the master branch user.js for a current up-to-date version.
  10. url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases
  11. * README:
  12. 1. READ the full README
  13. * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/README.md
  14. 2. READ this
  15. * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation
  16. 3. If you skipped steps 1 and 2 above (shame on you), then here is the absolute minimum
  17. * Auto-installing updates for Firefox and extensions/add-ons are disabled (section 0302's)
  18. * Some user data is erased on close (section 2800), namely history (browsing, form, download)
  19. * Cookies (and thus logins) are denied by default (2701). Use site exceptions or an extension
  20. * Site breakage WILL happen
  21. - There are often trade-offs and conflicts between Security vs Privacy vs Anti-Fingerprinting
  22. and these need to be balanced against Functionality & Convenience & Breakage
  23. * You will need to make a few changes to suit your own needs
  24. - Search this file for the "[SETUP]" tag to find SOME common items you could check
  25. before using to avoid unexpected surprises
  26. - Search this file for the "[WARNING]" tag to troubleshoot or prevent SOME common issues
  27. 4. BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new/cloned profile)
  28. 5. KEEP UP TO DATE: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.5-Keeping-Up-To-Date
  29. ******/
  30. /* START: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors (thanks earthling)
  31. * Yes, this next pref setting is redundant, but we like it!
  32. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_parrot
  33. * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary ***/
  34. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "Oh yes, the Norwegian Blue... what's wrong with it?");
  35. /* 0001: start Firefox in PB (Private Browsing) mode
  36. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode
  37. * [NOTE] In this mode *all* windows are "private windows" and the PB mode icon is not displayed
  38. * [NOTE] The P in PB mode is misleading: it means no "persistent" local storage of history,
  39. * caches, searches or cookies (which you can achieve in normal mode). In fact, it limits or
  40. * removes the ability to control these, and you need to quit Firefox to clear them. PB is best
  41. * used as a one off window (File>New Private Window) to provide a temporary self-contained
  42. * new instance. Closing all Private Windows clears all traces. Repeat as required.
  43. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Private_Browsing ***/
  44. // user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.autostart", true);
  45. /*** 0100: STARTUP ***/
  46. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!");
  47. /* 0101: disable "slow startup" options
  48. * warnings, disk history, welcomes, intros, EULA, default browser check ***/
  49. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled", true);
  50. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.maxSamples", 0);
  51. user_pref("browser.slowStartup.samples", 0);
  52. user_pref("browser.rights.3.shown", true);
  53. user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore");
  54. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", "");
  55. user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional", "");
  56. user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // what's new page after updates
  57. user_pref("browser.laterrun.enabled", false);
  58. user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
  59. /* 0102: set start page (0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session)
  60. * home = browser.startup.homepage preference.
  61. * [SETTING] Options>General>Startup>When Firefox starts ***/
  62. // user_pref("browser.startup.page", 0);
  63. /*** 0200: GEOLOCATION ***/
  64. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!");
  65. /* 0201: disable location-aware browsing, but enforce Mozilla's service over Google's ***/
  66. user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
  67. user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%");
  68. user_pref("geo.wifi.xhr.timeout", 1); // reset this if you use geolocation
  69. user_pref("geo.wifi.logging.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  70. user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", "");
  71. user_pref("browser.search.geoip.timeout", 1);
  72. /* 0202: disable GeoIP-based search results
  73. * [NOTE] May not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your locale
  74. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16254 ***/
  75. user_pref("browser.search.countryCode", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  76. user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // (hidden pref)
  77. /* 0203: disable using OS locale, force APP locale ***/
  78. user_pref("intl.locale.matchOS", false);
  79. /* 0204: set APP locale ***/
  80. user_pref("general.useragent.locale", "en-US");
  81. /* 0206: disable geographically specific results/search engines e.g. "browser.search.*.US"
  82. * i.e. ignore all of Mozilla's various search engines in multiple locales ***/
  83. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false);
  84. user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", "");
  85. /* 0207: set language to match ***/
  86. user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en");
  87. /* 0208: enforce US English locale regardless of the system locale
  88. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867501 ***/
  89. user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // (hidden pref)
  90. /* 0209: disable geolocation on non-secure origins (FF54+)
  91. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1072859
  92. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/03/14/firefox-55-geolocation-requires-secure-origin/ ***/
  93. user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false);
  94. /*** 0300: QUIET FOX
  95. We choose to not disable auto-CHECKs (0301's) but to disable auto-INSTALLs (0302's).
  96. There are many legitimate reasons to turn off auto-INSTALLS, including hijacked or
  97. monetized extensions, time constraints, legacy issues, and fear of breakage/bugs.
  98. It is still important to do updates for security reasons, please do so manually. ***/
  99. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!");
  100. /* 0301a: disable auto-update checks for Firefox
  101. * [NOTE} Firefox currently checks every 12 hrs and allows 8 day notification dismissal
  102. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Never check for updates ***/
  103. // user_pref("app.update.enabled", false);
  104. /* 0301b: disable auto-update checks for add-ons ***/
  105. // user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false);
  106. /* 0302a: disable auto update installing for Firefox (after the check in 0301a)
  107. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Check for updates but let you choose whether to install them
  108. * [NOTE] The UI checkbox also controls the behavior for checking, the pref only controls auto installing ***/
  109. user_pref("app.update.auto", false);
  110. /* 0302b: disable auto update installing for add-ons (after the check in 0301b)
  111. * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>Settings[gear-icon]>Update Addons Automatically (toggle) ***/
  112. user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false);
  113. /* 0303: disable background update service [WINDOWS]
  114. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Use a background service to install updates ***/
  115. user_pref("app.update.service.enabled", false);
  116. /* 0304: disable background update staging ***/
  117. user_pref("app.update.staging.enabled", false);
  118. /* 0305: enforce update information is displayed
  119. * This is the update available, downloaded, error and success information ***/
  120. user_pref("app.update.silent", false);
  121. /* 0306: disable add-on metadata updating
  122. * sends daily pings to Mozilla about extensions and recent startups ***/
  123. user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false);
  124. /* 0307: disable auto updating of personas (themes) ***/
  125. user_pref("lightweightThemes.update.enabled", false);
  126. /* 0308: disable search update
  127. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Automatically update: Search Engines ***/
  128. user_pref("browser.search.update", false);
  129. /* 0309: disable sending Flash crash reports ***/
  130. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false);
  131. /* 0310: disable sending the URL of the website where a plugin crashed ***/
  132. user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL", false);
  133. /* 0320: disable extension discovery
  134. * featured extensions for displaying in Get Add-ons panel ***/
  135. user_pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", "http://127.0.0.1");
  136. /* 0330: disable telemetry
  137. * the pref (.unified) affects the behaviour of the pref (.enabled)
  138. * IF unified=false then .enabled controls the telemetry module
  139. * IF unified=true then .enabled ONLY controls whether to record extended data
  140. * so make sure to have both set as false
  141. * [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/toolkit/components/telemetry/telemetry/preferences.html ***/
  142. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false);
  143. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false);
  144. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "");
  145. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false);
  146. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID", "");
  147. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  148. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled", false); // (FF55+)
  149. /* 0333a: disable health report ***/
  150. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false);
  151. /* 0333b: disable about:healthreport page (which connects to Mozilla for locale/css+js+json)
  152. * If you have disabled health reports, then this about page is useless - disable it
  153. * If you want to see what health data is present, then this must be set at default ***/
  154. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl", "data:text/plain,");
  155. /* 0334: disable new data submission, master kill switch (FF41+)
  156. * If disabled, no policy is shown or upload takes place, ever
  157. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1195552 ***/
  158. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false);
  159. /* 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry)
  160. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738 ***/
  161. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  162. user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", "");
  163. /* 0350: disable crash reports ***/
  164. user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", "");
  165. /* 0351: disable sending of crash reports (FF44+) ***/
  166. user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false);
  167. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  168. user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit", false); // (FF51+)
  169. /* 0360: disable new tab tile ads & preload & marketing junk ***/
  170. user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false);
  171. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,");
  172. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.source", "data:text/plain,");
  173. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", false);
  174. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false);
  175. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true);
  176. /* 0370: disable "Snippets" (Mozilla content shown on about:home screen)
  177. * MUST use HTTPS - arbitrary content injected into this page via http opens up MiTM attacks
  178. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service ***/
  179. user_pref("browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl", "https://127.0.0.1");
  180. /* 0374: disable "social" integration
  181. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API ***/
  182. user_pref("social.whitelist", "");
  183. user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false);
  184. user_pref("social.shareDirectory", "");
  185. user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false);
  186. user_pref("social.directories", "");
  187. user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false);
  188. user_pref("social.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  189. /*** 0400: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING / TRACKING PROTECTION
  190. This section has security & tracking protection implications vs privacy concerns vs effectiveness
  191. vs 3rd party 'censorship'. We DO NOT advocate no protection. If you disable Tracking Protection (TP)
  192. and/or Safe Browsing (SB), then SECTION 0400 REQUIRES YOU HAVE uBLOCK ORIGIN INSTALLED.
  193. Safe Browsing is designed to protect users from malicious sites. Tracking Protection is designed
  194. to lessen the impact of third parties on websites to reduce tracking and to speed up your browsing.
  195. These do rely on 3rd parties (Google for SB and Disconnect for TP), but many steps, which are
  196. continually being improved, have been taken to preserve privacy. Disable at your own risk.
  197. ***/
  198. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0400 syntax error: the parrot's passed on!");
  199. /** BLOCKLISTS ***/
  200. /* 0401: enable Firefox blocklist, but sanitize blocklist url
  201. * [NOTE] It includes updates for "revoked certificates"
  202. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl
  203. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/
  204. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true);
  205. user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklists.settings.services.mozilla.com/v1/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/");
  206. /* 0402: enable Kinto blocklist updates (FF50+)
  207. * What is Kinto?: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Kinto#Specifications
  208. * As Firefox transitions to Kinto, the blocklists have been broken down into entries for certs to be
  209. * revoked, add-ons and plugins to be disabled, and gfx environments that cause problems or crashes ***/
  210. user_pref("services.blocklist.update_enabled", true);
  211. user_pref("services.blocklist.signing.enforced", true);
  212. /* 0403: disable individual unwanted/unneeded parts of the Kinto blocklists ***/
  213. // user_pref("services.blocklist.onecrl.collection", ""); // revoked certificates
  214. // user_pref("services.blocklist.addons.collection", "");
  215. // user_pref("services.blocklist.plugins.collection", "");
  216. // user_pref("services.blocklist.gfx.collection", "");
  217. /** SAFE BROWSING (SB)
  218. This sub-section has been redesigned to differentiate between "real-time"/"user initiated"
  219. data being sent to Google from all other settings such as using local blocklists/whitelists and
  220. updating those lists. There are NO privacy issues here. *IF* required, a full url is never sent
  221. to Google, only a PART-hash of the prefix, and this is hidden with noise of other real PART-hashes.
  222. Google also swear it is anonymized and only used to flag malicious sites/activity. Firefox
  223. also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and storing safe browsing
  224. cookies in a separate jar. (#Turn on browser.safebrowsing.debug to monitor this activity)
  225. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/
  226. [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing ***/
  227. /* 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" (under Options>Security)
  228. * This covers deceptive sites such as phishing and social engineering ***/
  229. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false);
  230. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); // (FF50+)
  231. /* 0411: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Security)
  232. * This covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/
  233. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false);
  234. /* 0412: disable "Warn me about unwanted and uncommon software" (under Options>Security) (FF48+) ***/
  235. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false);
  236. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false);
  237. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous", false); // (FF49+)
  238. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host", false); // (FF49+)
  239. /* 0413: disable Google safebrowsing updates ***/
  240. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL", "");
  241. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL", "");
  242. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  243. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  244. /* 0414: disable binaries NOT in local lists being checked by Google (real-time checking) ***/
  245. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false);
  246. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", "");
  247. /* 0415: disable reporting URLs ***/
  248. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL", "");
  249. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL", "");
  250. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL", ""); // (FF50+)
  251. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  252. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  253. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  254. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+)
  255. /* 0416: disable 'ignore this warning' on Safe Browsing warnings which when clicked
  256. * bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB
  257. * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX C: Test Sites: Section 5
  258. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1226490 ***/
  259. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", false);
  260. /** TRACKING PROTECTION (TP)
  261. There are NO privacy concerns here, but we strongly recommend to use uBlock Origin as well,
  262. as it offers more comprehensive and specialized lists. It also allows per domain control. ***/
  263. /* 0420: enable Tracking Protection in all windows
  264. * [NOTE] TP sends DNT headers regardless of the DNT pref (see 1610)
  265. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection
  266. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-firefox ***/
  267. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true); // default true
  268. // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true); // default false
  269. /* 0421: enable more Tracking Protection choices under Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection
  270. * Displays three choices: "Always", "Only in private windows", "Never" ***/
  271. user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", true);
  272. /* 0422: enable "basic" or "strict" tracking protecting list - ONLY USE ONE!
  273. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection>Change Block List ***/
  274. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256"); // basic
  275. // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256,content-track-digest256"); // strict
  276. /* 0423: disable Mozilla's blocklist for known Flash tracking/fingerprinting (FF48+)
  277. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/18/firefox-48-blocklist-against-plugin-fingerprinting/
  278. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237198 ***/
  279. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false);
  280. /* 0424: disable Mozilla's tracking protection and Flash blocklist updates ***/
  281. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL", "");
  282. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL", "");
  283. /*** 0500: SYSTEM ADD-ONS / EXPERIMENTS
  284. System add-ons are a method for shipping extensions, considered to be
  285. built-in features to Firefox, that are hidden from the about:addons UI.
  286. To view your system add-ons go to about:support, they are listed under "Features"
  287. Some system add-ons have no on-off prefs. Instead you can manually remove them. Note that app
  288. updates will restore them. They may also be updated and possibly restored automatically (see 0505)
  289. * Portable: "...\App\Firefox64\browser\features\" (or "App\Firefox\etc" for 32bit)
  290. * Windows: "...\Program Files\Mozilla\browser\features" (or "Program Files (X86)\etc" for 32bit)
  291. [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.io/en/latest/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/addon-manager/SystemAddons.html
  292. [2] https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/extensions
  293. ***/
  294. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0500 syntax error: the parrot's cashed in 'is chips!");
  295. /* 0501: disable experiments
  296. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Telemetry/Experiments ***/
  297. user_pref("experiments.enabled", false);
  298. user_pref("experiments.manifest.uri", "");
  299. user_pref("experiments.supported", false);
  300. user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false);
  301. /* 0502: disable Mozilla permission to silently opt you into tests ***/
  302. user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false);
  303. /* 0505: block URL used for system add-on updates (FF44+)
  304. * [NOTE] You will not get any system add-on updates except when you update Firefox ***/
  305. // user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.url", "");
  306. /* 0510: disable Pocket (FF39+)
  307. * Pocket is a third party (now owned by Mozilla) "save for later" cloud service
  308. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_(application)
  309. * [2] https://www.gnu.gl/blog/Posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-pocket/ ***/
  310. user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false);
  311. /* 0511: disable FlyWeb (FF49+)
  312. * Flyweb is a set of APIs for advertising and discovering local-area web servers
  313. * [1] https://flyweb.github.io/
  314. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/FlyWeb/Security_scenarios
  315. * [3] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/26/firefox-flyweb/ ***/
  316. user_pref("dom.flyweb.enabled", false);
  317. /* 0512: disable Shield (FF53+)
  318. * Shield is an telemetry system (including Heartbeat) that can also push and test "recipes"
  319. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield
  320. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/normandy ***/
  321. user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled", false);
  322. user_pref("extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url", "");
  323. /* 0513: disable Follow On Search (FF53+)
  324. * Just DELETE the XPI file in your system add-ons directory
  325. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2017/06/05/measuring-search-in-firefox/ ***/
  326. /* 0514: disable Activity Stream (FF54+)
  327. * Activity Stream replaces "New Tab" with one based on metadata and browsing behavior,
  328. * and includes telemetry as well as web content such as snippets and "spotlight"
  329. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Activity_Stream
  330. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/firefox-mockups-show-activity-stream-new-tab-page-and-share-updates/ ***/
  331. user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled", false);
  332. /* 0515: disable Screenshots (FF54+)
  333. * [1] https://github.com/mozilla-services/screenshots
  334. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/28/firefox-screenshots-integrated-in-firefox-nightly/ ***/
  335. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.disabled", true); // (FF55+)
  336. /* 0516: disable Onboarding (FF55+)
  337. * Onboarding is an interactive tour/setup for new installs/profiles and features. Every time
  338. * about:home or about:newtab is opened, the onboarding overlay is injected into that page
  339. * [NOTE] Onboarding uses Google Analytics [2], and leaks resource://URIs [3]
  340. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Onboarding
  341. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/onboard/commit/db4d6c8726c89a5d6a241c1b1065827b525c5baf
  342. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=863246#c154 ***/
  343. user_pref("browser.onboarding.enabled", false);
  344. /* 0517: disable Form Autofill (FF55+)
  345. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Forms & Passwords>Enable Profile Autofill
  346. * [NOTE] Stored data is NOT secure (uses a JSON file)
  347. * [NOTE] Heuristics controls Form Autofill on forms without @autocomplete attributes
  348. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill
  349. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome/ ***/
  350. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false);
  351. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.experimental", false);
  352. user_pref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false);
  353. /* 0518: disable Web Compatibility Reporter (FF56+)
  354. * Web Compatibility Reporter adds a "Report Site Issue" button to send data to Mozilla ***/
  355. user_pref("extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled", false);
  356. /*** 0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - e.g. clicked on] ***/
  357. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!");
  358. /* 0601: disable link prefetching
  359. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/
  360. user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
  361. /* 0602: disable DNS prefetching
  362. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/27/firefox-prefetching-what-you-need-to-know/
  363. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Controlling_DNS_prefetching ***/
  364. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
  365. user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (hidden pref)
  366. /* 0603a: disable Seer/Necko
  367. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Necko ***/
  368. user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
  369. /* 0603b: disable more Necko/Captive Portal
  370. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal
  371. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal
  372. * [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21790 ***/
  373. user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", "");
  374. user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // (FF52+)
  375. /* 0605: disable link-mouseover opening connection to linked server
  376. * [1] http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests
  377. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/16/block-firefox-from-connecting-to-sites-when-you-hover-over-links ***/
  378. user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
  379. /* 0606: disable pings (but enforce same host in case)
  380. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings
  381. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings.require_same_host ***/
  382. user_pref("browser.send_pings", false);
  383. user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true);
  384. /* 0607: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS]
  385. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/25/block-firefox-chrome-windows-store/ ***/
  386. user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false);
  387. /* 0608: disable predictor / prefetching (FF48+) ***/
  388. user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false);
  389. /*** 0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS [SETUP]
  390. If you are in a private environment (no unwanted eyeballs) and your device is private
  391. (restricted access), and the device is secure when unattended (locked, encrypted, forensic
  392. hardened), then items 0850 and above can be relaxed in return for more convenience and
  393. functionality. Likewise, you may want to check the items cleared on shutdown in section 2800.
  394. [NOTE] The urlbar is also commonly referred to as the location bar and address bar
  395. #Required reading [#] https://xkcd.com/538/
  396. ***/
  397. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!");
  398. /* 0801: disable location bar using search - PRIVACY
  399. * don't leak typos to a search engine, give an error message instead ***/
  400. user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
  401. /* 0802: disable location bar domain guessing - PRIVACY/SECURITY
  402. * domain guessing intercepts DNS "hostname not found errors" and resends a
  403. * request (e.g. by adding www or .com). This is inconsistent use (e.g. FQDNs), does not work
  404. * via Proxy Servers (different error), is a flawed use of DNS (TLDs: why treat .com
  405. * as the 411 for DNS errors?), privacy issues (why connect to sites you didn't
  406. * intend to), can leak sensitive data (e.g. query strings: e.g. Princeton attack),
  407. * and is a security risk (e.g. common typos & malicious sites set up to exploit this) ***/
  408. user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false);
  409. /* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar - helps SECURITY ***/
  410. user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
  411. /* 0804: limit history leaks via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY
  412. * This is a PER TAB session history. You still have a full history stored under all history
  413. * default=50, minimum=1=currentpage, 2 is the recommended minimum as some pages
  414. * use it as a means of referral (e.g. hotlinking), 4 or 6 or 10 may be more practical ***/
  415. user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_entries", 10);
  416. /* 0805: disable CSS querying page history - CSS history leak - PRIVACY
  417. * [NOTE] This has NEVER been fully "resolved": in Mozilla/docs it is stated it's
  418. * only in 'certain circumstances', also see latest comments in [2]
  419. * [TEST] http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/yahh/ (see github wiki APPENDIX C on how to use)
  420. * [1] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy
  421. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147777
  422. * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector ***/
  423. user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
  424. /* 0806: disable displaying javascript in history URLs - SECURITY ***/
  425. user_pref("browser.urlbar.filter.javascript", true);
  426. /* 0807: disable search bar LIVE search suggestions - PRIVACY
  427. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Provide search suggestions ***/
  428. user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
  429. /* 0808: disable location bar LIVE search suggestions (requires 0807 = true) - PRIVACY
  430. * Also disable the location bar prompt to enable/disable or learn more about it.
  431. * [SETTING] Options>Search>Show search suggestions in location bar results ***/
  432. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false);
  433. user_pref("browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice", true); // (FF41+)
  434. /* 0809: disable location bar suggesting "preloaded" top websites (FF54+)
  435. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1211726 ***/
  436. user_pref("browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled", false);
  437. /* 0810: disable location bar making speculative connections (FF56+)
  438. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1348275 ***/
  439. user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
  440. /* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete [controlled by 0850b] ***/
  441. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false);
  442. /* 0850b: disable location bar suggestion types [controls 0850a]
  443. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Location Bar>When using the location bar, suggest
  444. * [NOTE] If any of these are true, 0850a will be FORCED to true
  445. * and if all three are false, 0850a will be FORCED to false
  446. * [WARNING] If all three are false, search engine keywords are disabled ***/
  447. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false);
  448. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false);
  449. user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false);
  450. /* 0850c: disable location bar dropdown
  451. * This value controls the total number of entries to appear in the location bar dropdown
  452. * [NOTE] Items (bookmarks/history/openpages) with a high "frecency"/"bonus" will always
  453. * be displayed (no we do not know how these are calculated or what the threshold is),
  454. * and this does not affect the search by search engine suggestion (see 0808)
  455. * [USAGE] This setting is only useful if you want to enable search engine keywords
  456. * (i.e. at least one of 0850b must be true) but you want to *limit* suggestions shown ***/
  457. // user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0);
  458. /* 0850d: disable location bar autofill
  459. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete ***/
  460. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false);
  461. user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed", false);
  462. /* 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches (FF51+)
  463. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/ ***/
  464. user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false);
  465. /* 0860: disable search and form history
  466. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  467. * [NOTE] You can clear formdata on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  468. // user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false);
  469. /* 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites
  470. * For convenience & functionality, this is best left at default true,
  471. * especially as the web moves more and more to encrypted services
  472. * You can clear form history on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  473. // user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false);
  474. /* 0862: disable browsing and download history
  475. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history
  476. * [NOTE] You can clear history and downloads on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
  477. // user_pref("places.history.enabled", false);
  478. /* 0863: disable Form Autofill (FF54+)
  479. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome/
  480. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill ***/
  481. user_pref("browser.formautofill.enabled", false);
  482. /* 0870: disable Windows jumplist [WINDOWS] ***/
  483. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.enabled", false);
  484. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false);
  485. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled", false);
  486. user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled", false);
  487. /* 0871: disable Windows taskbar preview [WINDOWS] ***/
  488. user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false);
  489. /*** 0900: PASSWORDS ***/
  490. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!");
  491. /* 0901: disable saving passwords
  492. * [SETTING] Options>Security>Logins>Remember logins for sites
  493. * [NOTE] This does not clear any passwords already saved ***/
  494. // user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false);
  495. /* 0902: use a master password (recommended if you save passwords)
  496. * There are no preferences for this. It is all handled internally.
  497. * [SETTING] Options>Security>Logins>Use a master password
  498. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins ***/
  499. /* 0903: set how often Firefox should ask for the master password
  500. * 0=the first time (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=every n minutes (as per the next pref) ***/
  501. user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
  502. /* 0904: set how often in minutes Firefox should ask for the master password (see pref above)
  503. * in minutes, default is 30 ***/
  504. user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5);
  505. /* 0905: disable auto-filling username & password form fields - SECURITY
  506. * can leak in cross-site forms AND be spoofed
  507. * [NOTE] Password will still be auto-filled after a user name is manually entered
  508. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signon.autofillForms ***/
  509. user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false);
  510. /* 0906: disable websites' autocomplete="off" (FF30+)
  511. * Don't let sites dictate use of saved logins and passwords. Increase security through
  512. * stronger password use. The trade-off is the convenience. Some sites should never be
  513. * saved (such as banking sites). Set at true, informed users can make their own choice. ***/
  514. user_pref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", true);
  515. /* 0907: display warnings for logins on non-secure (non HTTPS) pages
  516. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217156 ***/
  517. user_pref("security.insecure_password.ui.enabled", true);
  518. /* 0908: remove user & password info when attempting to fix an entered URL (i.e. 0802 is true)
  519. * e.g. //user:password@foo -> //user@(prefix)foo(suffix) NOT //user:password@(prefix)foo(suffix) ***/
  520. user_pref("browser.fixup.hide_user_pass", true);
  521. /* 0909: disable formless login capture for Password Manager (FF51+) ***/
  522. user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false);
  523. /* 0910: disable autofilling saved passwords on HTTP pages and show warning (FF52+)
  524. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/insecure-login-forms-now-disable-autofill-show-warning-beneath-input-control/
  525. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217152
  526. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319119 ***/
  527. user_pref("signon.autofillForms.http", false);
  528. user_pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true);
  529. /*** 1000: CACHE [SETUP] ***/
  530. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is maker!");
  531. /** CACHE ***/
  532. /* 1001: disable disk cache ***/
  533. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
  534. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 0);
  535. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled", false);
  536. user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run", false);
  537. /* 1002: disable disk cache for SSL pages
  538. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl ***/
  539. user_pref("browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl", false);
  540. /* 1003: disable memory cache
  541. * [NOTE] Not recommended due to performance issues ***/
  542. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false);
  543. // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 0); // (hidden pref)
  544. /* 1004: disable offline cache ***/
  545. user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
  546. /* 1005: disable fastback cache
  547. * To improve performance when pressing back/forward Firefox stores visited pages
  548. * so they don't have to be re-parsed. This is not the same as memory cache.
  549. * 0=none, -1=auto (that's minus 1), or for other values see [1]
  550. * [NOTE] Not recommended unless you know what you're doing
  551. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers ***/
  552. // user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 0);
  553. /* 1006: disable permissions manager from writing to disk (requires restart)
  554. * [NOTE] This means any permission changes are session only
  555. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967812 ***/
  556. // user_pref("permissions.memory_only", true); // (hidden pref)
  557. /* 1007: disable randomized FF HTTP cache decay experiments
  558. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13575 ***/
  559. user_pref("browser.cache.frecency_experiment", -1);
  560. /* 1008: set DNS cache and expiration time (default 400 and 60, same as TBB) ***/
  561. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 400);
  562. // user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 60);
  563. /** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/
  564. /* 1020: disable the Session Restore service completely
  565. * [WARNING] [SETUP] This also disables the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature
  566. * It does not affect "Recently Closed Windows" or any history. ***/
  567. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0);
  568. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0);
  569. /* 1021: disable storing extra session data
  570. * extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  571. * define on which sites to save extra session data:
  572. * 0=everywhere, 1=unencrypted sites, 2=nowhere ***/
  573. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2);
  574. /* 1022: disable resuming session from crash [SETUP] ***/
  575. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false);
  576. /* 1023: set the minimum interval between session save operations - increasing it
  577. * can help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes, see [1]
  578. * Default is 15000 (15 secs). Try 30000 (30sec), 60000 (1min) etc
  579. * [WARNING] This can also affect entries in the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature:
  580. * i.e. the longer the interval the more chance a quick tab open/close won't be captured.
  581. * This longer interval *may* affect history but we cannot replicate any history not recorded
  582. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304389 ***/
  583. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 30000);
  584. /** FAVICONS ***/
  585. /* 1030: disable favicons in shortcuts
  586. * URL shortcuts use a cached randomly named .ico file which is stored in your
  587. * profile/shortcutCache directory. The .ico remains after the shortcut is deleted.
  588. * If set to false then the shortcuts use a generic Firefox icon ***/
  589. user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false);
  590. /* 1031: disable favicons in tabs and new bookmarks
  591. * bookmark favicons are stored as data blobs in places.sqlite>moz_favicons ***/
  592. // user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false);
  593. // user_pref("browser.chrome.favicons", false);
  594. /* 1032: disable favicons in web notifications ***/
  595. user_pref("alerts.showFavicons", false);
  596. /*** 1100: MULTI-PROCESS (e10s)
  597. We recommend you let Firefox handle this. Until e10s is enforced, if
  598. - all your add-ons have the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as true, then FF = e10s
  599. - any add-ons have 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false, then FF != e10s
  600. - any add-ons are missing the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag, then they *might* be disabled (FF53+)
  601. [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/02/16/the-road-to-firefox-57-compatibility-milestones/
  602. ***/
  603. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1100 syntax error: the parrot's bought the farm!");
  604. /* 1101: start the browser in e10s mode (FF48+)
  605. * about:support>Application Basics>Multiprocess Windows ***/
  606. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart", true);
  607. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2", true); // (FF49+) (hidden pref)
  608. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.force-enable", true); // (hidden pref)
  609. // user_pref("extensions.e10sBlocksEnabling", false);
  610. /* 1102: control number of content rendering processes
  611. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/change-how-many-processes-multi-process-firefox-uses/
  612. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207306 ***/
  613. // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount", 4);
  614. /* 1103: enable WebExtension add-on code to run in a separate process (webext-oop) (FF53+)
  615. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions/Implementing_APIs_out-of-process ***/
  616. // user_pref("extensions.webextensions.remote", true);
  617. /* 1104: enforce separate content process for file://URLs (FF53+)
  618. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147911
  619. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/27/firefox-53-exclusive-content-process-for-local-files/ ***/
  620. // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.separateFileUriProcess", true);
  621. /* 1105: enable console shim warnings for add-ons with the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false ***/
  622. user_pref("dom.ipc.shims.enabledWarnings", true);
  623. /* 1106: control number of WebExtension processes ***/
  624. // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount.extension", 1);
  625. /* 1110: set sandbox level. DO NOT MEDDLE WITH THESE. They are included to inform you NOT to play
  626. * with them. The values are integers, but the code below deliberately contains a data mismatch
  627. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Sandbox
  628. * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/23/how-to-change-firefoxs-sandbox-security-level/#comment-4105173 ***/
  629. // user_pref("security.sandbox.content.level", "donotuse");
  630. // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.default", "donotuse");
  631. // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.flash", "donotuse");
  632. /* 1111: enable sandbox logging ***/
  633. // user_pref("security.sandbox.logging.enabled", true);
  634. /*** 1200: HTTPS ( SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HSTS / HPKP / CIPHERS )
  635. Note that your cipher and other settings can be used server side as a fingerprint attack
  636. vector, see [1] (It's quite technical but the first part is easy to understand
  637. and you can stop reading when you reach the second section titled "Enter Bro")
  638. Option 1: Use our settings to tighten up encryption options. It *is* a fingerprinting attack
  639. vector, and we certainly do want to reduce any attack surface, but this is not how
  640. you *DEFEAT* fingerprinting - to do that you need large numbers to buy into the same
  641. enforced browser-wide settings (such as TBB), and/or you use OpSec.
  642. Option 2: Use Firefox defaults for the 1260's items (item 1260 default for SHA-1, is local only
  643. anyway). There is nothing *weak* about Firefox's defaults, but Mozilla (and other
  644. browsers) will always lag for fear of breakage and upset end-users
  645. [1] https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/
  646. ***/
  647. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
  648. /** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/
  649. /* 1201: disable old SSL/TLS - vulnerable to a MiTM attack
  650. * [WARNING] Tested Feb 2017 - still breaks too many sites
  651. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  652. // user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true);
  653. /* 1202: control TLS versions with min and max
  654. * 1=min version of TLS 1.0, 2=min version of TLS 1.1, 3=min version of TLS 1.2 etc
  655. * [NOTE] Jul-2017: Telemetry indicates approx 2% of TLS web traffic uses 1.0 or 1.1
  656. * [WARNING] If you get an "SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP" error temporarily
  657. * set a lower value for 'security.tls.version.min' in about:config
  658. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.*
  659. * [2] https://www.ssl.com/how-to/turn-off-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-your-browser/
  660. * [2] archived: https://archive.is/hY2Mm ***/
  661. user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 3);
  662. user_pref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3);
  663. user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1.3
  664. /* 1203: disable SSL session tracking (FF36+)
  665. * SSL Session IDs speed up HTTPS connections (no need to renegotiate) and last for 48hrs.
  666. * Since the ID is unique, web servers can (and do) use it for tracking. If set to true,
  667. * this disables sending SSL Session IDs and TLS Session Tickets to prevent session tracking
  668. * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077
  669. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967977 ***/
  670. user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // (hidden pref)
  671. /* 1204: disable SSL Error Reporting
  672. * [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/
  673. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false);
  674. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false);
  675. user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "");
  676. /** OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)
  677. #Required reading [#] https://scotthelme.co.uk/revocation-is-broken/ ***/
  678. /* 1210: enable OCSP Stapling
  679. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/
  680. user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true);
  681. /* 1211: control use of OCSP responder servers to confirm current validity of certificates
  682. * 0=disable, 1=validate only certificates that specify an OCSP service URL (default)
  683. * 2=enable and use values in security.OCSP.URL and security.OCSP.signing.
  684. * OCSP (non-stapled) leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority)
  685. * It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA)
  686. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp ***/
  687. user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1);
  688. /* 1212: enable OCSP revocation. When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox currently
  689. * continues the connection. With OCSP revocation, Firefox terminates the connection instead.
  690. * [WARNING] Since FF44 the default is false. If set to true, this will cause some site breakage
  691. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/
  692. user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true);
  693. /** CERTS / HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) / HPKP (HTTP Public Key Pinning) ***/
  694. /* 1220: disable Windows 8.1's Microsoft Family Safety cert [WINDOWS] (FF50+)
  695. * 0=disable detecting Family Safety mode and importing the root
  696. * 1=only attempt to detect Family Safety mode (don't import the root)
  697. * 2=detect Family Safety mode and import the root
  698. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21686 ***/
  699. user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
  700. /* 1221: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector)
  701. * [NOTE] This may be better handled under FPI (ticket 1323644, part of Tor Uplift)
  702. * [WARNING] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
  703. * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them.
  704. * [TEST] https://fiprinca.0x90.eu/poc/
  705. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334485 - related bug
  706. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216882 - related bug (see comment 9) ***/
  707. // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // (hidden pref)
  708. /* 1222: enforce strict pinning
  709. * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict
  710. * [WARNING] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing
  711. * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1
  712. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206 ***/
  713. user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
  714. /* 1223: enforce HSTS preload list (default is true)
  715. * The list is compiled into Firefox and used to always load those domains over HTTPS
  716. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/11/01/preloading-hsts/
  717. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/HSTS_Preload_List ***/
  718. user_pref("network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist", true);
  719. /** MIXED CONTENT ***/
  720. /* 1240: disable insecure active content on https pages - mixed content
  721. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21323 ***/
  722. user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true);
  723. /* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages - mixed context
  724. * [WARNING] When set to true, this will visually break many sites (March 2017) ***/
  725. // user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
  726. /* 1242: enable Mixed-Content-Blocker to use the HSTS cache but disable the HSTS Priming requests (FF51+)
  727. * Allow resources from domains with an existing HSTS cache record or in the HSTS preload list
  728. * to be upgraded to HTTPS internally but disable sending out HSTS Priming requests, because
  729. * those may cause noticeable delays e.g. requests time out or are not handled well by servers
  730. * [NOTE] If you want to use the priming requests make sure 'use_hsts' is also true
  731. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246540#c145 ***/
  732. user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", true);
  733. user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false);
  734. /** CIPHERS [see the section 1200 intro] ***/
  735. /* 1260: disable or limit SHA-1
  736. * 0=all SHA1 certs are allowed
  737. * 1=all SHA1 certs are blocked (including perfectly valid ones from 2015 and earlier)
  738. * 2=deprecated option that now maps to 1
  739. * 3=only allowed for locally-added roots (e.g. anti-virus)
  740. * 4=only allowed for locally-added roots or for certs in 2015 and earlier
  741. * [WARNING] When disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (e.g. security scanners and
  742. * antivirus products, may fail to connect to HTTPS sites. SHA-1 is *almost* obsolete.
  743. * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/18/phasing-out-sha-1-on-the-public-web/ ***/
  744. user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1);
  745. /* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128)
  746. * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security
  747. * [2] http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack
  748. * [3] http://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/
  749. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false);
  750. /* 1262: disable 128 bits ***/
  751. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  752. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  753. /* 1263: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange)
  754. * [WARNING] May break obscure sites, but not major sites, which should support ECDH over DHE
  755. * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH ***/
  756. user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  757. user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  758. /* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52
  759. * [NOTE] Commented out because it still breaks too many sites ***/
  760. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
  761. // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
  762. /** UI (User Interface) ***/
  763. /* 1270: display warning (red padlock) for "broken security"
  764. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/
  765. user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true);
  766. /* 1271: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings
  767. * 0=do neither 1=pre-populate url 2+pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default)
  768. * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/
  769. user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1);
  770. /* 1272: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages
  771. * only works when it's possible to add an exception
  772. * i.e. it doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/)
  773. * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/
  774. user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true);
  775. /*** 1400: FONTS ***/
  776. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
  777. /* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow)
  778. * If you disallow fonts, this drastically limits/reduces font
  779. * enumeration (by JS) which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector.
  780. * [SETTING] Options>Content>Font & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose...
  781. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  782. user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
  783. /* 1402: enable icon fonts (glyphs) (FF41+)
  784. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=789788 ***/
  785. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", true);
  786. /* 1403: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts
  787. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/
  788. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
  789. /* 1404: set more legible default fonts
  790. * [SETTING] Options>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace
  791. * [SETUP] These are optional, comment out if you do not require them
  792. * [NOTE] Been using this for 18 months, it really grows on you ***/
  793. user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "Georgia");
  794. user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Georgia"); // default Times New Roman
  795. user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "Arial");
  796. user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial"); // default Arial
  797. user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console");
  798. user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console"); // default Courier New
  799. /* 1405: disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) ***/
  800. user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false);
  801. /* 1406: disable CSS Font Loading API
  802. * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/
  803. user_pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false);
  804. /* 1407: disable special underline handling for a few fonts which you will probably never use.
  805. * Any of these fonts on your system can be enumerated for fingerprinting. Requires restart.
  806. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font.blacklist.underline_offset ***/
  807. user_pref("font.blacklist.underline_offset", "");
  808. /* 1408: disable graphite which FF49 turned back on by default
  809. * In the past it had security issues. Update: This continues to be the case, see [1]
  810. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/#CVE-2017-7778 ***/
  811. user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
  812. /* 1409: limit system font exposure to a whitelist (FF52+) [SETUP]
  813. * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed.
  814. * [NOTE] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy. If
  815. * you block sites choosing fonts in 1401, this preference is irrelevant. In future,
  816. * privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699) may cover this, and 1401 can be relaxed.
  817. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1121643 ***/
  818. // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // (hidden pref)
  819. /*** 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS [SETUP]
  820. Except for DNT (Do Not Track), referers are best controlled by an extension.
  821. It is important to realize that it is *cross domain* referers that need
  822. controlling, and this is best handled by EITHER 1603 or 1604, not both.
  823. Option 1: Recommended: Use an extension to block all referers, and then whitelist
  824. sites on a granular, per domain level.
  825. Option 2: As per the original settings below: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 1 (less breakage)
  826. or 2 (more breakage) and leave XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) at default 0
  827. Option 3: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to default 0 and set XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) to 2
  828. full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234
  829. scheme+host+path+port: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html
  830. scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888
  831. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  832. ***/
  833. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
  834. /* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer
  835. * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default)
  836. * [NOTE] Recommended left at default. Focus on XSS and granular cross origin referer control ***/
  837. user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
  838. /* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send
  839. * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port
  840. * [NOTE] Cross origin requests can be fine tuned in 1603 + 1604. Limiting same origin requests
  841. * is rather pointless. Recommended left at default for zero same origin breakage ***/
  842. user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
  843. /* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer [SETUP]
  844. * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
  845. * [NOTE] 1=less breakage, possible leakage 2=less leakage, more breakage ***/
  846. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1);
  847. /* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send (FF52+)
  848. * 0=send full URI (default) 1=scheme+host+path+port 2=scheme+host+port ***/
  849. user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0);
  850. /* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer
  851. * Spoofing increases your exposure to cross-site request forgeries ***/
  852. user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false);
  853. /* 1606: ALL: set the default Referrer Policy (FF53+)
  854. * 0=no-referer 1=same-origin 2=strict-origin-when-cross-origin
  855. * 3=no-referrer-when-downgrade (default)
  856. * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy
  857. * [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/
  858. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304623 ***/
  859. user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3);
  860. /* 1607: TOR: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain (FF54+)
  861. * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default. We recommend you use
  862. * TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) which is specifically designed for the dark web
  863. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305144 ***/
  864. user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true);
  865. /* 1610: ALL: disable the DNT HTTP header, which is essentially USELESS
  866. * It is voluntary and most ad networks do not honor it. DNT is *NOT* how you stop being data mined.
  867. * Don't encourage a setting that gives any legitimacy to 3rd parties being in control of your privacy.
  868. * Sending a DNT header *highly likely* raises entropy, especially in standard windows.
  869. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protecting>manage your Do Not Track settings
  870. * [NOTE] DNT is enforced with TP (see 0420) regardless of this pref (e.g. in default PB Mode)
  871. * [NOTE] If you use NoScript MAKE SURE to set the pref noscript.doNotTrack.enabled to match ***/
  872. user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", false);
  873. /*** 1700: CONTAINERS [SETUP]
  874. [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers-experiment
  875. [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers
  876. [3] https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers
  877. ***/
  878. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1700 syntax error: the parrot's bit the dust!");
  879. /* 1701: enable [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs (FF50+)
  880. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279029 ***/
  881. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true);
  882. /* 1702: enable Container Tabs (FF50+)
  883. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs>Enable Container Tabs ***/
  884. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", true);
  885. /* 1703: enable a private container for thumbnail loads (FF51+) ***/
  886. // user_pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true);
  887. /* 1704: set long press behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu (FF53+)
  888. * 0=disables long press, 1=when clicked, the menu is shown
  889. * 2=the menu is shown after X milliseconds
  890. * [NOTE] The menu does not contain a non-container tab option
  891. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1328756 ***/
  892. // user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2);
  893. /*** 1800: PLUGINS ***/
  894. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
  895. /* 1801: set default plugin state (i.e. new plugins on discovery) to never activate
  896. * 0=disabled, 1=ask to activate, 2=active - you can override individual plugins ***/
  897. user_pref("plugin.default.state", 0);
  898. user_pref("plugin.defaultXpi.state", 0);
  899. /* 1802: enable click to play and set to 0 minutes ***/
  900. user_pref("plugins.click_to_play", true);
  901. user_pref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0);
  902. /* 1803: set a plugin state: 0=deactivated 1=ask 2=enabled (Flash example)
  903. * you can set all these plugin.state's via Add-ons>Plugins or search for plugin.state in about:config
  904. * [NOTE] You can still over-ride individual sites e.g. youtube via site permissions
  905. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/
  906. // user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0);
  907. /* 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect ***/
  908. user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false);
  909. /* 1805: disable scanning for plugins [WINDOWS]
  910. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning
  911. * plid.all = whether to scan the directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs.
  912. * Used to detect RealPlayer, Java, Antivirus etc, but since FF52 only covers Flash ***/
  913. user_pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);
  914. /* 1820: disable all GMP (Gecko Media Plugins) [SETUP]
  915. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
  916. user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false);
  917. user_pref("media.gmp.trial-create.enabled", false);
  918. /* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module) [SETUP] ***/
  919. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
  920. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
  921. user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false);
  922. /* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP] ***/
  923. user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // Options>Content>Play DRM Content
  924. user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM Content" checkbox, restart required
  925. /* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate"
  926. * and disable pings to the external update/download server
  927. * This is the bundled codec used for video chat in WebRTC ***/
  928. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  929. user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate", false);
  930. user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "data:text/plain,");
  931. /*** 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIC ***/
  932. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
  933. /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication)
  934. * [1] https://privacytoolsio.github.io/privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/
  935. user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
  936. user_pref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false);
  937. user_pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", false);
  938. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.enabled", false);
  939. user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.timeout", 1);
  940. user_pref("media.peerconnection.turn.disable", true);
  941. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.tcp", false);
  942. user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false); // video capability for WebRTC
  943. /* 2002: limit WebRTC IP leaks if using WebRTC
  944. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1189041
  945. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1297416
  946. * [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy ***/
  947. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); // (FF42-FF50)
  948. user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+)
  949. /* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library), force bare minimum feature set if used & disable WebGL extensions
  950. * [1] http://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl-new-dimension-browser-exploitation/
  951. * [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern ***/
  952. user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
  953. user_pref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false);
  954. user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true);
  955. user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true);
  956. user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true);
  957. /* 2011: disable WebGL debug info being available to websites
  958. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171228
  959. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info ***/
  960. user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
  961. /* 2012: disable two more webgl preferences (FF51+) ***/
  962. user_pref("webgl.dxgl.enabled", false); // [WINDOWS]
  963. user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false);
  964. /* 2021: disable speech recognition
  965. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechRecognition
  966. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis
  967. * [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API ***/
  968. user_pref("media.webspeech.recognition.enable", false);
  969. user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);
  970. /* 2022: disable screensharing ***/
  971. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
  972. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", "");
  973. user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false);
  974. user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
  975. /* 2023: disable camera stuff ***/
  976. user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false);
  977. /* 2024: enable/disable MSE (Media Source Extensions)
  978. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/05/10/enable-media-source-extensions-firefox/ ***/
  979. user_pref("media.mediasource.enabled", true);
  980. user_pref("media.mediasource.mp4.enabled", true);
  981. user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled", true);
  982. user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.enabled", true);
  983. /* 2026: disable canvas capture stream
  984. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/captureStream ***/
  985. user_pref("canvas.capturestream.enabled", false);
  986. /* 2027: disable camera image capture
  987. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16339 ***/
  988. user_pref("dom.imagecapture.enabled", false);
  989. /* 2028: disable offscreen canvas
  990. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas ***/
  991. user_pref("gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled", false);
  992. /* 2030: disable auto-play of HTML5 media
  993. * [WARNING] This may break video playback on various sites ***/
  994. user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false);
  995. /* 2031: disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+)
  996. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/14/firefox-51-blocks-automatic-audio-playback-in-non-active-tabs/ ***/
  997. user_pref("media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground", true);
  998. /*** 2200: UI MEDDLING
  999. see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features ***/
  1000. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
  1001. /* 2201: disable website control over browser right-click context menu
  1002. * [NOTE] Shift-Right-Click will always bring up the browser right-click context menu ***/
  1003. // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false);
  1004. /* 2202: disable [new window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  1005. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.location", true);
  1006. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar", true);
  1007. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable", true);
  1008. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true);
  1009. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true);
  1010. /* 2203: disable [popup window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/
  1011. user_pref("dom.disable_window_flip", true); // window z-order
  1012. user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true);
  1013. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.close", true);
  1014. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable", true);
  1015. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar", true); // bookmarks toolbar
  1016. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true);
  1017. user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);
  1018. user_pref("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", false);
  1019. /* 2204: disable links opening in a new window
  1020. * This is to stop malicious window sizes and screen res leaks etc in conjunction
  1021. * with 2203 dom.disable_window_move_resize=true | 2418 full-screen-api.enabled=false
  1022. * [NOTE] You can still right click a link and select open in a new window
  1023. * [TEST] https://people.torproject.org/~gk/misc/entire_desktop.html
  1024. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/
  1025. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0);
  1026. /* 2205: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close
  1027. * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event.
  1028. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload
  1029. * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1043508 ***/
  1030. user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true);
  1031. /*** 2300: WEB WORKERS [SETUP]
  1032. A worker is a JS "background task" running in a global context, i.e. it is different from
  1033. the current window. Workers can spawn new workers (must be the same origin & scheme),
  1034. including service and shared workers. Shared workers can be utilized by multiple scripts
  1035. and communicate between browsing contexts (windows/tabs/iframes) and can even control your
  1036. cache. Push and web notifications require service workers, which in turn require workers.
  1037. [WARNING] Disabling workers *will* break sites (e.g. Google Street View, Twitter).
  1038. It is recommended that you use a separate profile for these sorts of sites.
  1039. [1] Web Workers: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API
  1040. [2] Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Worker
  1041. [3] Service Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ServiceWorker_API
  1042. [4] SharedWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SharedWorker
  1043. [5] ChromeWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ChromeWorker
  1044. [6] Notifications: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1165867#answer-981820
  1045. ***/
  1046. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!");
  1047. /* 2301: disable workers
  1048. * [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed) ***/
  1049. user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false);
  1050. /* 2302: disable service workers
  1051. * Service workers essentially act as proxy servers that sit between web apps, and the browser
  1052. * and network, are event driven, and can control the web page/site it is associated with,
  1053. * intercepting and modifying navigation and resource requests, and caching resources.
  1054. * [NOTE] Service worker APIs are hidden (in Firefox) and cannot be used when in PB mode.
  1055. * [NOTE] Service workers only run over HTTPS. Service Workers have no DOM access. ***/
  1056. user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false);
  1057. /* 2303: disable service workers' cache and cache storage ***/
  1058. user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false);
  1059. /* 2304: disable web notifications
  1060. * [NOTE] You can still override individual domains under site permissions (FF44+)
  1061. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API ***/
  1062. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false);
  1063. user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false);
  1064. /* 2305: disable push notifications (FF44+)
  1065. * web apps can receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or
  1066. * not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded
  1067. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Push_API ***/
  1068. user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false);
  1069. user_pref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false);
  1070. user_pref("dom.push.serverURL", "");
  1071. user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", "");
  1072. /*** 2400: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL) & JAVASCRIPT ***/
  1073. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!");
  1074. /* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content
  1075. * [WARNING] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress
  1076. * this applies to onCut, onCopy, onPaste events - i.e. you have to interact with
  1077. * the website for it to look at the clipboard
  1078. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/ ***/
  1079. user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
  1080. /* 2403: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content (FF41+)
  1081. * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard
  1082. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170911 ***/
  1083. user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref)
  1084. /* 2404: disable JS storing data permanently [SETUP]
  1085. * [WARNING] This *may* break some add-ons and *will* break some sites ***/
  1086. user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false);
  1087. /* 2410: disable User Timing API
  1088. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336 ***/
  1089. user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false);
  1090. /* 2411: disable resource/navigation timing ***/
  1091. user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false);
  1092. /* 2412: disable timing attacks - javascript performance fingerprinting
  1093. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI ***/
  1094. user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
  1095. /* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/
  1096. user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
  1097. /* 2415: set max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/
  1098. user_pref("dom.popup_maximum", 3);
  1099. /* 2415b: limit events that can cause a popup
  1100. * default is "change click dblclick mouseup pointerup notificationclick reset submit touchend"
  1101. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events ***/
  1102. user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick");
  1103. /* 2416: disable idle observation ***/
  1104. user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false);
  1105. /* 2418: disable full-screen API
  1106. * This setting WAS under about:permissions>All Sites>Fullscreen
  1107. * [NOTE] about:permissions is no longer available since FF46 but you can still override
  1108. * individual domains: use info icon in urlbar etc or right click on a web page>view page info
  1109. * set to false=block, set to true=ask ***/
  1110. user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false);
  1111. /* 2420: disable support for asm.js ( http://asmjs.org/ )
  1112. * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/
  1113. * [2] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/
  1114. * [3] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2712 ***/
  1115. user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false);
  1116. /* 2421: disable Ion and baseline JIT to help harden JS against exploits such as CVE-2015-0817
  1117. * [WARNING] Causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss
  1118. * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817 ***/
  1119. // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false);
  1120. // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false);
  1121. /* 2422: disable WebAssembly for now (FF52+)
  1122. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAssembly ***/
  1123. user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
  1124. /* 2426: disable Intersection Observer API (FF53+)
  1125. * Almost a year to complete, three versions late to stable (as default false),
  1126. * number #1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an
  1127. * ad network API for "ad viewability checks" down to a pixel level
  1128. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Intersection_Observer_API
  1129. * [2] https://wicg.github.io/IntersectionObserver/
  1130. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243846 ***/
  1131. user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled", false);
  1132. /* 2450a: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use
  1133. * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1098540
  1134. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959985 ***/
  1135. user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false);
  1136. /* 2450b: display a notification when websites ask to store data for offline use
  1137. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/
  1138. user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true);
  1139. /* 2450c: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200)
  1140. * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts
  1141. * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/
  1142. // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200);
  1143. /*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
  1144. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
  1145. /* 2501: disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration
  1146. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023 ***/
  1147. user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false);
  1148. /* 2503: disable giving away network info (FF31+)
  1149. * e.g. bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none
  1150. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API
  1151. * [2] https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/
  1152. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426 ***/
  1153. user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false);
  1154. /* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1155. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
  1156. user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
  1157. user_pref("dom.vr.oculus.enabled", false);
  1158. user_pref("dom.vr.osvr.enabled", false); // (FF49+)
  1159. user_pref("dom.vr.openvr.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1160. /* 2505: disable media device enumeration (FF29+)
  1161. * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001)
  1162. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
  1163. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/enumerateDevices ***/
  1164. user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
  1165. /* 2506: disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting (FF25+)
  1166. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757
  1167. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=654550 ***/
  1168. user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
  1169. /* 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (FF38+) (physical keyboards)
  1170. * The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on
  1171. * web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY,
  1172. * AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, e.g. German vs English.
  1173. * [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard
  1174. * [UPDATE] This MAY be incorporated better under privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699)
  1175. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code
  1176. * [2] https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm ***/
  1177. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false);
  1178. user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition", false);
  1179. /* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting
  1180. * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>General>Use hardware acceleration when available
  1181. * [NOTE] Changing this option changes BOTH these preferences
  1182. * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different) and impacts video performance
  1183. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/
  1184. user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true); // [WINDOWS]
  1185. user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true);
  1186. /* 2509: disable touch events [SETUP]
  1187. * fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates
  1188. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Touch_events
  1189. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286 ***/
  1190. user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0);
  1191. /* 2510: disable Web Audio API (FF51+)
  1192. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288359 ***/
  1193. user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
  1194. /* 2511: disable MediaDevices change detection (FF51+) (enabled by default starting FF52+)
  1195. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/devicechange
  1196. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange ***/
  1197. user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false);
  1198. /* 2512: disable device sensor API
  1199. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758
  1200. * [2] https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
  1201. * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1357733
  1202. * [4] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292751 ***/
  1203. user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false);
  1204. /* 2513: disable Presentation API
  1205. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/PresentationAPI
  1206. * [2] https://www.w3.org/TR/presentation-api/ ***/
  1207. user_pref("dom.presentation.enabled", false);
  1208. user_pref("dom.presentation.controller.enabled", false);
  1209. user_pref("dom.presentation.discoverable", false);
  1210. user_pref("dom.presentation.discovery.enabled", false);
  1211. user_pref("dom.presentation.receiver.enabled", false);
  1212. user_pref("dom.presentation.session_transport.data_channel.enable", false);
  1213. /* 2514: spoof (or limit?) number of CPU cores (also see 2699f) (FF48+)
  1214. * [WARNING] *may* affect core chrome/Firefox performance, will affect content.
  1215. * Highly recommended to leave this (DOM) and use 2699f (navigator)
  1216. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1008453
  1217. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21675
  1218. * [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22127
  1219. * [4] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/workers.html#navigator.hardwareconcurrency ***/
  1220. // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", 2);
  1221. /* 2515: disable site specific zoom
  1222. * Zoom levels affect screen res and are highly fingerprintable. This does not stop you using
  1223. * zoom, it will just not use/remember any site specific settings. Zoom levels on new tabs
  1224. * and new windows are reset to default and only the current tab retains the current zoom ***/
  1225. user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", false);
  1226. /*** 2600: MISC - LEAKS / FINGERPRINTING / PRIVACY / SECURITY ***/
  1227. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
  1228. /* 2601: disable sending additional analytics to web servers
  1229. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/navigator.sendBeacon ***/
  1230. user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
  1231. /* 2602: discourage downloading to desktop (0=desktop 1=downloads 2=last used)
  1232. * [NOTE] To set your default "downloads": Options>General>Downloads>Save files to ***/
  1233. user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2);
  1234. /* 2603: enforce user interaction for security by always asking the user where to download ***/
  1235. user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);
  1236. /* 2604: remove temp files opened with an external application
  1237. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302433 ***/
  1238. user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
  1239. /* 2605: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list ***/
  1240. user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);
  1241. /* 2606: disable hiding mime types (Options>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/
  1242. user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
  1243. /* 2607: disable page thumbnail collection
  1244. * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/
  1245. user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // (hidden pref)
  1246. /* 2608: disable JAR from opening Unsafe File Types ***/
  1247. user_pref("network.jar.open-unsafe-types", false);
  1248. /* 2609: disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (FF44+)
  1249. * [NOTE] see [2] bug may cause black on black for elements with undefined colors
  1250. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232227
  1251. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330876 ***/
  1252. user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true); // (hidden pref)
  1253. /* 2611: disable WebIDE to prevent remote debugging and add-on downloads
  1254. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1255. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false);
  1256. user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false);
  1257. user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false);
  1258. user_pref("devtools.webide.enabled", false);
  1259. /* 2612: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - e.g. Roku
  1260. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
  1261. user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false);
  1262. user_pref("gfx.layerscope.enabled", false);
  1263. /* 2614: disable HTTP2 (which was based on SPDY which is now deprecated)
  1264. * HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to enhance
  1265. * privacy, and in fact opens up a number of server-side fingerprinting opportunities
  1266. * [1] https://http2.github.io/faq/
  1267. * [2] http://blog.scottlogic.com/2014/11/07/http-2-a-quick-look.html
  1268. * [3] https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2716278
  1269. * [4] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/107 ***/
  1270. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false);
  1271. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false);
  1272. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false);
  1273. /* 2617: enable Firefox's built-in PDF reader [SETUP]
  1274. * [SETTING] Options>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1275. * This setting controls if the option "Display in Firefox" in the above setting is available
  1276. * and by effect controls whether PDFs are handled in-browser or externally ("Ask" or "Open With")
  1277. * [WHY USE false=default=view PDFs in Firefox]
  1278. * pdfjs is lightweight, open source and as secure as any pdf reader out there, certainly better and more
  1279. * vetted than most. Exploits are rare (1 serious case in 3 years), treated seriously and patched quickly.
  1280. * It doesn't break "state separation" of browser content (by not sharing with OS, independent apps). It
  1281. * maintains disk avoidance and application data isolation. It's convenient. You can still save to disk.
  1282. * [WHY USE true=open with or save to disk]
  1283. * If you think a particular external app is more secure...
  1284. * [NOTE]
  1285. * 1. See 2662 2: JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling its own code (rare) ***/
  1286. user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false);
  1287. /* 2618: enforce the proxy server to do any DNS lookups when using SOCKS
  1288. * e.g. in TOR, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination
  1289. * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request
  1290. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.socks_remote_dns
  1291. * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/
  1292. user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true);
  1293. /* 2619: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS)
  1294. * [WARNING] A low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (e.g. gmail logins)
  1295. * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an add-on. Default is 20 ***/
  1296. user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10);
  1297. /* 2620: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard
  1298. * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089
  1299. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Middlemouse.contentLoadURL ***/
  1300. user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);
  1301. /* 2621: disable IPv6 (included for knowledge ONLY [WARNING] do not do this)
  1302. * This is all about covert channels such as MAC addresses being included/abused in the
  1303. * IPv6 protocol for tracking. If you want to mask your IP address, this is not the way
  1304. * to do it. It's 2016, IPv6 is here. Here are some old links
  1305. * 2010: https://www.christopher-parsons.com/ipv6-and-the-future-of-privacy/
  1306. * 2011: https://iapp.org/news/a/2011-09-09-facing-the-privacy-implications-of-ipv6
  1307. * 2012: http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment/
  1308. * [NOTE] It is a myth that disabling IPv6 will speed up your internet connection
  1309. * [1] http://www.howtogeek.com/195062/no-disabling-ipv6-probably-wont-speed-up-your-internet-connection ***/
  1310. // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
  1311. // user_pref("network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4", true);
  1312. /* 2622: enforce a security delay when installing add-ons (milliseconds)
  1313. * default=1000, This also covers the delay in "Save" on downloading files.
  1314. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox
  1315. * [2] http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/
  1316. user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700);
  1317. /* 2623: enable Strict File Origin Policy on local files
  1318. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy ***/
  1319. user_pref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true);
  1320. /* 2624: enable Subresource Integrity (SRI) (FF43+)
  1321. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity
  1322. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Subresource_Integrity ***/
  1323. user_pref("security.sri.enable", true);
  1324. /* 2625: disable DNS requests for hostnames with a .onion TLD (FF45+)
  1325. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1228457 ***/
  1326. user_pref("network.dns.blockDotOnion", true);
  1327. /* 2626: disable optional user agent token, default is false, included for completeness
  1328. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Gecko_user_agent_string_reference ***/
  1329. user_pref("general.useragent.compatMode.firefox", false);
  1330. /* 2628: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/
  1331. user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
  1332. user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
  1333. /* 2629: disable remote JAR files being opened, regardless of content type (FF42+)
  1334. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173171 ***/
  1335. user_pref("network.jar.block-remote-files", true);
  1336. /* 2662: disable "open with" in download dialog (FF50+)
  1337. * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor)
  1338. * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications.
  1339. * [SETUP] This may interfere with some users' workflow or methods
  1340. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281959 ***/
  1341. user_pref("browser.download.forbid_open_with", true);
  1342. /* 2663: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) (FF51+)
  1343. * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/mathml.php
  1344. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173199 ***/
  1345. user_pref("mathml.disabled", true);
  1346. /* 2664: disable DeviceStorage API
  1347. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DeviceStorageAPI ***/
  1348. user_pref("device.storage.enabled", false);
  1349. /* 2665: remove webchannel whitelist ***/
  1350. user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", "");
  1351. /* 2666: disable HTTP Alternative Services
  1352. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/#comment-3970881 ***/
  1353. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false);
  1354. user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false);
  1355. /* 2667: disable various developer tools in browser context
  1356. * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes
  1357. * [1] http://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/
  1358. user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
  1359. /* 2668: lock down allowed extension directories
  1360. * [WARNING] This will break add-ons that do not use the default XPI directories
  1361. * [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/
  1362. * [1] archived: http://archive.is/DYjAM ***/
  1363. user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 1); // (hidden pref)
  1364. user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15);
  1365. /* 2669: remove paths when sending URLs to PAC scripts (FF51+)
  1366. * CVE-2017-5384: Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC)
  1367. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255474 ***/
  1368. user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path", false);
  1369. /* 2670: disable "image/" mime types bypassing CSP (FF51+)
  1370. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288361 ***/
  1371. user_pref("security.block_script_with_wrong_mime", true);
  1372. /* 2671: disable in-content SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) (FF53+)
  1373. * [WARNING] SVG is fairly common (~15% of the top 10K sites), so will cause some breakage
  1374. * including youtube player controls. Best left for "hardened" or specific profiles.
  1375. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216893 ***/
  1376. // user_pref("svg.disabled", true);
  1377. /* 2672: enforce Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing security risk
  1378. * Firefox has *some* protections to mitigate the risk, but it is better to be safe
  1379. * than sorry. The downside: it will also display legitimate IDN's punycoded, which
  1380. * might be undesirable for users from countries with non-latin alphabets
  1381. * [TEST] https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/ (www.apple.com)
  1382. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode
  1383. * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm
  1384. * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack
  1385. * [4] CVE-2017-5383: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
  1386. * [5] https://www.xudongz.com/blog/2017/idn-phishing/ ***/
  1387. user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
  1388. /* 2673: enable CSP (Content Security Policy) (default is true)
  1389. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/
  1390. user_pref("security.csp.enable", true);
  1391. /* 2674: enable CSP 1.1 experimental hash-source directive (FF29+)
  1392. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=855326
  1393. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=883975 ***/
  1394. user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true);
  1395. /*** 2697: USER AGENT (UA) SPOOFING
  1396. Spoofing your UA to *LOWER* entropy *does* *not* *work*. It may even cause site breakage
  1397. depending on your values. Even if you spoof, like TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) does, as the
  1398. latest ESR, it still *does* *not* *work*. There are two main reasons for this.
  1399. 1. Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means. And when
  1400. those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy. Examples of leaks include
  1401. navigator objects, resource://URIs, <isindex> locale, feature detection and more.
  1402. 2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced
  1403. by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default.
  1404. * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699)
  1405. * Values below are for example only based on the current ESR/TBB at the time of writing
  1406. ***/
  1407. /* 2697a: navigator.userAgent leaks in JS
  1408. * [NOTE] Setting this will break any UA spoofing add-on whitelisting ***/
  1409. // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0"); // (hidden pref)
  1410. /* 2697b: navigator.buildID (see gecko.buildID in about:config) reveals build time
  1411. * down to the second which defeats user agent spoofing and can compromise OS etc
  1412. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583181 ***/
  1413. // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "20100101"); // (hidden pref)
  1414. /* 2697c: navigator.appName ***/
  1415. // user_pref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); // (hidden pref)
  1416. /* 2697d: navigator.appVersion ***/
  1417. // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); // (hidden pref)
  1418. /* 2697e: navigator.platform leaks in JS ***/
  1419. // user_pref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); // (hidden pref)
  1420. /* 2697f: navigator.oscpu leaks in JS ***/
  1421. // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "Windows NT 6.1"); // (hidden pref)
  1422. /* 2697g: general.useragent.locale (related, see 0204) ***/
  1423. /*** 2698: FIRST PARTY ISOLATION (FPI)
  1424. ** isolate favicons (FF52+)
  1425. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277803
  1426. ** isolate OCSP cache (FF52+)
  1427. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1264562
  1428. ** isolate Shared Workers (FF52+)
  1429. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268726
  1430. ** isolate SSL session cache (FF52+)
  1431. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1316283
  1432. ** isolate media cache (FF53+)
  1433. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317927
  1434. ** isolate HSTS and HPKP (FF54+)
  1435. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323644
  1436. ** isolate HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+)
  1437. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334690
  1438. ** isolate SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+)
  1439. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334693
  1440. ** isolate DNS cache (FF55+)
  1441. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337893
  1442. ** isolate blob: URI (FF55+)
  1443. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344170
  1444. ** isolate data://, about: URLs (FF55+)
  1445. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1300671
  1446. ***/
  1447. /* 2698a: enable First Party Isolation (FF51+)
  1448. * [WARNING] May break cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected
  1449. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1260931 ***/
  1450. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
  1451. /* 2698b: enforce FPI restriction for window.opener (FF54+)
  1452. * [NOTE] Setting this to false may reduce the breakage in 2698a
  1453. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319773#c22 ***/
  1454. user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true);
  1455. /*** 2699: privacy.resistFingerprinting
  1456. This master switch will be used for a wide range of items,
  1457. many of which will **override** existing prefs from FF55+
  1458. ** limit window.screen & CSS media queries leaking identifiable info (FF41+)
  1459. [POC] http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (screen, usable screen, and browser window will match)
  1460. [NOTE] Does not cover everything yet - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216800
  1461. [NOTE] This will probably make your values pretty unique until you resize or snap the
  1462. inner window width + height into standard/common resolutions (such as 1366x768)
  1463. To set a size, open a XUL (chrome) page (such as about:config) which is at 100% zoom, hit
  1464. Shift+F4 to open the scratchpad, type window.resizeTo(1366,768), hit Ctrl+R to run. Test
  1465. your window size, do some math, resize to allow for all the non inner window elements
  1466. [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/screen.php
  1467. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=418986
  1468. ** spoof screen orientation (FF50+)
  1469. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281949
  1470. ** hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+)
  1471. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281963
  1472. ** spoof timezone as UTC 0 (FF55+)
  1473. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330890
  1474. ** spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (also see 2514) (FF55+)
  1475. This spoof *shouldn't* affect core chrome/Firefox performance
  1476. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360039
  1477. ** reduce precision of time exposed by javascript (FF55+)
  1478. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217238
  1479. ** spoof/disable performance API (see 2410-deprecated, 2411, 2412) (FF56+)
  1480. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1369303
  1481. ** spoof Navigator API (see section 2697) (FF56+)
  1482. The version number will be rounded to the "nearest" multiple of 10
  1483. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1333651
  1484. ** disable device sensor API (see 2512) (FF56+)
  1485. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1369319
  1486. ** disable site specific zoom (see 2515) (FF56+)
  1487. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1369357
  1488. ** disable gamepad API (see 2501) (FF56+)
  1489. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337161
  1490. ** spoof network information API as "unknown" (see 2503) (FF56+)
  1491. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1372072
  1492. ** disable geolocation API (see 0201) (FF56+)
  1493. [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1372069
  1494. ***/
  1495. /* 2699a: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting (FF41+)
  1496. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=418986 ***/
  1497. user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); // (hidden pref) (not hidden FF55+)
  1498. /* 2699b: set new window sizes to round to hundreds (FF55+) [SETUP]
  1499. * [NOTE] If override values are too big, the code determines it for you
  1500. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330882
  1501. * [2] https://metrics.mozilla.com/firefox-hardware-report/ ***/
  1502. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1366);
  1503. // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 768);
  1504. /*** 2700: COOKIES & DOM STORAGE ***/
  1505. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!");
  1506. /* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP]
  1507. * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension
  1508. * 0=allow all 1=allow same host 2=disallow all 3=allow 3rd party if it already set a cookie
  1509. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites
  1510. * [NOTE] This also controls access to 3rd party Web Storage, IndexedDB, Cache API and Service Worker Cache
  1511. * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/web-storage-indexeddb-cache-api-now-obey-third-party-cookies-preference/ ***/
  1512. user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2);
  1513. /* 2702: set third-party cookies (if enabled, see above pref) to session-only
  1514. * [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/
  1515. * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly ***/
  1516. user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true);
  1517. /* 2703: set cookie lifetime policy
  1518. * 0=until they expire (default), 2=until you close Firefox, 3=for n days (see next pref)
  1519. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until ***/
  1520. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0);
  1521. /* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/
  1522. // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90);
  1523. /* 2705: disable DOM (Document Object Model) Storage
  1524. * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality.
  1525. * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/
  1526. // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false);
  1527. /* 2706: disable Storage API
  1528. * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much
  1529. * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted
  1530. * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things.
  1531. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/StorageManager
  1532. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
  1533. * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/
  1534. user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1535. user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF53+)
  1536. /* 2707: clear localStorage and UUID when a WebExtension is uninstalled
  1537. * [NOTE] Both preferences must be the same
  1538. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local
  1539. * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213990 ***/
  1540. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false);
  1541. user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false);
  1542. /* 2708: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (default: true) (FF52+)
  1543. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/
  1544. user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true);
  1545. /*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP]
  1546. You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear
  1547. browsing, download and form history, but not cookies (we expect you to use an extension).
  1548. [NOTE] In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the
  1549. Firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced
  1550. ***/
  1551. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!");
  1552. /* 2802: enable Firefox to clear history items on shutdown
  1553. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/
  1554. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true);
  1555. /* 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown
  1556. * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings
  1557. * [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value
  1558. * but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently
  1559. * However, this may not always be the case. The interface combines and syncs these
  1560. * prefs when set from there, and the sanitize code may change at any time ***/
  1561. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true);
  1562. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
  1563. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true); // see note above
  1564. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1565. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1566. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1567. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1568. user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1569. /* 2804: set what history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above)
  1570. * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History
  1571. * [NOTE] Regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog
  1572. * for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' ***/
  1573. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cache", true);
  1574. user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false);
  1575. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above
  1576. user_pref("privacy.cpd.formdata", true); // Form & Search History
  1577. user_pref("privacy.cpd.history", true); // Browsing & Download History
  1578. user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data
  1579. user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed
  1580. user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // Active Logins
  1581. user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
  1582. /* 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (clear session restore data) (FF34+)
  1583. * [NOTE] There is a years-old bug that these cause two windows when Firefox restarts.
  1584. * You do not need these anyway if session restore is disabled (see 1020) ***/
  1585. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", true);
  1586. // user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", true);
  1587. /* 2806: reset default 'Time range to clear' for 'Clear Recent History' (see 2804)
  1588. * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox.
  1589. * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours
  1590. * 4=today, 5=last five minutes, 6=last twenty-four hours
  1591. * [NOTE] The values 5 + 6 are not listed in the dropdown, which will display a
  1592. * blank value if they are used, but they do work as advertised ***/
  1593. user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
  1594. /*** 3000: PERSONAL SETTINGS [SETUP]
  1595. Settings that are handy to migrate and/or are not in the Options interface. Users
  1596. can put their own non-security/privacy/fingerprinting/tracking stuff here ***/
  1597. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "3000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
  1598. /* 3001: disable annoying warnings ***/
  1599. user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false);
  1600. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false);
  1601. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false);
  1602. user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false);
  1603. /* 3001a: disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1604. * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Using_full_screen_mode ***/
  1605. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0);
  1606. // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
  1607. /* 3002: disable closing browser with last tab ***/
  1608. user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false);
  1609. /* 3004: disable backspace (0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing) ***/
  1610. user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2);
  1611. /* 3005: disable autocopy default (linux) ***/
  1612. // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false);
  1613. /* 3006: disable enforced add-on signing (FF43+)
  1614. * [NOTE] Only applicable to Nightly and ESR (FF48+)
  1615. * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Documentation ***/
  1616. // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false);
  1617. /* 3007: open new windows in a new tab instead
  1618. * 1=current window, 2=new window, 3=most recent window
  1619. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>Open new windows in a new tab instead ***/
  1620. user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3);
  1621. /* 3009: enable APZ (Async Pan/Zoom) - requires e10s
  1622. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/07/28/scrolling-in-firefox-to-get-a-lot-better-thanks-to-apz/ ***/
  1623. // user_pref("layers.async-pan-zoom.enabled", true);
  1624. /* 3010: enable ctrl-tab previews ***/
  1625. user_pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", true);
  1626. /* 3011: don't open "page/selection source" in a tab. The window used instead is cleaner
  1627. * and easier to use and move around (e.g. developers/multi-screen). ***/
  1628. user_pref("view_source.tab", false);
  1629. /* 3012: control spellchecking: 0=none, 1-multi-line controls, 2=multi-line & single-line controls ***/
  1630. user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 1);
  1631. /* 3013: disable automatic "Work Offline" status
  1632. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=620472
  1633. * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Online_and_offline_events ***/
  1634. user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false);
  1635. /* 3015: disable tab animation, speed things up a little ***/
  1636. user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false);
  1637. /* 3016: disable fullscreeen animation. Test using F11.
  1638. * Animation is smother but is annoyingly slow, while no animation can be startling ***/
  1639. user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false);
  1640. /* 3017: set submenu delay in milliseconds. 0=instant while a small number allows
  1641. * a mouse pass over menu items without any submenus alarmingly shooting out ***/
  1642. user_pref("ui.submenuDelay", 150); // (hidden pref)
  1643. /* 3018: set maximum number of daily bookmark backups to keep (default is 15) ***/
  1644. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
  1645. /* 3020: control urlbar click behaviour (with defaults) ***/
  1646. user_pref("browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll", true);
  1647. user_pref("browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll", false);
  1648. /* 3021a: control tab behaviours (with defaults)
  1649. * open links in a new tab immediately to the right of parent tab, not far right ***/
  1650. user_pref("browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent", true);
  1651. /* 3021b: switch to the parent tab (if it has one) on close, rather than
  1652. * to the adjacent right tab if it exists or to the adjacent left tab if it doesn't.
  1653. * [NOTE] Requires browser.link.open_newwindow set to 3 (see pref 3007) ***/
  1654. user_pref("browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose", true);
  1655. /* 3021c: stay on the parent tab when opening links in a new tab
  1656. * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately ***/
  1657. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground", true);
  1658. /* 3021d: set behavior of pages normally meant to open in a new window (such as target="_blank"
  1659. * or from an external program), but that have instead been loaded in a new tab.
  1660. * true: load the new tab in the background, leaving focus on the current tab
  1661. * false: load the new tab in the foreground, taking the focus from the current tab. ***/
  1662. user_pref("browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground", false);
  1663. /* 3022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) (FF49+) ***/
  1664. user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false);
  1665. /* 3024: enable "Find As You Type"
  1666. * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.typeaheadfind ***/
  1667. // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true);
  1668. /* 3025: enable/disable various media types ***/
  1669. // user_pref("media.mp4.enabled", false);
  1670. // user_pref("media.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1671. // user_pref("media.ogg.enabled", false);
  1672. // user_pref("media.ogg.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+)
  1673. // user_pref("media.opus.enabled", false);
  1674. // user_pref("media.raw.enabled", false);
  1675. // user_pref("media.wave.enabled", false);
  1676. // user_pref("media.webm.enabled", false);
  1677. // user_pref("media.wmf.enabled", false); // https://www.youtube.com/html5 - for the two H.264 entries
  1678. /* 3026: disable "Reader View" ***/
  1679. // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false);
  1680. /* 3027: decode URLs on copy from the urlbar (FF53+)
  1681. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320061 ***/
  1682. user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true);
  1683. /* 3028: disable middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [WINDOWS] [MAC] ***/
  1684. // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false);
  1685. /* 3029: disable Firefox Screenshots (FF54+)
  1686. * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/28/firefox-screenshots-integrated-in-firefox-nightly/
  1687. * [2] https://github.com/mozilla-services/screenshots ***/
  1688. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.system-disabled", true);
  1689. /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/
  1690. user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue");
  1691. /*** 9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED
  1692. Documentation denoted as [-]. Numbers may be re-used. See [1] for a link-clickable,
  1693. viewer-friendly version of the deprecated bugzilla tickets. To enable a section
  1694. change /* FFxx to // FFxx. The original state of each pref has been preserved,
  1695. or changed to match the current setup, but you are advised to review them.
  1696. [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123
  1697. ***/
  1698. /* FF42 and older
  1699. // 2607: (25+) disable page thumbnails - replaced by browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled
  1700. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=897811
  1701. user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false);
  1702. // 2503: (31+) disable network API - replaced by dom.netinfo.enabled
  1703. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426
  1704. user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false);
  1705. // 2620: (35+) disable WebSockets
  1706. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1091016
  1707. user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false);
  1708. // 1610: (36+) set DNT "value" to "not be tracked" (FF21+)
  1709. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value
  1710. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042135#c101
  1711. // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1);
  1712. // 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback
  1713. // The API will be superceded by the WebRTC Capture and Stream API
  1714. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/API/CameraControl/
  1715. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107683
  1716. user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false);
  1717. // 0415: (41+) disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) - removed or replaced by various
  1718. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1109475
  1719. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL
  1720. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", ""); // removed
  1721. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL
  1722. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", ""); // removed
  1723. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", ""); // removed
  1724. // 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration
  1725. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1169945
  1726. user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", "");
  1727. // 2614: (41+) disable HTTP2 (draft)
  1728. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1132357
  1729. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false);
  1730. // 2803: (42+) clear passwords on shutdown
  1731. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102184
  1732. // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false);
  1733. // 3001a: (42+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen
  1734. // replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero
  1735. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1160017
  1736. // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false);
  1737. // ***/
  1738. /* FF43
  1739. // 0410's: disable safebrowsing urls & updates - replaced by various
  1740. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372
  1741. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL
  1742. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL
  1743. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL
  1744. // 0420's: disable tracking protection - replaced by various
  1745. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372
  1746. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL
  1747. // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL
  1748. // 1803: remove plugin finder service
  1749. // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url
  1750. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1202193
  1751. user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", "");
  1752. // 3003: disable new search panel UI
  1753. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1119250
  1754. // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false);
  1755. // ***/
  1756. /* FF44
  1757. // 0414: disable safebrowsing's real-time binary checking (google) (FF43+)
  1758. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237103
  1759. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL
  1760. // 1200's: block rc4 whitelist
  1761. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215796
  1762. user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false);
  1763. // 2301: disable SharedWorkers
  1764. // [1] https://bugs.torproject.org/15562
  1765. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207635
  1766. user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false);
  1767. // 2403: disable scripts changing images
  1768. // [TEST] http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2
  1769. // [WARNING] Will break some sites such as Google Maps and a lot of web apps
  1770. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=773429
  1771. // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true);
  1772. // ***/
  1773. /* FF45
  1774. // 1021b: disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none
  1775. // extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data
  1776. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235379
  1777. user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2);
  1778. // ***/
  1779. /* FF46
  1780. // 0333a: disable health report
  1781. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234526
  1782. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // (hidden pref)
  1783. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // (hidden pref)
  1784. // 0334b: disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers
  1785. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234522
  1786. user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false);
  1787. // 0414: disable safebrowsing pref - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url
  1788. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1239587
  1789. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check
  1790. // 0420: disable polaris (part of Tracking Protection, never used in stable)
  1791. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235565
  1792. // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false);
  1793. // 0510: disable "Pocket" - replaced by extensions.pocket.*
  1794. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215694
  1795. user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false);
  1796. user_pref("browser.pocket.api", "");
  1797. user_pref("browser.pocket.site", "");
  1798. user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", "");
  1799. // ***/
  1800. /* FF47
  1801. // 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry
  1802. // is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled
  1803. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580
  1804. user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // (hidden pref)
  1805. // 0333b: disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED
  1806. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580
  1807. user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,");
  1808. // 0807: disable history manipulation
  1809. // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Manipulating_the_browser_history
  1810. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1249542
  1811. user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false);
  1812. user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false);
  1813. user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false);
  1814. // ***/
  1815. /* FF48
  1816. // 0806: disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]'
  1817. // [-] http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html
  1818. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181078
  1819. user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false);
  1820. // ***/
  1821. /* FF49
  1822. // 0372: disable "Hello"
  1823. // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox-hello/
  1824. // [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello
  1825. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287827
  1826. user_pref("loop.enabled", false);
  1827. user_pref("loop.server", "");
  1828. user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", "");
  1829. user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", "");
  1830. user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", "");
  1831. user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false);
  1832. user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", "");
  1833. user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", "");
  1834. user_pref("loop.logDomains", false);
  1835. // 2202: disable new window scrollbars being hidden
  1836. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257887
  1837. user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true);
  1838. // 2303: disable push notification (UDP wake-up)
  1839. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265914
  1840. user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false);
  1841. // ***/
  1842. /* FF50
  1843. // 0101: disable Windows10 intro on startup [WINDOWS]
  1844. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274633
  1845. user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", "");
  1846. // 0308: disable plugin update notifications
  1847. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905
  1848. user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);
  1849. // 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled
  1850. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1025965
  1851. // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false);
  1852. // 1266: disable rc4 ciphers
  1853. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369
  1854. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268728
  1855. // [-] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/
  1856. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1857. user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1858. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false);
  1859. user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false);
  1860. // 1809: remove Mozilla's plugin update URL
  1861. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905
  1862. user_pref("plugins.update.url", "");
  1863. // ***/
  1864. /* FF51
  1865. // 1851: delay play of videos until they're visible
  1866. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180563
  1867. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1262053
  1868. user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true);
  1869. // 2504: disable virtual reality devices
  1870. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1250244
  1871. user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false);
  1872. // 2614: disable SPDY
  1873. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1248197
  1874. user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false);
  1875. // ***/
  1876. /* FF52
  1877. // 1601: disable referer from an SSL Website
  1878. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308725
  1879. user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false);
  1880. // 1850: disable Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module)
  1881. // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285
  1882. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329538 // FF52
  1883. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337121 // FF52
  1884. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329543 // FF53
  1885. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false);
  1886. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false);
  1887. user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false);
  1888. // 2405: disable WebTelephony API
  1889. // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony
  1890. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309719
  1891. user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false);
  1892. // 2502: disable Battery Status API. Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that
  1893. // was fixed. However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy.
  1894. // e.g. do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
  1895. // [1] http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/
  1896. // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1124127
  1897. // [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/
  1898. // [4] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/02/battery-status-indicators-tracking-online
  1899. // [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code.
  1900. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313580
  1901. user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
  1902. // ***/
  1903. /* FF53
  1904. // 1265: block rc4 fallback
  1905. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1130670
  1906. user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false);
  1907. // 1806: disable Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP (the string = min version number allowed)
  1908. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317109
  1909. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317110
  1910. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317108
  1911. user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999");
  1912. user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999");
  1913. user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999");
  1914. // 2022: disable screensharing
  1915. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329562
  1916. user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false);
  1917. // 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting
  1918. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322736
  1919. user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false);
  1920. // ***/
  1921. /* FF54
  1922. // 0415: disable reporting URLs (safe browsing)
  1923. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288633
  1924. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", "");
  1925. user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", "");
  1926. // 1830: block websites detecting DRM is disabled
  1927. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242321
  1928. user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false);
  1929. // 2425: disable Archive Reader API
  1930. // i.e. reading archive contents directly in the browser, through DOM file objects
  1931. // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342361
  1932. user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false);
  1933. // ***/
  1934. /* FF55
  1935. // 0515: disable Screenshots (FF54+) - replaced by extensions.screenshots.disabled
  1936. // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.system-disabled", true);
  1937. ***/