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0805: re-add visited links

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It can still be used to mitigate social engineering attacks (e.g. using visibility and user clicks), and advanced/targeted scripts
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@ -456,6 +456,17 @@ user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false);
/* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar ***/
user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
/* 0805: disable coloring of visited links - CSS history leak
* [SETUP-HARDEN] Bulk rapid history sniffing was mitigated in 2010 [1][2]. Slower and more expensive
* redraw timing attacks were largely mitigated in FF77+ [3]. Using RFP (4501) further hampers timing
* attacks. Don't forget clearing history on close (2803). However, social engineering [2#limits][4][5]
* and advanced targeted timing attacks could still produce usable results
* [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector
* [2] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy
* [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1632765
* [4] https://earthlng.github.io/testpages/visited_links.html (see github wiki APPENDIX A on how to use)
* [5] https://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2016/08/css-mix-blend-mode-is-bad-for-keeping.html ***/
// user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
/* 0807: disable live search suggestions
/* [NOTE] Both must be true for the location bar to work
* [SETUP-CHROME] Change these if you trust and use a privacy respecting search engine