diff --git a/user.js b/user.js index 17e930f..e9c1698 100644 --- a/user.js +++ b/user.js @@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", true); System add-ons are a method for shipping extensions, considered to be built-in features to Firefox, that are hidden from the about:addons UI. To view your system add-ons go to about:support, they are listed under "Features" + + Some system add-ons have no on-off prefs. Instead you can manually remove them. Note that app + updates will restore them. They may also be updated and possibly restored automatically (see 0505) + * Portable: "...\App\Firefox64\browser\features\" (or "App\Firefox\etc" for 32bit) + * Windows: "...\Program Files\Mozilla\browser\features" (or "Program Files (X86)\etc" for 32bit) + [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.io/en/latest/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/addon-manager/SystemAddons.html [2] https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/extensions ***/ @@ -309,6 +315,9 @@ user_pref("experiments.supported", false); user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false); /* 0502: disable Mozilla permission to silently opt you into tests ***/ user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false); +/* 0505: block URL used for system add-on updates (FF44+) + * [NOTE] You will not get system add-on security/privacy fixes except when you update Firefox ***/ + // user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.url", ""); /* 0510: disable Pocket (FF39+) * Pocket is a third party (now owned by Mozilla) "save for later" cloud service * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_(application)