diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c57b4ca --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitattributes @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +* text=auto + +*.js text +*.md text +*.yml text +*.txt text + +*.png binary diff --git a/user.js b/user.js index 21fa11b..0ffa575 100644 --- a/user.js +++ b/user.js @@ -1,1887 +1,1887 @@ -/****** -* name: ghacks user.js -* date: 14 June 2017 -* version 54: Pantsthumping -* "I get pulled down, but I get up again, you're never gonna keep me down" -* authors: v52+ github | v51- www.ghacks.net -* url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js - -* releases: These are end-of-stable-life-cycle legacy archives. - *Always* use the master branch user.js for a current up-to-date version. - url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases - -* README: - - 1. READ the full README - * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/README.md - 2. READ this - * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation - 3. If you skipped steps 1 and 2 above (shame on you), then here is the absolute minimum - * Auto-installing updates for Firefox and extensions/addon-ons are disabled (section 0302's) - * Some user data is erased (section 2800), namely history (browsing, form, download) - * Site breakage WILL happen - - There are often trade-offs and conflicts between Security vs Privacy vs Anti-Fingerprinting - and these need to be balanced against Functionality & Convenience & Breakage - * You will need to make a few changes to suit your own needs - - Search this file for the "[SETUP]" tag to find SOME common items you could check - before using to avoid unexpected surprises - - Search this file for the "[WARNING]" tag to troubleshoot or prevent SOME common issues - 4. BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new profile) - 5. Did you do a BACKUP? - - ******/ - -/* START: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors (thanks earthling) - * Yes, this next pref setting is redundant, but we like it! - * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_parrot - * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "Oh yes, the Norwegian Blue... what's wrong with it?"); - -/* 0001: start Firefox in PB (Private Browsing) mode - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode - * [NOTE] In this mode *all* windows are "private windows" and the PB mode icon is not displayed - * [NOTE] The P in PB mode is misleading: it means no "persistent" local storage of history, - * caches, searches or cookies (which you can achieve in normal mode). In fact, it limits or - * removes the ability to control these, and you need to quit Firefox to clear them. PB is best - * used as a one off window (File>New Private Window) to provide a temporary self-contained - * new instance. Closing all Private Windows clears all traces. Repeat as required. - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Private_Browsing ***/ - // user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.autostart", true); - -/*** 0100: STARTUP ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!"); -/* 0101: disable "slow startup" options - * warnings, disk history, welcomes, intros, EULA, default browser check ***/ -user_pref("browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled", true); -user_pref("browser.slowStartup.maxSamples", 0); -user_pref("browser.slowStartup.samples", 0); -user_pref("browser.rights.3.shown", true); -user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); -user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", ""); -user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional", ""); -user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // what's new page after updates -user_pref("browser.laterrun.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false); -/* 0102: set start page (0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session) - * home = browser.startup.homepage preference. - * [SETTING] Options>General>Startup>When Firefox starts ***/ - // user_pref("browser.startup.page", 0); - -/*** 0200: GEOLOCATION ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!"); -/* 0201: disable location-aware browsing, but enforce Mozilla's service over Google's ***/ -user_pref("geo.enabled", false); -user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%"); -user_pref("geo.wifi.xhr.timeout", 1); // reset this if you use geolocation -user_pref("geo.wifi.logging.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) -user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", ""); -user_pref("browser.search.geoip.timeout", 1); -/* 0202: disable GeoIP-based search results - * [NOTE] May not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your locale - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16254 ***/ -user_pref("browser.search.countryCode", "US"); // (hidden pref) -user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // (hidden pref) -/* 0203: disable using OS locale, force APP locale ***/ -user_pref("intl.locale.matchOS", false); -/* 0204: set APP locale ***/ -user_pref("general.useragent.locale", "en-US"); -/* 0206: disable geographically specific results/search engines eg: "browser.search.*.US" - * i.e ignore all of Mozilla's various search engines in multiple locales ***/ -user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false); -user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", ""); -/* 0207: set language to match ***/ -user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en"); -/* 0208: enforce US English locale regardless of the system locale - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867501 ***/ -user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // (hidden pref) -/* 0209: disable geolocation on non-secure origins (FF55+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1072859 - * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/03/14/firefox-55-geolocation-requires-secure-origin/ ***/ -user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false); - -/*** 0300: QUIET FOX - We choose to not disable auto-CHECKs (0301's) but to disable auto-INSTALLs (0302's). - There are many legitimate reasons to turn off auto-INSTALLS, including hijacked or - monetized extensions, time constraints, legacy issues, and fear of breakage/bugs. - It is still important to do updates for security reasons, please do so manually. ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!"); -/* 0301a: disable auto-update checks for Firefox - * [NOTE} Firefox currently checks every 12 hrs and allows 8 day notification dismissal - * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Never check for updates ***/ - // user_pref("app.update.enabled", false); -/* 0301b: disable auto-update checks for add-ons ***/ - // user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false); -/* 0302a: disable auto update installing for Firefox (after the check in 0301a) - * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Check for updates but let you choose whether to install them - * [NOTE] The UI checkbox also controls the behavior for checking, the pref only controls auto installing ***/ -user_pref("app.update.auto", false); -/* 0302b: disable auto update installing for add-ons (after the check in 0301b) - * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>Settings[gear-icon]>Update Addons Automatically (toggle) ***/ -user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false); -/* 0303: disable background update service [WINDOWS] - * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Use a background service to install updates ***/ -user_pref("app.update.service.enabled", false); -/* 0304: disable background update staging ***/ -user_pref("app.update.staging.enabled", false); -/* 0305: enforce update information is displayed - * This is the update available, downloaded, error and success information ***/ -user_pref("app.update.silent", false); -/* 0306: disable add-on metadata updating - * sends daily pings to Mozilla about extensions and recent startups ***/ -user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false); -/* 0307: disable auto updating of personas (themes) ***/ -user_pref("lightweightThemes.update.enabled", false); -/* 0308: disable search update - * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Automatically update: Search Engines ***/ -user_pref("browser.search.update", false); -/* 0309: disable sending Flash crash reports ***/ -user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false); -/* 0310: disable sending the URL of the website where a plugin crashed ***/ -user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL", false); -/* 0320: disable extension discovery - * featured extensions for displaying in Get Add-ons panel ***/ -user_pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", "http://127.0.0.1"); -/* 0330: disable telemetry - * the pref (.unified) affects the behaviour of the pref (.enabled) - * IF unified=false then .enabled controls the telemetry module - * IF unified=true then .enabled ONLY controls whether to record extended data - * so make sure to have both set as false - * [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/toolkit/components/telemetry/telemetry/preferences.html ***/ -user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false); -user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); -/* 0331: remove url of server telemetry pings are sent to ***/ -user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", ""); -/* 0332: disable archiving pings locally - irrelevant if toolkit.telemetry.unified is false ***/ -user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false); -/* 0333a: disable health report ***/ -user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false); -/* 0333b: disable about:healthreport page (which connects to Mozilla for locale/css+js+json) - * If you have disabled health reports, then this about page is useless - disable it - * If you want to see what health data is present, then this must be set at default ***/ -user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl", "data:text/plain,"); -/* 0334: disable new data submission, master kill switch (FF41+) - * If disabled, no policy is shown or upload takes place, ever - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1195552 ***/ -user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false); -/* 0335: remove telemetry clientID ***/ -user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID", ""); -/* 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry) - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738 ***/ -user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) -user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", ""); -/* 0340: disable experiments - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Telemetry/Experiments ***/ -user_pref("experiments.enabled", false); -user_pref("experiments.manifest.uri", ""); -user_pref("experiments.supported", false); -user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false); -/* 0341: disable Mozilla permission to silently opt you into tests ***/ -user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false); -/* 0350: disable crash reports ***/ -user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", ""); -/* 0351: disable sending of crash reports (FF44+) ***/ -user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false); -user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // (FF51+) -user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit", false); // (FF51+) -/* 0360: disable new tab tile ads & preload & marketing junk ***/ -user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,"); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.source", "data:text/plain,"); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false); -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true); -/* 0361: disable Activity Stream (system addon) (FF54+) - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Activity_Stream ***/ -user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled", false); -/* 0370: disable "Snippets" (Mozilla content shown on about:home screen) - * MUST use HTTPS - arbitrary content injected into this page via http opens up MiTM attacks - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service ***/ -user_pref("browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl", "https://127.0.0.1"); -/* 0373: disable "Pocket" (third party "save for later" service) & remove urls for good measure - * [NOTE] Important: Remove the pocket icon from your toolbar first - * [1] https://www.gnu.gl/blog/Posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-pocket/ ***/ -user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false); -user_pref("extensions.pocket.api", ""); -user_pref("extensions.pocket.site", ""); -user_pref("extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", ""); -/* 0374: disable "social" integration - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API ***/ -user_pref("social.whitelist", ""); -user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false); -user_pref("social.shareDirectory", ""); -user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false); -user_pref("social.directories", ""); -user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false); -user_pref("social.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) -/* 0376: disable FlyWeb, a set of APIs for advertising and discovering local-area web servers - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/FlyWeb - * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/26/firefox-flyweb/ ***/ -user_pref("dom.flyweb.enabled", false); - -/*** 0400: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING / TRACKING PROTECTION - This section has security & tracking protection implications vs privacy concerns vs effectiveness - vs 3rd party 'censorship'. We DO NOT advocate no protection. If you disable Tracking Protection (TP) - and/or Safe Browsing (SB), then SECTION 0400 REQUIRES YOU HAVE uBLOCK ORIGIN INSTALLED. - - Safe Browsing is designed to protect users from malicious sites. Tracking Protection is designed to - lessen the impact of third parties on websites to reduce tracking and to speed up your browsing. They - do rely on 3rd parties: Google for safe browsing and Disconnect for tracking protection. but many steps, - continually being improved, have been taken to preserve privacy. Disable at your own risk. -***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0400 syntax error: the parrot's passed on!"); -/** BLOCKLISTS ***/ -/* 0401: enable Firefox blocklist, but sanitize blocklist url - * [NOTE] It includes updates for "revoked certificates" - * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl - * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/ -user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true); -user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklists.settings.services.mozilla.com/v1/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/"); -/* 0402: enable Kinto blocklist updates (FF50+) - * What is Kinto?: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Kinto#Specifications - * As Firefox transitions to Kinto, the blocklists have been broken down into entries for certs to be - * revoked, add-ons and plugins to be disabled, and gfx environments that cause problems or crashes ***/ -user_pref("services.blocklist.update_enabled", true); -user_pref("services.blocklist.signing.enforced", true); -/* 0403: disable individual unwanted/unneeded parts of the Kinto blocklists ***/ - // user_pref("services.blocklist.onecrl.collection", ""); // revoked certificates - // user_pref("services.blocklist.addons.collection", ""); - // user_pref("services.blocklist.plugins.collection", ""); - // user_pref("services.blocklist.gfx.collection", ""); -/** SAFE BROWSING (SB) - This sub-section has been redesigned to differentiate between "real-time"/"user initiated" - data being sent to Google from all other settings such as using local blocklists/whitelists and - updating those lists. There are NO privacy issues here. *IF* required, a full url is never sent - to Google, only a PART-hash of the prefix, and this is hidden with noise of other real PART-hashes. - Google also swear it is anonymized and only used to flag malicious sites/activity. Firefox - also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and storing safe browsing - cookies in a separate jar. (#Turn on browser.safebrowsing.debug to monitor this activity) - #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/ - [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing ***/ -/* 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" (under Options>Security) - * This covers deceptive sites such as phishing and social engineering ***/ - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false); - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); // (FF50+) -/* 0411: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Security) - * This covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/ - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false); -/* 0412: disable "Warn me about unwanted and uncommon software" (under Options>Security) (FF48+) ***/ - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false); - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false); - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous", false); // (FF49+) - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host", false); // (FF49+) -/* 0413: disable Google safebrowsing updates ***/ - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL", ""); - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL", ""); - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL", ""); // (FF50+) - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL", ""); // (FF50+) -/* 0414: disable binaries NOT in local lists being checked by Google (real-time checking) ***/ -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", ""); -/* 0415: disable reporting URLs ***/ -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL", ""); -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL", ""); -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL", ""); // (FF50+) -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) -/* 0416: disable 'ignore this warning' on Safe Browsing warnings which when clicked - * bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB - * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX C: Test Sites: Section 5 - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1226490 ***/ - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", false); -/** TRACKING PROTECTION (TP) - There are NO privacy concerns here, but we strongly recommend to use uBlock Origin as well, - as it offers more comprehensive and specialized lists. It also allows per domain control. ***/ -/* 0420: enable Tracking Protection in all windows - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection - * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-firefox ***/ -user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true); -user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true); -/* 0421: enable more Tracking Protection choices under Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection - * Displays three choices: "Always", "Only in private windows", "Never" ***/ -user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", true); -/* 0422: enable "basic" or "strict" tracking protecting list - ONLY USE ONE! - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection>Change Block List ***/ - // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256"); // basic - // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256,content-track-digest256"); // strict -/* 0423: disable Mozilla's blocklist for known Flash tracking/fingerprinting (FF48+) - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/18/firefox-48-blocklist-against-plugin-fingerprinting/ - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237198 ***/ - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false); -/* 0424: disable Mozilla's tracking protection and Flash blocklist updates ***/ - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL", ""); - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL", ""); - -/*** 0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - eg clicked on] ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!"); -/* 0601: disable link prefetching - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/ -user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false); -/* 0602: disable DNS prefetching - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/27/firefox-prefetching-what-you-need-to-know/ - * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Controlling_DNS_prefetching ***/ -user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true); -user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (hidden pref) -/* 0603a: disable Seer/Necko - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Necko ***/ -user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false); -/* 0603b: disable more Necko/Captive Portal - * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal - * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal - * [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21790 ***/ -user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", ""); -user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // (FF52+) -/* 0605: disable link-mouseover opening connection to linked server - * [1] http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests - * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/16/block-firefox-from-connecting-to-sites-when-you-hover-over-links ***/ -user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0); -/* 0606: disable pings (but enforce same host in case) - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings - * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings.require_same_host ***/ -user_pref("browser.send_pings", false); -user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true); -/* 0607: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS] - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/25/block-firefox-chrome-windows-store/ ***/ -user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false); -/* 0608: disable predictor / prefetching (FF48+) ***/ -user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); - -/*** 0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS [SETUP] - If you are in a private environment (no unwanted eyeballs) and your device is private - (restricted access), and the device is secure when unattended (locked, encrypted, forensic - hardened), then items 0850 and above can be relaxed in return for more convenience and - functionality. Likewise, you may want to check the items cleared on shutdown in section 2800. - [NOTE] The urlbar is also commonly referred to as the location bar and address bar - #Required reading [#] https://xkcd.com/538/ - ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!"); -/* 0801: disable location bar using search - PRIVACY - * don't leak typos to a search engine, give an error message instead ***/ -user_pref("keyword.enabled", false); -/* 0802: disable location bar domain guessing - PRIVACY/SECURITY - * domain guessing intercepts DNS "hostname not found errors" and resends a - * request (eg by adding www or .com). This is inconsistent use (eg FQDNs), does not work - * via Proxy Servers (different error), is a flawed use of DNS (TLDs: why treat .com - * as the 411 for DNS errors?), privacy issues (why connect to sites you didn't - * intend to), can leak sensitive data (eg query strings: eg Princeton attack), - * and is a security risk (eg common typos & malicious sites set up to exploit this) ***/ -user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false); -/* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar - helps SECURITY ***/ -user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false); -/* 0804: limit history leaks via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY - * This is a PER TAB session history. You still have a full history stored under all history - * default=50, minimum=1=currentpage, 2 is the recommended minimum as some pages - * use it as a means of referral (eg hotlinking), 4 or 6 or 10 may be more practical ***/ -user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_entries", 10); -/* 0805: disable CSS querying page history - CSS history leak - PRIVACY - * [NOTE] This has NEVER been fully "resolved": in Mozilla/docs it is stated it's - * only in 'certain circumstances', also see latest comments in [2] - * [TEST] http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/yahh/ (see github wiki APPENDIX C on how to use) - * [1] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147777 - * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector ***/ -user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false); -/* 0806: disable displaying javascript in history URLs - SECURITY ***/ -user_pref("browser.urlbar.filter.javascript", true); -/* 0807: disable search bar LIVE search suggestions - PRIVACY - * [SETTING] Options>Search>Provide search suggestions ***/ -user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false); -/* 0808: disable location bar LIVE search suggestions (requires 0807 = true) - PRIVACY - * Also disable the location bar prompt to enable/disable or learn more about it. - * [SETTING] Options>Search>Show search suggestions in location bar results ***/ -user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false); -user_pref("browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice", true); // (FF41+) -/* 0809: disable location bar suggesting "preloaded" top websites (FF54+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1211726 ***/ -user_pref("browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled", false); -/* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete [controlled by 0850b] - // user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false); -/* 0850b: disable location bar suggestion types [controls 0850a] - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Location Bar>When using the location bar, suggest - * [NOTE] If any of these are true, 0850a will be FORCED to true - * and if all three are false, 0850a will be FORCED to false - * [WARNING] If all three are false, search engine keywords are disabled ***/ -user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false); -user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false); -user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false); -/* 0850c: disable location bar dropdown - * This value controls the total number of entries to appear in the location bar dropdown - * [NOTE] Items (bookmarks/history/openpages) with a high "frecency"/"bonus" will always - * be displayed (no we do not know how these are calculated or what the threshold is), - * and this does not affect the search by search engine suggestion (see 0808) - * [USAGE] This setting is only useful if you want to enable search engine keywords - * (i.e at least one of 0850b must be true) but you want to *limit* suggestions shown ***/ - // user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0); -/* 0850d: disable location bar autofill - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete ***/ -user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false); -user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed", false); -/* 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches (FF51+) - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/ ***/ -user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false); -/* 0860: disable search and form history - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history - * [NOTE] You can clear formdata on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/ - // user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false); -/* 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites - * For convenience & functionality, this is best left at default true, - * especially as the web moves more and more to encrypted services - * You can clear form history on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/ - // user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false); -/* 0862: disable browsing and download history - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history - * [NOTE] You can clear history and downloads on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/ - // user_pref("places.history.enabled", false); -/* 0863: disable Form Autofill (FF54+) - * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome/ - * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill ***/ -user_pref("browser.formautofill.enabled", false); -/* 0870: disable Windows jumplist [WINDOWS] ***/ -user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled", false); -/* 0871: disable Windows taskbar preview [WINDOWS] ***/ -user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false); - -/*** 0900: PASSWORDS ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!"); -/* 0901: disable saving passwords - * [SETTING] Options>Security>Logins>Remember logins for sites - * [NOTE] This does not clear any passwords already saved ***/ - // user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false); -/* 0902: use a master password (recommended if you save passwords) - * There are no preferences for this. It is all handled internally. - * [SETTING] Options>Security>Logins>Use a master password - * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins ***/ -/* 0903: set how often Firefox should ask for the master password - * 0=the first time (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=every n minutes (as per the next pref) ***/ -user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2); -/* 0904: set how often in minutes Firefox should ask for the master password (see pref above) - * in minutes, default is 30 ***/ -user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5); -/* 0905: disable auto-filling username & password form fields - SECURITY - * can leak in cross-site forms AND be spoofed - * [NOTE] Password will still be auto-filled after a user name is manually entered - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signon.autofillForms ***/ -user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false); -/* 0906: disable websites' autocomplete="off" (FF30+) - * Don't let sites dictate use of saved logins and passwords. Increase security through - * stronger password use. The trade-off is the convenience. Some sites should never be - * saved (such as banking sites). Set at true, informed users can make their own choice. ***/ -user_pref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", true); -/* 0907: display warnings for logins on non-secure (non HTTPS) pages - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217156 ***/ -user_pref("security.insecure_password.ui.enabled", true); -/* 0908: remove user & password info when attempting to fix an entered URL (i.e 0802 is true) - * e.g //user:password@foo -> //user@(prefix)foo(suffix) NOT //user:password@(prefix)foo(suffix) ***/ -user_pref("browser.fixup.hide_user_pass", true); -/* 0909: disable formless login capture for Password Manager (FF51+) ***/ -user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false); -/* 0910: disable autofilling saved passwords on HTTP pages and show warning (FF52+) - * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/insecure-login-forms-now-disable-autofill-show-warning-beneath-input-control/ - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217152 - * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319119 ***/ -user_pref("signon.autofillForms.http", false); -user_pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true); - -/*** 1000: CACHE [SETUP] ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is maker!"); -/** CACHE ***/ -/* 1001: disable disk cache ***/ -user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false); -user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 0); -user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run", false); -/* 1002: disable disk cache for SSL pages - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl ***/ -user_pref("browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl", false); -/* 1003: disable memory cache - * [NOTE] Not recommended due to performance issues ***/ - // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false); -/* 1004: disable offline cache ***/ -user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false); -/* 1005: disable fastback cache - * To improve performance when pressing back/forward Firefox stores visited pages - * so they don't have to be re-parsed. This is not the same as memory cache. - * 0=none, -1=auto (that's minus 1), or for other values see [1] - * [NOTE] Not recommended unless you know what you're doing - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers ***/ - // user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 0); -/* 1006: disable permissions manager from writing to disk (requires restart) - * [NOTE] This means any permission changes are session only - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967812 ***/ - // user_pref("permissions.memory_only", true); // (hidden pref) -/* 1007: disable randomized FF HTTP cache decay experiments - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13575 ***/ -user_pref("browser.cache.frecency_experiment", -1); -/* 1008: set DNS cache and expiration time (default 400 and 60, same as TBB) ***/ - // user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 400); - // user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 60); -/** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/ -/* 1020: disable the Session Restore service completely - * [WARNING] [SETUP] This also disables the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature - * It does not affect "Recently Closed Windows" or any history. ***/ -user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0); -user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0); -/* 1021: disable storing extra session data - * extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data - * define on which sites to save extra session data: - * 0=everywhere, 1=unencrypted sites, 2=nowhere ***/ -user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2); -/* 1022: disable resuming session from crash [SETUP] ***/ -user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false); -/* 1023: set the minimum interval between session save operations - increasing it - * can help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes, see [1] - * Default is 15000 (15 secs). Try 30000 (30sec), 60000 (1min) etc - * [WARNING] This can also affect entries in the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature: - * i.e the longer the interval the more chance a quick tab open/close won't be captured. - * This longer interval *may* affect history but we cannot replicate any history not recorded - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304389 ***/ -user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 30000); -/** FAVICONS ***/ -/* 1030: disable favicons in shortcuts - * URL shortcuts use a cached randomly named .ico file which is stored in your - * profile/shortcutCache directory. The .ico remains after the shortcut is deleted. - * If set to false then the shortcuts use a generic Firefox icon ***/ -user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false); -/* 1031: disable favicons in tabs and new bookmarks - * bookmark favicons are stored as data blobs in places.sqlite>moz_favicons ***/ - // user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false); - // user_pref("browser.chrome.favicons", false); -/* 1032: disable favicons in web notifications ***/ -user_pref("alerts.showFavicons", false); - -/*** 1100: MULTI-PROCESS (e10s) - We recommend you let Firefox handle this. Until e10s is enforced, if - - all your add-ons have the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as true, then FF = e10s - - any add-ons have 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false, then FF != e10s - - any add-ons are missing the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag, then they *might* be disabled (FF53+) - [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/02/16/the-road-to-firefox-57-compatibility-milestones/ -***/ -/* 1101: start the browser in e10s mode (FF48+) - * about:support>Application Basics>Multiprocess Windows ***/ - // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart", true); - // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2", true); // (FF49+) (hidden pref) - // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.force-enable", true); // (hidden pref) - // user_pref("extensions.e10sBlocksEnabling", false); -/* 1102: control number of content rendering processes - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/change-how-many-processes-multi-process-firefox-uses/ - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207306 ***/ - // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount", 4); -/* 1103: enable WebExtension add-on code to run in a separate process (webext-oop) (FF53+) - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions/Implementing_APIs_out-of-process ***/ - // user_pref("extensions.webextensions.remote", true); -/* 1104: enforce separate content process for file://URLs (FF53+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147911 - * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/27/firefox-53-exclusive-content-process-for-local-files/ ***/ - // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.separateFileUriProcess", true); -/* 1105: enable console shim warnings for add-ons with the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false ***/ -user_pref("dom.ipc.shims.enabledWarnings", true); -/* 1106: control number of WebExtension processes ***/ - // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount.extension", 1); -/* 1110: set sandbox level. DO NOT MEDDLE WITH THESE. They are included to inform you NOT to play - * with them. The values are integers, but the code below deliberately contains a data mismatch - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Sandbox - * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/23/how-to-change-firefoxs-sandbox-security-level/#comment-4105173 ***/ - // user_pref("security.sandbox.content.level", "donotuse"); - // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.default", "donotuse"); - // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.flash", "donotuse"); -/* 1111: enable sandbox logging ***/ - // user_pref("security.sandbox.logging.enabled", true); - -/*** 1200: HTTPS ( SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HSTS / HPKP / CIPHERS ) - Note that your cipher and other settings can be used server side as a fingerprint attack - vector, see [1] (It's quite technical but the first part is easy to understand - and you can stop reading when you reach the second section titled "Enter Bro") - - Option 1: Use our settings to tighten up encryption options. It *is* a fingerprinting attack - vector, and we certainly do want to reduce any attack surface, but this is not how - you *DEFEAT* fingerprinting - to do that you need large numbers to buy into the same - enforced browser-wide settings (such as TBB), and/or you use OpSec. - Option 2: Use Firefox defaults for the 1260's items (item 1260 default for SHA-1, is local only - anyway). There is nothing *weak* about Firefox's defaults, but Mozilla (and other - browsers) will always lag for fear of breakage and upset end-users - - [1] https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/ - ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!"); -/** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/ -/* 1201: disable old SSL/TLS - vulnerable to a MiTM attack - * [WARNING] Tested Feb 2017 - still breaks too many sites - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/ - // user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true); -/* 1202: control TLS versions with min and max - * 1=min version of TLS 1.0, 2=min version of TLS 1.1, 3=min version of TLS 1.2 etc - * [WARNING] Firefox and Chrome currently allow TLS 1.0 by default, so this is your call. - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.* - * [2] https://www.ssl.com/how-to/turn-off-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-your-browser/ ***/ - // user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 2); -user_pref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3); -user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1.3 -/* 1203: disable SSL session tracking (FF36+) - * SSL Session IDs speed up HTTPS connections (no need to renegotiate) and last for 48hrs. - * Since the ID is unique, web servers can (and do) use it for tracking. If set to true, - * this disables sending SSL Session IDs and TLS Session Tickets to prevent session tracking - * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077 - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967977 ***/ -user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // (hidden pref) -/* 1204: disable SSL Error Reporting - * [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/ -user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false); -user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false); -user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", ""); -/** OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) ***/ -/* 1210: enable OCSP Stapling - * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/ -user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true); -/* 1211: control use of OCSP responder servers to confirm current validity of certificates - * 0=disable, 1=validate only certificates that specify an OCSP service URL (default) - * 2=enable and use values in security.OCSP.URL and security.OCSP.signing. - * OCSP (non-stapled) leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority) - * It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA) - * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp ***/ -user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1); -/* 1212: enable OCSP revocation. When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox currently - * continues the connection. With OCSP revocation, Firefox terminates the connection instead. - * [WARNING] Since FF44 the default is false. If set to true, this may/will cause some - * site breakage. Some users have previously mentioned issues with youtube, microsoft etc - * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/ - // user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true); -/** CERTS / HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) / HPKP (HTTP Public Key Pinning) ***/ -/* 1220: disable Windows 8.1's Microsoft Family Safety cert [WINDOWS] (FF50+) - * 0=disable detecting Family Safety mode and importing the root - * 1=only attempt to detect Family Safety mode (don't import the root) - * 2=detect Family Safety mode and import the root - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21686 ***/ -user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0); -/* 1221: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector) - * [NOTE] This may be better handled under FPI (ticket 1323644, part of Tor Uplift) - * [WARNING] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only. - * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them. - * [TEST] https://fiprinca.0x90.eu/poc/ - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334485 - related bug - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216882 - related bug (see comment 9) ***/ - // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // (hidden pref) -/* 1222: enforce strict pinning - * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict - * [WARNING] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing - * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1 - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206 ***/ -user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2); -/* 1223: enforce HSTS preload list (default is true) - * The list is compiled into Firefox and used to always load those domains over HTTPS - * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/11/01/preloading-hsts/ - * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/HSTS_Preload_List ***/ -user_pref("network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist", true); -/** MIXED CONTENT ***/ -/* 1240: disable insecure active content on https pages - mixed content - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21323 ***/ -user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true); -/* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages - mixed context - * [WARNING] When set to true, this will visually break many sites (March 2017) ***/ - // user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true); -/* 1242: enable Mixed-Content-Blocker to use the HSTS cache but disable the HSTS Priming requests (FF51+) - * Allow resources from domains with an existing HSTS cache record or in the HSTS preload list - * to be upgraded to HTTPS internally but disable sending out HSTS Priming requests, because - * those may cause noticeable delays eg requests time out or are not handled well by servers - * [NOTE] If you want to use the priming requests make sure 'use_hsts' is also true - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246540#c145 ***/ -user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", true); -user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false); -/** CIPHERS [see the section 1200 intro] ***/ -/* 1260: disable or limit SHA-1 - * 0=all SHA1 certs are allowed - * 1=all SHA1 certs are blocked (including perfectly valid ones from 2015 and earlier) - * 2=deprecated option that now maps to 1 - * 3=only allowed for locally-added roots (e.g. anti-virus) - * 4=only allowed for locally-added roots or for certs in 2015 and earlier - * [WARNING] When disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (eg security scanners and - * antivirus products, may fail to connect to HTTPS sites. SHA-1 is *almost* obsolete. - * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/18/phasing-out-sha-1-on-the-public-web/ ***/ -user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1); -/* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128) - * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security - * [2] http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack - * [3] http://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/ -user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false); -/* 1262: disable 128 bits ***/ -user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false); -user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false); -/* 1263: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange) - * [WARNING] May break obscure sites, but not major sites, which should support ECDH over DHE - * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH ***/ -user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false); -user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false); -/* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52 - * [NOTE] Commented out because it still breaks too many sites ***/ - // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false); - // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false); -/** UI (User Interface) ***/ -/* 1270: display warning (red padlock) for "broken security" - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/ -user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true); -/* 1271: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings - * 0=do neither 1=pre-populate url 2+pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default) - * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/ -user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1); -/* 1272: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages - * only works when it's possible to add an exception - * i.e doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/) - * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/ -user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true); - -/*** 1400: FONTS ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!"); -/* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow) - * If you disallow fonts, this drastically limits/reduces font - * enumeration (by JS) which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector. - * [SETTING] Options>Content>Font & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose... - * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/ -user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0); -/* 1402: enable icon fonts (glyphs) (FF41+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=789788 ***/ -user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", true); -/* 1403: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/ -user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false); -/* 1404: set more legible default fonts - * [SETTING] Options>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace - * [SETUP] These are optional, comment out if you do not require them - * [NOTE] Been using this for 18 months, it really grows on you ***/ -user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "Georgia"); -user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Georgia"); // default Times New Roman -user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "Arial"); -user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial"); // default Arial -user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console"); -user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console"); // default Courier New -/* 1405: disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) ***/ -user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false); -/* 1406: disable CSS Font Loading API - * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/ -user_pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false); -/* 1407: disable special underline handling for a few fonts which you will probably never use. - * Any of these fonts on your system can be enumerated for fingerprinting. Requires restart. - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font.blacklist.underline_offset ***/ -user_pref("font.blacklist.underline_offset", ""); -/* 1408: disable graphite which FF49 turned back on by default - * In the past it had security issues - need citation ***/ -user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false); -/* 1409: limit system font exposure to a whitelist (FF52+) [SETUP] - * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed. - * [NOTE] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy. If - * you block sites choosing fonts in 1401, this preference is irrelevant. In future, - * privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699) may cover this, and 1401 can be relaxed. - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1121643 ***/ - // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // (hidden pref) - -/*** 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS [SETUP] - Except for DNT (Do Not Track), referers are best controlled by an extension. - It is important to realize that it is *cross domain* referers that need - controlling, and this is best handled by EITHER 1603 or 1604, not both. - - Option 1: Recommended: Use an extension to block all referers, and then whitelist - sites on a granular, per domain level. - Option 2: As per the original settings below: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 1 (less breakage) - or 2 (more breakage) and leave XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) at default 0 - Option 3: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to default 0 and set XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) to 2 - - full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234 - scheme+host+path+port: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html - scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888 - - #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/ - ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!"); -/* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer - * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default) - * [NOTE] Recommended left at default. Focus on XSS and granular cross origin referer control ***/ -user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2); -/* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send - * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port - * [NOTE] Cross origin requests can be fine tuned in 1603 + 1604. Limiting same origin requests - * is rather pointless. Recommended left at default for zero same origin breakage ***/ -user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0); -/* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer [SETUP] - * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match - * [NOTE] 1=less breakage, possible leakage 2=less leakage, more breakage ***/ -user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1); -/* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send (FF52+) - * 0=send full URI (default) 1=scheme+host+path+port 2=scheme+host+port ***/ -user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0); -/* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer - * Spoofing increases your exposure to cross-site request forgeries ***/ -user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false); -/* 1606: ALL: set the default Referrer Policy (FF53+) - * 0=no-referer 1=same-origin 2=strict-origin-when-cross-origin - * 3=no-referrer-when-downgrade (default) - * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy - * [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/ - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304623 ***/ -user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3); -/* 1607: TOR: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain (FF54+) - * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default. We recommend you use - * TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) which is specifically designed for the dark web - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305144 ***/ -user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true); -/* 1610: ALL: disable the DNT HTTP header (this is essentially USELESS and raises entropy) - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Tracking>Request that sites not track you - * [NOTE] If you use NoScript MAKE SURE to set the pref noscript.doNotTrack.enabled to match ***/ -user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", false); - -/*** 1700: CONTAINERS [SETUP] - [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers-experiment - [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers - [3] https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers -***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1700 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!"); -/* 1701: enable [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs (FF50+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279029 ***/ - // user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true); -/* 1702: enable Container Tabs (FF50+) - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs>Enable Container Tabs ***/ - // user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", true); -/* 1703: enable a private container for thumbnail loads (FF51+) ***/ - // user_pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true); -/* 1704: set long press behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu (FF53+) - * 0=disables long press, 1=when clicked, the menu is shown - * 2=the menu is shown after X milliseconds - * [NOTE] The menu does not contain a non-container tab option - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1328756 ***/ - // user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2); - -/*** 1800: PLUGINS ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!"); -/* 1801: set default plugin state (i.e new plugins on discovery) to never activate - * 0=disabled, 1=ask to activate, 2=active - you can override individual plugins ***/ -user_pref("plugin.default.state", 0); -user_pref("plugin.defaultXpi.state", 0); -/* 1802: enable click to play and set to 0 minutes ***/ -user_pref("plugins.click_to_play", true); -user_pref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0); -/* 1803: set a plugin state: 0=deactivated 1=ask 2=enabled (Flash example) - * you can set all these plugin.state's via Add-ons>Plugins or search for plugin.state in about:config - * [NOTE] You can still over-ride individual sites eg youtube via site permissions - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/ - // user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0); -/* 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect ***/ -user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false); -/* 1805: disable scanning for plugins [WINDOWS] - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning - * plid.all = whether to scan the directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs. - * Used to detect RealPlayer, Java, Antivirus etc, but since FF52 only covers Flash ***/ -user_pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false); -/* 1820: disable all GMP (Gecko Media Plugins) [SETUP] - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/ -user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false); -user_pref("media.gmp.trial-create.enabled", false); -/* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module) [SETUP] ***/ -user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false); -user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false); -user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false); -/* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP] ***/ -user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // Options>Content>Play DRM Content -user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM Content" checkbox, restart required -/* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate" - * and disable pings to the external update/download server - * This is the bundled codec used for video chat in WebRTC ***/ -user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) -user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate", false); -user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "data:text/plain,"); - -/*** 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIC ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!"); -/* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) - * [1] https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/ -user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false); -user_pref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false); -user_pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", false); -user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.enabled", false); -user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.timeout", 1); -user_pref("media.peerconnection.turn.disable", true); -user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.tcp", false); -user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false); // video capability for WebRTC -/* 2002: limit WebRTC IP leaks if using WebRTC - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1189041 - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1297416 - * [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy ***/ -user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); // (FF42-FF50) -user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+) -/* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library), force bare minimum feature set if used & disable WebGL extensions - * [1] http://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl-new-dimension-browser-exploitation/ - * [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern ***/ -user_pref("webgl.disabled", true); -user_pref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false); -user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true); -user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true); -user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true); -/* 2011: disable WebGL debug info being available to websites - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171228 - * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info ***/ -user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false); -/* 2012: disable two more webgl preferences (FF51+) ***/ -user_pref("webgl.dxgl.enabled", false); // [WINDOWS] -user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false); -/* 2021: disable speech recognition - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechRecognition - * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis - * [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API ***/ -user_pref("media.webspeech.recognition.enable", false); -user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false); -/* 2022: disable screensharing ***/ -user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false); -user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", ""); -user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false); -user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false); -/* 2023: disable camera stuff ***/ -user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false); -/* 2024: enable/disable MSE (Media Source Extensions) - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2014/05/10/enable-media-source-extensions-firefox/ ***/ -user_pref("media.mediasource.enabled", true); -user_pref("media.mediasource.mp4.enabled", true); -user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled", true); -user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.enabled", true); -/* 2026: disable canvas capture stream - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/captureStream ***/ -user_pref("canvas.capturestream.enabled", false); -/* 2027: disable camera image capture - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16339 ***/ -user_pref("dom.imagecapture.enabled", false); -/* 2028: disable offscreen canvas - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas ***/ -user_pref("gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled", false); -/* 2030: disable auto-play of HTML5 media - * [WARNING] This may break video playback on various sites ***/ -user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false); -/* 2031: disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+) - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/14/firefox-51-blocks-automatic-audio-playback-in-non-active-tabs/ ***/ -user_pref("media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground", true); - -/*** 2200: UI MEDDLING - see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!"); -/* 2201: disable website control over browser right-click context menu - * [NOTE] Shift-Right-Click will always bring up the browser right-click context menu ***/ - // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false); -/* 2202: disable [new window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/ -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.location", true); -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar", true); -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable", true); -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true); -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true); -/* 2203: disable [popup window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/ -user_pref("dom.disable_window_flip", true); // window z-order -user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true); -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.close", true); -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable", true); -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar", true); //bookmarks toolbar -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true); -user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true); -user_pref("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", false); -/* 2204: disable links opening in a new window - * This is to stop malicious window sizes and screen res leaks etc in conjunction - * with 2203 dom.disable_window_move_resize=true | 2418 full-screen-api.enabled=false - * [NOTE] You can still right click a link and select open in a new window - * [TEST] https://people.torproject.org/~gk/misc/entire_desktop.html - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/ -user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0); -/* 2205: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close - * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event. - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload - * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1043508 ***/ -user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true); - -/*** 2300: WEB WORKERS [SETUP] - A worker is a JS "background task" running in a global context, i.e it is different from - the current window. Workers can spawn new workers (must be the same origin & scheme), - including service and shared workers. Shared workers can be utilized by multiple scripts - and communicate between browsing contexts (windows/tabs/iframes) and can even control your - cache. Push and web notifications require service workers, which in turn require workers. - - [WARNING] Disabling workers *will* break sites (eg Google Street View, Twitter). - It is recommended that you use a separate profile for these sorts of sites. - - [1] Web Workers: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API - [2] Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Worker - [3] Service Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ServiceWorker_API - [4] SharedWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SharedWorker - [5] ChromeWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ChromeWorker - ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!"); -/* 2301: disable workers - * [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed) ***/ -user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false); -/* 2302: disable service workers - * Service workers essentially act as proxy servers that sit between web apps, and the browser - * and network, are event driven, and can control the web page/site it is associated with, - * intercepting and modifying navigation and resource requests, and caching resources. - * [NOTE] Service worker APIs are hidden (in Firefox) and cannot be used when in PB mode. - * [NOTE] Service workers only run over HTTPS. Service Workers have no DOM access. ***/ -user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false); -/* 2303: disable service workers' cache and cache storage ***/ -user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false); -/* 2304: disable web notifications - * [NOTE] You can still override individual domains under site permissions (FF44+) - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API ***/ -user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false); -/* 2305: disable push notifications (FF44+) - * web apps can receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or - * not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Push_API ***/ -user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.push.serverURL", ""); -user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", ""); - -/*** 2400: DOM & JAVASCRIPT ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!"); -/* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content - * [WARNING] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress - * this applies to onCut, onCopy, onPaste events - i.e you have to interact with - * the website for it to look at the clipboard - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/ ***/ -user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false); -/* 2403: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content (FF41+) - * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170911 ***/ -user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref) -/* 2404: disable JS storing data permanently - * This setting WAS under about:permissions>All Sites>Maintain Offline Storage - * [NOTE] about:permissions is no longer available since FF46 but you can still override - * individual domains: use info icon in urlbar etc or right click on a web page>view page info - * [WARNING] [SETUP] If set as false (disabled), this WILL break some [old] add-ons and DOES - * break a lot of sites' functionality. Applies to websites, add-ons and session data. - * [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-indexeddb/ ***/ -user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false); -/* 2410: disable User Timing API - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336 ***/ -user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false); -/* 2411: disable resource/navigation timing ***/ -user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false); -/* 2412: disable timing attacks - javascript performance fingerprinting - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI ***/ -user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false); -/* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/ -user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false); -/* 2415: set max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/ -user_pref("dom.popup_maximum", 3); -/* 2415b: limit events that can cause a popup - * default is "change click dblclick mouseup notificationclick reset submit touchend" - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events ***/ -user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick"); -/* 2416: disable idle observation ***/ -user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false); -/* 2418: disable full-screen API - * This setting WAS under about:permissions>All Sites>Fullscreen - * [NOTE] about:permissions is no longer available since FF46 but you can still override - * individual domains: use info icon in urlbar etc or right click on a web page>view page info - * set to false=block, set to true=ask ***/ -user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false); -/* 2420: disable support for asm.js ( http://asmjs.org/ ) - * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/ - * [2] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/ - * [3] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2712 ***/ -user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false); -/* 2421: disable Ion and baseline JIT to help harden JS against exploits such as CVE-2015-0817 - * [WARNING] Causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss - * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817 ***/ - // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false); - // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false); -/* 2422: disable WebAssembly for now (FF52+) - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAssembly ***/ -user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false); -/* 2426: disable Intersection Observer API (FF53+) - * Almost a year to complete, three versions late to stable (as default false), - * number #1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an - * ad network API for "ad viewability checks" down to a pixel level - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Intersection_Observer_API - * [2] https://wicg.github.io/IntersectionObserver/ - * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243846 ***/ -user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled", false); -/* 2450a: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use - * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1098540 - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959985 ***/ -user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false); -/* 2450b: display a notification when websites ask to store data for offline use - * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/ -user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true); -/* 2450c: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200) - * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts - * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/ - // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200); - -/*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!"); -/* 2501: disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023 ***/ -user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false); -/* 2503: disable giving away network info - * eg bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API - * [2] https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/ - * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426 ***/ -user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false); -/* 2504: disable virtual reality devices - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/ -user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.vr.oculus.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.vr.osvr.enabled", false); // (FF49+) -user_pref("dom.vr.openvr.enabled", false); // (FF51+) -/* 2505: disable media device enumeration (FF29+) - * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001) - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia - * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/enumerateDevices ***/ -user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false); -/* 2506: disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757 ***/ -user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false); -/* 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (FF38+) (physical keyboards) - * The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on - * web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY, - * AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, eg German vs English. - * [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard - * [UPDATE] This MAY be incorporated better under privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699) - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code - * [2] https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm ***/ -user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition", false); -/* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting - * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>General>Use hardware acceleration when available - * [NOTE] Changing this option changes BOTH these preferences - * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different) and impacts video performance - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/ -user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true); // [WINDOWS] -user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true); -/* 2509: disable touch events [SETUP] - * fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Touch_events - * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286 ***/ -user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0); -/* 2510: disable Web Audio API (FF51+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288359 ***/ -user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false); -/* 2511: disable MediaDevices change detection (FF51+) (enabled by default starting FF52+) - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/devicechange - * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange ***/ -user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false); -/* 2512: disable device sensor API - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758 - * [2] https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/ - * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1357733 - * [4] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292751 ***/ -user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false); -/* 2513: disable Presentation API - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/PresentationAPI - * [2] https://www.w3.org/TR/presentation-api/ ***/ -user_pref("dom.presentation.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.presentation.controller.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.presentation.discoverable", false); -user_pref("dom.presentation.discovery.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.presentation.receiver.enabled", false); -user_pref("dom.presentation.session_transport.data_channel.enable", false); -/* 2514: spoof (or limit?) number of CPU cores (also see 2699f) (FF48+) - * [WARNING] *may* affect core chrome/Firefox performance, will affect content. - * Highly recommended to leave this (dom) and use 2699f (navigator) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1008453 - * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21675 - * [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22127 - * [4] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/workers.html#navigator.hardwareconcurrency ***/ - // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", 2); -/* 2515: disable site specific zoom - * Zoom levels affect screen res and are highly fingerprintable. This does not stop you using - * zoom, it will just not use/remember any site specific settings. Zoom levels on new tabs - * and new windows are reset to default and only the current tab retains the current zoom ***/ -user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", false); - -/*** 2600: MISC - LEAKS / FINGERPRINTING / PRIVACY / SECURITY ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!"); -/* 2601: disable sending additional analytics to web servers - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/navigator.sendBeacon ***/ -user_pref("beacon.enabled", false); -/* 2602: discourage downloading to desktop (0=desktop 1=downloads 2=last used) - * [NOTE] To set your default "downloads": Options>General>Downloads>Save files to ***/ -user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2); -/* 2603: enforce user interaction for security by always asking the user where to download ***/ -user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false); -/* 2604: remove temp files opened with an external application - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302433 ***/ -user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true); -/* 2605: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list ***/ -user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false); -/* 2606: disable hiding mime types (Options>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/ -user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false); -/* 2607: disable page thumbnail collection - * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/ -user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // (hidden pref) -/* 2608: disable JAR from opening Unsafe File Types ***/ -user_pref("network.jar.open-unsafe-types", false); -/* 2609: disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (FF44+) - * [NOTE] see [2] bug may cause black on black for elements with undefined colors - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232227 - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330876 ***/ -user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true); // (hidden pref) -/* 2611: disable WebIDE to prevent remote debugging and add-on downloads - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/ -user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false); -user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false); -user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false); -user_pref("devtools.webide.enabled", false); -/* 2612: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - eg Roku - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/ -user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false); -user_pref("gfx.layerscope.enabled", false); -/* 2614: disable HTTP2 (which was based on SPDY which is now deprecated) - * HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to enhance - * privacy, and in fact opens up a number of server-side fingerprinting opportunities - * [1] https://http2.github.io/faq/ - * [2] http://blog.scottlogic.com/2014/11/07/http-2-a-quick-look.html - * [3] https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2716278 - * [4] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/107 ***/ -user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false); -user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false); -user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false); -/* 2617: enable Firefox's built-in PDF reader [SETUP] - * [SETTING] Options>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF) - * This setting controls if the option "Display in Firefox" in the above setting is available - * and by effect controls whether PDFs are handled in-browser or externally ("Ask" or "Open With") - * [WHY USE false=default=view PDFs in Firefox] - * pdfjs is lightweight, open source and as secure as any pdf reader out there, certainly better and more - * vetted than most. Exploits are rare (1 serious case in 3 years), treated seriously and patched quickly. - * It doesn't break "state separation" of browser content (by not sharing with OS, independent apps). It - * maintains disk avoidance and application data isolation. It's convenient. You can still save to disk. - * [WHY USE true=open with or save to disk] - * If you think a particular external app is more secure... - * [NOTE] - * 1. See 2662 2: JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling it's own code (rare) ***/ -user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false); -/* 2618: enforce the proxy server to do any DNS lookups when using SOCKS - * eg in TOR, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination - * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.socks_remote_dns - * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/ -user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true); -/* 2619: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS) - * [WARNING] A low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (eg gmail logins) - * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an add-on (eg NoRedirect). Default is 20 ***/ -user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10); -/* 2620: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard - * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089 - * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Middlemouse.contentLoadURL ***/ -user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false); -/* 2621: disable IPv6 (included for knowledge ONLY [WARNING] do not do this) - * This is all about covert channels such as MAC addresses being included/abused in the - * IPv6 protocol for tracking. If you want to mask your IP address, this is not the way - * to do it. It's 2016, IPv6 is here. Here are some old links - * 2010: https://www.christopher-parsons.com/ipv6-and-the-future-of-privacy/ - * 2011: https://iapp.org/news/a/2011-09-09-facing-the-privacy-implications-of-ipv6 - * 2012: http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment/ - * [NOTE] It is a myth that disabling IPv6 will speed up your internet connection - * [1] http://www.howtogeek.com/195062/no-disabling-ipv6-probably-wont-speed-up-your-internet-connection ***/ - // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true); - // user_pref("network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4", true); -/* 2622: enforce a security delay when installing add-ons (milliseconds) - * default=1000, This also covers the delay in "Save" on downloading files. - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox - * [2] http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/ -user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700); -/* 2623: enable Strict File Origin Policy on local files - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy ***/ -user_pref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true); -/* 2624: enable Subresource Integrity (SRI) (FF43+) - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity - * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Subresource_Integrity ***/ -user_pref("security.sri.enable", true); -/* 2625: disable DNS requests for hostnames with a .onion TLD (FF45+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1228457 ***/ -user_pref("network.dns.blockDotOnion", true); -/* 2626: disable optional user agent token, default is false, included for completeness - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Gecko_user_agent_string_reference ***/ -user_pref("general.useragent.compatMode.firefox", false); -/* 2628: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/ -user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.uitour.url", ""); -/* 2629: disable remote JAR files being opened, regardless of content type - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215235 ***/ -user_pref("network.jar.block-remote-files", true); -/* 2662: disable "open with" in download dialog (FF50+) - * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor) - * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications. - * [SETUP] This may interfere with some users' workflow or methods - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281959 ***/ -user_pref("browser.download.forbid_open_with", true); -/* 2663: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) (FF51+) - * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/mathml.php - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173199 ***/ -user_pref("mathml.disabled", true); -/* 2664: disable DeviceStorage API - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DeviceStorageAPI ***/ -user_pref("device.storage.enabled", false); -/* 2665: remove webchannel whitelist ***/ -user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", ""); -/* 2666: disable HTTP Alternative Services - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/#comment-3970881 ***/ -user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false); -user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false); -/* 2667: disable various developer tools in browser context - * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes - * [1] http://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/ -user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false); -/* 2668: lock down allowed extension directories - * [WARNING] This will break add-ons that do not use the default XPI directories - * [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/ - * [2] archived: http://archive.is/DYjAM ***/ -user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 1); // (hidden pref) -user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15); -/* 2669: remove paths when sending URLs to PAC scripts (FF51+) - * CVE-2017-5384: Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255474 ***/ -user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path", false); -/* 2670: disable "image/" mime types bypassing CSP (FF51+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288361 ***/ -user_pref("security.block_script_with_wrong_mime", true); -/* 2671: disable in-content SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) (FF53+) - * [WARNING] SVG is fairly common (~15% of the top 10K sites), so will cause some breakage - * including youtube player controls. Best left for "hardened" or specific profiles. - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216893 ***/ - // user_pref("svg.disabled", true); -/* 2672: enforce Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing security risk - * Firefox has *some* protections to mitigate the risk, but it is better to be safe - * than sorry. The downside: it will also display legitimate IDN's punycoded, which - * might be undesirable for users from countries with non-latin alphabets - * [TEST] https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/ (www.apple.com) - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode - * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm - * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack - * [4] CVE-2017-5383: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/ - * [5] https://www.xudongz.com/blog/2017/idn-phishing/ ***/ -user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true); -/* 2673: enable CSP (Content Security Policy) (default is true) - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/ -user_pref("security.csp.enable", true); -/* 2674: enable CSP 1.1 experimental hash-source directive (FF29+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=855326 - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=883975 ***/ -user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true); - -/*** 2697: USER AGENT (UA) SPOOFING - Spoofing your UA to *LOWER* entropy *does* *not* *work*. It may even cause site breakage - depending on your values. Even if you spoof, like TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) does, as the - latest ESR, it still *does* *not* *work*. There are two main reasons for this. - 1. Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means. And when - those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy. Examples of leaks include - navigator objects, resource://URIs, locale, feature detection and more. - 2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced - by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default. - * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699) - * Values below are for example only based on the current ESR/TBB at the time of writing -***/ -/* 2697a: navigator.userAgent leaks in JS - * [NOTE] Setting this will break any UA spoofing add-on whitelisting ***/ - // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0"); // (hidden pref) -/* 2697b: navigator.buildID (see gecko.buildID in about:config) reveals build time - * down to the second which defeats user agent spoofing and can compromise OS etc - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583181 ***/ - // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "20100101"); // (hidden pref) -/* 2697c: navigator.appName ***/ - //user_pref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); // (hidden pref) -/* 2697d: navigator.appVersion ***/ - // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); // (hidden pref) -/* 2697e: navigator.platform leaks in JS ***/ - // user_pref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); // (hidden pref) -/* 2697f: navigator.oscpu leaks in JS ***/ - // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "Windows NT 6.1"); // (hidden pref) -/* 2697g: general.useragent.locale (related, see 0204) ***/ - -/*** 2698: FIRST PARTY ISOLATION (FPI) ***/ -/* 2698a: enable first party isolation pref and OriginAttribute (FF51+) - * [WARNING] Breaks lots of cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1260931 ***/ -/* 2698b: isolate favicons (FF52+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277803 ***/ -/* 2698c: isolate OCSP cache (FF52+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1264562 ***/ -/* 2698d: isolate Shared Workers (FF52+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268726 ***/ -/* 2698e: isolate SSL session cache (FF52+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1316283 ***/ -/* 2698f: isolate media cache (FF53+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317927 ***/ -/* 2698g: isolate HSTS and HPKP (FF54+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323644 ***/ -/* 2698h: isolate HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334690 ***/ -/* 2698i: isolate SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334693 ***/ -/* 2698j: isolate DNS cache (FF55+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337893 ***/ -/* 2698k: isolate blob: URI (FF55+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344170 ***/ - // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true); - // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true); // (FF54+) - -/*** 2699: TOR UPLIFT: privacy.resistFingerprinting - This preference will be used as a generic switch for a wide range of items. - This section will attempt to list all the ramifications and Mozilla tickets ***/ -/* 2699a: limit window.screen & CSS media queries providing large amounts of identifiable info. - * POC: http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (screen, usable screen, and browser window will match) - * [NOTE] Does not cover everything yet - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216800 - * [NOTE] This will probably make your values pretty unique until you resize or snap the - * inner window width + height into standard/common resolutions (mine is at 1366x768) - * To set a size, open a XUL (chrome) page (such as about:config) which is at 100% zoom, hit - * Shift+F4 to open the scratchpad, type window.resizeTo(1366,768), hit Ctrl+R to run. Test - * your window size, do some math, resize to allow for all the non inner window elements - * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/screen.php - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=418986 ***/ -/* 2699b: spoof screen orientation - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281949 ***/ -/* 2699c: hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281963 ***/ -/* 2699d: set new window sizes to round to hundreds (FF55+) [SETUP] - * [NOTE] If override values are too big, the code determines it for you - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330882 - * [2] https://metrics.mozilla.com/firefox-hardware-report/ ***/ - // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1366); - // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 768); -/* 2699e: spoof timezone as UTC 0 (FF55+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330890 ***/ -/* 2699f: spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (also see 2514) (FF55+) - * This spoof *shouldn't* affect core chrome/Firefox performance - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360039 ***/ -/* 2699g: reduce precision of time exposed by javascript (FF55+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217238 ***/ -user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); // (hidden pref) - -/*** 2700: COOKIES & DOM STORAGE ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!"); -/* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP] - * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension (eg Cookie Controller) - * 0=allow all 1=allow same host 2=disallow all 3=allow 3rd party if it already set a cookie - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites ***/ -user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2); -/* 2702: set third-party cookies (if enabled, see above pref) to session-only - * [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/ - * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly ***/ -user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true); -/* 2703: set cookie lifetime policy - * 0=until they expire (default), 2=until you close Firefox, 3=for n days (see next pref) - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until ***/ - // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0); -/* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/ - // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90); -/* 2705: disable dom storage - * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality. - * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/ - // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false); -/* 2706: disable Storage API - * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much - * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted - * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things. - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/StorageManager - * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage_API - * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/ -user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+) -user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF53+) -/* 2707: clear localStorage and UUID when a WebExtension is uninstalled - * [NOTE] Both preferences must be the same - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local - * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213990 ***/ -user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false); -user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false); -/* 2708: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (default: true) (FF52+) - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/ -user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true); - -/*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP] - You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear - browsing, download and form history, but not cookies (we expect you to use an extension). - [NOTE] In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the - firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced - ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!"); -/* 2802: enable Firefox to clear history items on shutdown - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/ -user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true); -/* 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown - * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings - * [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value - * but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently - * However, this may not always be the case. The interface combines and syncs these - * prefs when set from there, and the sanitize code may change at any time ***/ -user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true); -user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false); -user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true); // see note above -user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History -user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true); // Browsing & Download History -user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data -user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true); // Active Logins -user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences -/* 2804: set what history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above) - * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History - * [NOTE] Regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog - * for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' ***/ -user_pref("privacy.cpd.cache", true); -user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false); - // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above -user_pref("privacy.cpd.formdata", true); // Form & Search History -user_pref("privacy.cpd.history", true); // Browsing & Download History -user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data -user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed -user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // Active Logins -user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences -/* 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (clear session restore data) (FF34+) - * [NOTE] There is a years-old bug that these cause two windows when Firefox restarts. - * You do not need these anyway if session restore is disabled (see 1020) ***/ - // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", true); - // user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", true); -/* 2806: reset default 'Time range to clear' for 'Clear Recent History' (see 2804) - * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox. - * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours - * 4=today, 5=last five minutes, 6=last twenty-four hours - * [NOTE] The values 5 + 6 are not listed in the dropdown, which will display a - * blank value if they are used, but they do work as advertised ***/ -user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0); - -/*** 3000: PERSONAL SETTINGS [SETUP] - Settings that are handy to migrate and/or are not in the Options interface. Users - can put their own non-security/privacy/fingerprinting/tracking stuff here ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "3000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!"); -/* 3001: disable annoying warnings ***/ -user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false); -user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false); -user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false); -user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false); -/* 3001a: disable warning when a domain requests full screen - * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Using_full_screen_mode ***/ - // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0); - // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0); -/* 3002: disable closing browser with last tab ***/ -user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false); -/* 3004: disable backspace (0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing) ***/ -user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2); -/* 3005: disable autocopy default (linux) ***/ - // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false); -/* 3006: disable enforced add-on signing (FF43+) - * [NOTE] Only applicable to Nightly and ESR (FF48+) - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Documentation ***/ - // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false); -/* 3007: open new windows in a new tab instead - * 1=current window, 2=new window, 3=most recent window - * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>Open new windows in a new tab instead ***/ -user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3); -/* 3009: enable APZ (Async Pan/Zoom) - requires e10s - * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2015/07/28/scrolling-in-firefox-to-get-a-lot-better-thanks-to-apz/ ***/ - // user_pref("layers.async-pan-zoom.enabled", true); -/* 3010: enable ctrl-tab previews ***/ -user_pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", true); -/* 3011: don't open "page/selection source" in a tab. The window used instead is cleaner - * and easier to use and move around (eg developers/multi-screen). ***/ -user_pref("view_source.tab", false); -/* 3012: control spellchecking: 0=none, 1-multi-line controls, 2=multi-line & single-line controls ***/ -user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 1); -/* 3013: disable automatic "Work Offline" status - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=620472 - * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Online_and_offline_events ***/ -user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false); -/* 3015: disable tab animation, speed things up a little ***/ -user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false); -/* 3016: disable fullscreeen animation. Test using F11. - * Animation is smother but is annoyingly slow, while no animation can be startling ***/ -user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false); -/* 3017: set submenu delay in milliseconds. 0=instant while a small number allows - * a mouse pass over menu items without any submenus alarmingly shooting out ***/ -user_pref("ui.submenuDelay", 150); // (hidden pref) -/* 3018: set maximum number of daily bookmark backups to keep (default is 15) ***/ -user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2); -/* 3020: control urlbar click behaviour (with defaults) ***/ -user_pref("browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll", true); -user_pref("browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll", false); -/* 3021a: control tab behaviours (with defaults) - * open links in a new tab immediately to the right of parent tab, not far right ***/ -user_pref("browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent", true); -/* 3021b: switch to the parent tab (if it has one) on close, rather than - * to the adjacent right tab if it exists or to the adjacent left tab if it doesn't. - * [NOTE] Requires browser.link.open_newwindow set to 3 (see pref 3007) ***/ -user_pref("browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose", true); -/* 3021c: stay on the parent tab when opening links in a new tab - * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately ***/ -user_pref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground", true); -/* 3021d: set behavior of pages normally meant to open in a new window (such as target="_blank" - * or from an external program), but that have instead been loaded in a new tab. - * true: load the new tab in the background, leaving focus on the current tab - * false: load the new tab in the foreground, taking the focus from the current tab. ***/ -user_pref("browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground", false); -/* 3022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) (FF49+) ***/ -user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false); -/* 3024: enable "Find As You Type" - * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.typeaheadfind ***/ - // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true); -/* 3025: enable/disable various media types ***/ - // user_pref("media.mp4.enabled", false); - // user_pref("media.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+) - // user_pref("media.ogg.enabled", false); - // user_pref("media.ogg.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+) - // user_pref("media.opus.enabled", false); - // user_pref("media.raw.enabled", false); - // user_pref("media.wave.enabled", false); - // user_pref("media.webm.enabled", false); - // user_pref("media.wmf.enabled", false); // https://www.youtube.com/html5 - for the two H.264 entries -/* 3026: disable "Reader View" ***/ - // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); -/* 3027: decode URLs on copy from the urlbar (FF53+) - * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320061 ***/ -user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true); -/* 3028: disable middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [WINDOWS] [MAC] ***/ - // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false); -/* 3029: disable Firefox Screenshots (FF54+) - * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/28/firefox-screenshots-integrated-in-firefox-nightly/ - * [2] https://github.com/mozilla-services/screenshots ***/ - // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.system-disabled", true); - -/* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/ -user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue"); - -/*** 9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED - Documentation denoted as [-]. Numbers may be re-used. See [1] for a link-clickable, - viewer-friendly version of the deprecated bugzilla tickets. To enable a section - change /* FFxx to // FFxx. The original state of each pref has been preserved, - or changed to match the current setup, but you are advised to review them. - [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123 -***/ -/* FF42 and older -// 2607: (25+) disable page thumbnails - replaced by browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=897811 -user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false); -// 2503: (31+) disable network API - replaced by dom.netinfo.enabled - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426 -user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false); -// 2620: (35+) disable WebSockets - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1091016 -user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false); -// 1610: (36+) set DNT "value" to "not be tracked" (FF21+) - // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042135#c101 - // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1); -// 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback - // The API will be superceded by the WebRTC Capture and Stream API - // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/API/CameraControl/ - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107683 -user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false); -// 0415: (41+) disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) - removed or replaced by various - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1109475 -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", ""); // removed -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", ""); // removed -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", ""); // removed -// 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1169945 -user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", ""); -// 2614: (41+) disable HTTP2 (draft) - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1132357 -user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false); -// 2803: (42+) clear passwords on shutdown - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102184 - // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false); -// 3001a: (42+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen - // replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1160017 - // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false); -// ***/ -/* FF43 -// 0410's: disable safebrowsing urls & updates - replaced by various - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372 - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL -// 0420's: disable tracking protection - replaced by various - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372 - // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL - // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL -// 1803: remove plugin finder service - // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1202193 -user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", ""); -// 3003: disable new search panel UI - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1119250 - // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false); -// ***/ -/* FF44 -// 0414: disable safebrowsing's real-time binary checking (google) (FF43+) - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237103 -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL -// 1200's: block rc4 whitelist - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215796 -user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false); -// 2301: disable SharedWorkers - // [1] https://bugs.torproject.org/15562 - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207635 -user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false); -// 2403: disable scripts changing images - // [TEST] http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2 - // [WARNING] Will break some sites such as Google Maps and a lot of web apps - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=773429 - // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true); -// ***/ -/* FF45 -// 1021b: disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none - // extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235379 -user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2); -// ***/ -/* FF46 -// 0333a: disable health report - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234526 -user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) -user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // (hidden pref) -// 0334b: disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234522 -user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false); -// 0373: disable "Pocket" - replaced by extensions.pocket.* - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215694 -user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false); -user_pref("browser.pocket.api", ""); -user_pref("browser.pocket.site", ""); -user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", ""); -// 0414: disable safebrowsing pref - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1239587 -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check -// 0420: disable polaris (part of Tracking Protection, never used in stable) - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235565 - // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false); -// ***/ -/* FF47 -// 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry - // is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580 -user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // (hidden pref) -// 0333b: disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580 -user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,"); -// 0807: disable history manipulation - // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Manipulating_the_browser_history - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1249542 -user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false); -user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false); -user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false); -// ***/ -/* FF48 -// 0806: disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]' - // [-] http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181078 -user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false); -// ***/ -/* FF49 -// 0372: disable "Hello" - // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox-hello/ - // [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287827 -user_pref("loop.enabled", false); -user_pref("loop.server", ""); -user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", ""); -user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", ""); -user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", ""); -user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false); -user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", ""); -user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", ""); -user_pref("loop.logDomains", false); -// 2202: disable new window scrollbars being hidden - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257887 -user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true); -// 2303: disable push notification (UDP wake-up) - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265914 -user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false); -// ***/ -/* FF50 -// 0101: disable Windows10 intro on startup [WINDOWS] - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274633 -user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", ""); -// 0308: disable plugin update notifications - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905 -user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false); -// 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1025965 - // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false); -// 1266: disable rc4 ciphers - // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369 - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268728 - // [-] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/ -user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false); -user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false); -user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false); -user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false); -// 1809: remove Mozilla's plugin update URL - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905 -user_pref("plugins.update.url", ""); -// ***/ -/* FF51 -// 1851: delay play of videos until they're visible - // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180563 - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1262053 -user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true); -// 2504: disable virtual reality devices - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1250244 -user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false); -// 2614: disable SPDY - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1248197 -user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false); -// ***/ -/* FF52 -// 1601: disable referer from an SSL Website - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308725 -user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false); -// 1850: disable Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module) - // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285 - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329538 // FF52 - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337121 // FF52 - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329543 // FF53 -user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false); -user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false); -user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false); -// 2405: disable WebTelephony API - // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309719 -user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false); -// 2502: disable Battery Status API. Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that - // was fixed. However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy. - // eg: do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc - // [1] http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/ - // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1124127 - // [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/ - // [4] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/02/battery-status-indicators-tracking-online - // [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code. - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313580 -user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false); -// ***/ -/* FF53 -// 1265: block rc4 fallback - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1130670 -user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false); -// 1806: disable Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP (the string = min version number allowed) - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317109 - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317110 - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317108 -user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999"); -user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999"); -user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999"); -// 2022: disable screensharing - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329562 -user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false); -// 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322736 -user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false); -// ***/ -/* FF54 -// 0415: disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288633 -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); -user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); -// 1830: block websites detecting DRM is disabled - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242321 -user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false); -// 2425: disable Archive Reader API - // i.e reading archive contents directly in the browser, through DOM file objects - // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342361 -user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false); -// ***/ +/****** +* name: ghacks user.js +* date: 14 June 2017 +* version 54: Pantsthumping +* "I get pulled down, but I get up again, you're never gonna keep me down" +* authors: v52+ github | v51- www.ghacks.net +* url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js + +* releases: These are end-of-stable-life-cycle legacy archives. + *Always* use the master branch user.js for a current up-to-date version. + url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases + +* README: + + 1. READ the full README + * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/README.md + 2. READ this + * https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation + 3. If you skipped steps 1 and 2 above (shame on you), then here is the absolute minimum + * Auto-installing updates for Firefox and extensions/addon-ons are disabled (section 0302's) + * Some user data is erased (section 2800), namely history (browsing, form, download) + * Site breakage WILL happen + - There are often trade-offs and conflicts between Security vs Privacy vs Anti-Fingerprinting + and these need to be balanced against Functionality & Convenience & Breakage + * You will need to make a few changes to suit your own needs + - Search this file for the "[SETUP]" tag to find SOME common items you could check + before using to avoid unexpected surprises + - Search this file for the "[WARNING]" tag to troubleshoot or prevent SOME common issues + 4. BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new profile) + 5. Did you do a BACKUP? + + ******/ + +/* START: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors (thanks earthling) + * Yes, this next pref setting is redundant, but we like it! + * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_parrot + * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "Oh yes, the Norwegian Blue... what's wrong with it?"); + +/* 0001: start Firefox in PB (Private Browsing) mode + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Always use private browsing mode + * [NOTE] In this mode *all* windows are "private windows" and the PB mode icon is not displayed + * [NOTE] The P in PB mode is misleading: it means no "persistent" local storage of history, + * caches, searches or cookies (which you can achieve in normal mode). In fact, it limits or + * removes the ability to control these, and you need to quit Firefox to clear them. PB is best + * used as a one off window (File>New Private Window) to provide a temporary self-contained + * new instance. Closing all Private Windows clears all traces. Repeat as required. + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Private_Browsing ***/ + // user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.autostart", true); + +/*** 0100: STARTUP ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!"); +/* 0101: disable "slow startup" options + * warnings, disk history, welcomes, intros, EULA, default browser check ***/ +user_pref("browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled", true); +user_pref("browser.slowStartup.maxSamples", 0); +user_pref("browser.slowStartup.samples", 0); +user_pref("browser.rights.3.shown", true); +user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); +user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", ""); +user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional", ""); +user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // what's new page after updates +user_pref("browser.laterrun.enabled", false); +user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false); +/* 0102: set start page (0=blank, 1=home, 2=last visited page, 3=resume previous session) + * home = browser.startup.homepage preference. + * [SETTING] Options>General>Startup>When Firefox starts ***/ + // user_pref("browser.startup.page", 0); + +/*** 0200: GEOLOCATION ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!"); +/* 0201: disable location-aware browsing, but enforce Mozilla's service over Google's ***/ +user_pref("geo.enabled", false); +user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%"); +user_pref("geo.wifi.xhr.timeout", 1); // reset this if you use geolocation +user_pref("geo.wifi.logging.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) +user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", ""); +user_pref("browser.search.geoip.timeout", 1); +/* 0202: disable GeoIP-based search results + * [NOTE] May not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your locale + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16254 ***/ +user_pref("browser.search.countryCode", "US"); // (hidden pref) +user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // (hidden pref) +/* 0203: disable using OS locale, force APP locale ***/ +user_pref("intl.locale.matchOS", false); +/* 0204: set APP locale ***/ +user_pref("general.useragent.locale", "en-US"); +/* 0206: disable geographically specific results/search engines eg: "browser.search.*.US" + * i.e ignore all of Mozilla's various search engines in multiple locales ***/ +user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false); +user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", ""); +/* 0207: set language to match ***/ +user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en"); +/* 0208: enforce US English locale regardless of the system locale + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867501 ***/ +user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // (hidden pref) +/* 0209: disable geolocation on non-secure origins (FF55+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1072859 + * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/03/14/firefox-55-geolocation-requires-secure-origin/ ***/ +user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false); + +/*** 0300: QUIET FOX + We choose to not disable auto-CHECKs (0301's) but to disable auto-INSTALLs (0302's). + There are many legitimate reasons to turn off auto-INSTALLS, including hijacked or + monetized extensions, time constraints, legacy issues, and fear of breakage/bugs. + It is still important to do updates for security reasons, please do so manually. ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!"); +/* 0301a: disable auto-update checks for Firefox + * [NOTE} Firefox currently checks every 12 hrs and allows 8 day notification dismissal + * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Never check for updates ***/ + // user_pref("app.update.enabled", false); +/* 0301b: disable auto-update checks for add-ons ***/ + // user_pref("extensions.update.enabled", false); +/* 0302a: disable auto update installing for Firefox (after the check in 0301a) + * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Check for updates but let you choose whether to install them + * [NOTE] The UI checkbox also controls the behavior for checking, the pref only controls auto installing ***/ +user_pref("app.update.auto", false); +/* 0302b: disable auto update installing for add-ons (after the check in 0301b) + * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>Settings[gear-icon]>Update Addons Automatically (toggle) ***/ +user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false); +/* 0303: disable background update service [WINDOWS] + * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Use a background service to install updates ***/ +user_pref("app.update.service.enabled", false); +/* 0304: disable background update staging ***/ +user_pref("app.update.staging.enabled", false); +/* 0305: enforce update information is displayed + * This is the update available, downloaded, error and success information ***/ +user_pref("app.update.silent", false); +/* 0306: disable add-on metadata updating + * sends daily pings to Mozilla about extensions and recent startups ***/ +user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false); +/* 0307: disable auto updating of personas (themes) ***/ +user_pref("lightweightThemes.update.enabled", false); +/* 0308: disable search update + * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Update>Automatically update: Search Engines ***/ +user_pref("browser.search.update", false); +/* 0309: disable sending Flash crash reports ***/ +user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false); +/* 0310: disable sending the URL of the website where a plugin crashed ***/ +user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL", false); +/* 0320: disable extension discovery + * featured extensions for displaying in Get Add-ons panel ***/ +user_pref("extensions.webservice.discoverURL", "http://127.0.0.1"); +/* 0330: disable telemetry + * the pref (.unified) affects the behaviour of the pref (.enabled) + * IF unified=false then .enabled controls the telemetry module + * IF unified=true then .enabled ONLY controls whether to record extended data + * so make sure to have both set as false + * [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/toolkit/components/telemetry/telemetry/preferences.html ***/ +user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false); +user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); +/* 0331: remove url of server telemetry pings are sent to ***/ +user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", ""); +/* 0332: disable archiving pings locally - irrelevant if toolkit.telemetry.unified is false ***/ +user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false); +/* 0333a: disable health report ***/ +user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false); +/* 0333b: disable about:healthreport page (which connects to Mozilla for locale/css+js+json) + * If you have disabled health reports, then this about page is useless - disable it + * If you want to see what health data is present, then this must be set at default ***/ +user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl", "data:text/plain,"); +/* 0334: disable new data submission, master kill switch (FF41+) + * If disabled, no policy is shown or upload takes place, ever + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1195552 ***/ +user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false); +/* 0335: remove telemetry clientID ***/ +user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID", ""); +/* 0336: disable "Heartbeat" (Mozilla user rating telemetry) + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18738 ***/ +user_pref("browser.selfsupport.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) +user_pref("browser.selfsupport.url", ""); +/* 0340: disable experiments + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Telemetry/Experiments ***/ +user_pref("experiments.enabled", false); +user_pref("experiments.manifest.uri", ""); +user_pref("experiments.supported", false); +user_pref("experiments.activeExperiment", false); +/* 0341: disable Mozilla permission to silently opt you into tests ***/ +user_pref("network.allow-experiments", false); +/* 0350: disable crash reports ***/ +user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", ""); +/* 0351: disable sending of crash reports (FF44+) ***/ +user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false); +user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // (FF51+) +user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit", false); // (FF51+) +/* 0360: disable new tab tile ads & preload & marketing junk ***/ +user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.ping", "data:text/plain,"); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.directory.source", "data:text/plain,"); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.enhanced", false); +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.introShown", true); +/* 0361: disable Activity Stream (system addon) (FF54+) + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Activity_Stream ***/ +user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled", false); +/* 0370: disable "Snippets" (Mozilla content shown on about:home screen) + * MUST use HTTPS - arbitrary content injected into this page via http opens up MiTM attacks + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service ***/ +user_pref("browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl", "https://127.0.0.1"); +/* 0373: disable "Pocket" (third party "save for later" service) & remove urls for good measure + * [NOTE] Important: Remove the pocket icon from your toolbar first + * [1] https://www.gnu.gl/blog/Posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-pocket/ ***/ +user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false); +user_pref("extensions.pocket.api", ""); +user_pref("extensions.pocket.site", ""); +user_pref("extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", ""); +/* 0374: disable "social" integration + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Social_API ***/ +user_pref("social.whitelist", ""); +user_pref("social.toast-notifications.enabled", false); +user_pref("social.shareDirectory", ""); +user_pref("social.remote-install.enabled", false); +user_pref("social.directories", ""); +user_pref("social.share.activationPanelEnabled", false); +user_pref("social.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) +/* 0376: disable FlyWeb, a set of APIs for advertising and discovering local-area web servers + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/FlyWeb + * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/26/firefox-flyweb/ ***/ +user_pref("dom.flyweb.enabled", false); + +/*** 0400: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING / TRACKING PROTECTION + This section has security & tracking protection implications vs privacy concerns vs effectiveness + vs 3rd party 'censorship'. We DO NOT advocate no protection. If you disable Tracking Protection (TP) + and/or Safe Browsing (SB), then SECTION 0400 REQUIRES YOU HAVE uBLOCK ORIGIN INSTALLED. + + Safe Browsing is designed to protect users from malicious sites. Tracking Protection is designed to + lessen the impact of third parties on websites to reduce tracking and to speed up your browsing. They + do rely on 3rd parties: Google for safe browsing and Disconnect for tracking protection. but many steps, + continually being improved, have been taken to preserve privacy. Disable at your own risk. +***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0400 syntax error: the parrot's passed on!"); +/** BLOCKLISTS ***/ +/* 0401: enable Firefox blocklist, but sanitize blocklist url + * [NOTE] It includes updates for "revoked certificates" + * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl + * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/ +user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true); +user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklists.settings.services.mozilla.com/v1/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/"); +/* 0402: enable Kinto blocklist updates (FF50+) + * What is Kinto?: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Kinto#Specifications + * As Firefox transitions to Kinto, the blocklists have been broken down into entries for certs to be + * revoked, add-ons and plugins to be disabled, and gfx environments that cause problems or crashes ***/ +user_pref("services.blocklist.update_enabled", true); +user_pref("services.blocklist.signing.enforced", true); +/* 0403: disable individual unwanted/unneeded parts of the Kinto blocklists ***/ + // user_pref("services.blocklist.onecrl.collection", ""); // revoked certificates + // user_pref("services.blocklist.addons.collection", ""); + // user_pref("services.blocklist.plugins.collection", ""); + // user_pref("services.blocklist.gfx.collection", ""); +/** SAFE BROWSING (SB) + This sub-section has been redesigned to differentiate between "real-time"/"user initiated" + data being sent to Google from all other settings such as using local blocklists/whitelists and + updating those lists. There are NO privacy issues here. *IF* required, a full url is never sent + to Google, only a PART-hash of the prefix, and this is hidden with noise of other real PART-hashes. + Google also swear it is anonymized and only used to flag malicious sites/activity. Firefox + also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and storing safe browsing + cookies in a separate jar. (#Turn on browser.safebrowsing.debug to monitor this activity) + #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/ + [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing ***/ +/* 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" (under Options>Security) + * This covers deceptive sites such as phishing and social engineering ***/ + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled", false); + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled", false); // (FF50+) +/* 0411: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Security) + * This covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/ + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false); +/* 0412: disable "Warn me about unwanted and uncommon software" (under Options>Security) (FF48+) ***/ + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false); + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false); + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous", false); // (FF49+) + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host", false); // (FF49+) +/* 0413: disable Google safebrowsing updates ***/ + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL", ""); + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL", ""); + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL", ""); // (FF50+) + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL", ""); // (FF50+) +/* 0414: disable binaries NOT in local lists being checked by Google (real-time checking) ***/ +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.enabled", false); +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", ""); +/* 0415: disable reporting URLs ***/ +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL", ""); +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL", ""); +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL", ""); // (FF50+) +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) +/* 0416: disable 'ignore this warning' on Safe Browsing warnings which when clicked + * bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB + * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX C: Test Sites: Section 5 + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1226490 ***/ + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride", false); +/** TRACKING PROTECTION (TP) + There are NO privacy concerns here, but we strongly recommend to use uBlock Origin as well, + as it offers more comprehensive and specialized lists. It also allows per domain control. ***/ +/* 0420: enable Tracking Protection in all windows + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Tracking_protection + * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection-firefox ***/ +user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled", true); +user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true); +/* 0421: enable more Tracking Protection choices under Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection + * Displays three choices: "Always", "Only in private windows", "Never" ***/ +user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", true); +/* 0422: enable "basic" or "strict" tracking protecting list - ONLY USE ONE! + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Use Tracking Protection>Change Block List ***/ + // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256"); // basic + // user_pref("urlclassifier.trackingTable", "test-track-simple,base-track-digest256,content-track-digest256"); // strict +/* 0423: disable Mozilla's blocklist for known Flash tracking/fingerprinting (FF48+) + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/18/firefox-48-blocklist-against-plugin-fingerprinting/ + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237198 ***/ + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled", false); +/* 0424: disable Mozilla's tracking protection and Flash blocklist updates ***/ + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL", ""); + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL", ""); + +/*** 0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - eg clicked on] ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!"); +/* 0601: disable link prefetching + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/ +user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false); +/* 0602: disable DNS prefetching + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/27/firefox-prefetching-what-you-need-to-know/ + * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Controlling_DNS_prefetching ***/ +user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true); +user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // (hidden pref) +/* 0603a: disable Seer/Necko + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/Necko ***/ +user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false); +/* 0603b: disable more Necko/Captive Portal + * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal + * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal + * [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21790 ***/ +user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", ""); +user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // (FF52+) +/* 0605: disable link-mouseover opening connection to linked server + * [1] http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests + * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/16/block-firefox-from-connecting-to-sites-when-you-hover-over-links ***/ +user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0); +/* 0606: disable pings (but enforce same host in case) + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings + * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings.require_same_host ***/ +user_pref("browser.send_pings", false); +user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true); +/* 0607: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS] + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/25/block-firefox-chrome-windows-store/ ***/ +user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false); +/* 0608: disable predictor / prefetching (FF48+) ***/ +user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); + +/*** 0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS [SETUP] + If you are in a private environment (no unwanted eyeballs) and your device is private + (restricted access), and the device is secure when unattended (locked, encrypted, forensic + hardened), then items 0850 and above can be relaxed in return for more convenience and + functionality. Likewise, you may want to check the items cleared on shutdown in section 2800. + [NOTE] The urlbar is also commonly referred to as the location bar and address bar + #Required reading [#] https://xkcd.com/538/ + ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!"); +/* 0801: disable location bar using search - PRIVACY + * don't leak typos to a search engine, give an error message instead ***/ +user_pref("keyword.enabled", false); +/* 0802: disable location bar domain guessing - PRIVACY/SECURITY + * domain guessing intercepts DNS "hostname not found errors" and resends a + * request (eg by adding www or .com). This is inconsistent use (eg FQDNs), does not work + * via Proxy Servers (different error), is a flawed use of DNS (TLDs: why treat .com + * as the 411 for DNS errors?), privacy issues (why connect to sites you didn't + * intend to), can leak sensitive data (eg query strings: eg Princeton attack), + * and is a security risk (eg common typos & malicious sites set up to exploit this) ***/ +user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false); +/* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar - helps SECURITY ***/ +user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false); +/* 0804: limit history leaks via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY + * This is a PER TAB session history. You still have a full history stored under all history + * default=50, minimum=1=currentpage, 2 is the recommended minimum as some pages + * use it as a means of referral (eg hotlinking), 4 or 6 or 10 may be more practical ***/ +user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_entries", 10); +/* 0805: disable CSS querying page history - CSS history leak - PRIVACY + * [NOTE] This has NEVER been fully "resolved": in Mozilla/docs it is stated it's + * only in 'certain circumstances', also see latest comments in [2] + * [TEST] http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/yahh/ (see github wiki APPENDIX C on how to use) + * [1] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147777 + * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector ***/ +user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false); +/* 0806: disable displaying javascript in history URLs - SECURITY ***/ +user_pref("browser.urlbar.filter.javascript", true); +/* 0807: disable search bar LIVE search suggestions - PRIVACY + * [SETTING] Options>Search>Provide search suggestions ***/ +user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false); +/* 0808: disable location bar LIVE search suggestions (requires 0807 = true) - PRIVACY + * Also disable the location bar prompt to enable/disable or learn more about it. + * [SETTING] Options>Search>Show search suggestions in location bar results ***/ +user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false); +user_pref("browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice", true); // (FF41+) +/* 0809: disable location bar suggesting "preloaded" top websites (FF54+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1211726 ***/ +user_pref("browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled", false); +/* 0850a: disable location bar autocomplete [controlled by 0850b] + // user_pref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false); +/* 0850b: disable location bar suggestion types [controls 0850a] + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Location Bar>When using the location bar, suggest + * [NOTE] If any of these are true, 0850a will be FORCED to true + * and if all three are false, 0850a will be FORCED to false + * [WARNING] If all three are false, search engine keywords are disabled ***/ +user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false); +user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false); +user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false); +/* 0850c: disable location bar dropdown + * This value controls the total number of entries to appear in the location bar dropdown + * [NOTE] Items (bookmarks/history/openpages) with a high "frecency"/"bonus" will always + * be displayed (no we do not know how these are calculated or what the threshold is), + * and this does not affect the search by search engine suggestion (see 0808) + * [USAGE] This setting is only useful if you want to enable search engine keywords + * (i.e at least one of 0850b must be true) but you want to *limit* suggestions shown ***/ + // user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0); +/* 0850d: disable location bar autofill + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete ***/ +user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false); +user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed", false); +/* 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches (FF51+) + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/ ***/ +user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false); +/* 0860: disable search and form history + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history + * [NOTE] You can clear formdata on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/ + // user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", false); +/* 0861: disable saving form history on secure websites + * For convenience & functionality, this is best left at default true, + * especially as the web moves more and more to encrypted services + * You can clear form history on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/ + // user_pref("browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms", false); +/* 0862: disable browsing and download history + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Remember my browsing and download history + * [NOTE] You can clear history and downloads on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/ + // user_pref("places.history.enabled", false); +/* 0863: disable Form Autofill (FF54+) + * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome/ + * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill ***/ +user_pref("browser.formautofill.enabled", false); +/* 0870: disable Windows jumplist [WINDOWS] ***/ +user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.enabled", false); +user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false); +user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled", false); +user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled", false); +/* 0871: disable Windows taskbar preview [WINDOWS] ***/ +user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false); + +/*** 0900: PASSWORDS ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!"); +/* 0901: disable saving passwords + * [SETTING] Options>Security>Logins>Remember logins for sites + * [NOTE] This does not clear any passwords already saved ***/ + // user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false); +/* 0902: use a master password (recommended if you save passwords) + * There are no preferences for this. It is all handled internally. + * [SETTING] Options>Security>Logins>Use a master password + * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins ***/ +/* 0903: set how often Firefox should ask for the master password + * 0=the first time (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=every n minutes (as per the next pref) ***/ +user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2); +/* 0904: set how often in minutes Firefox should ask for the master password (see pref above) + * in minutes, default is 30 ***/ +user_pref("security.password_lifetime", 5); +/* 0905: disable auto-filling username & password form fields - SECURITY + * can leak in cross-site forms AND be spoofed + * [NOTE] Password will still be auto-filled after a user name is manually entered + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signon.autofillForms ***/ +user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false); +/* 0906: disable websites' autocomplete="off" (FF30+) + * Don't let sites dictate use of saved logins and passwords. Increase security through + * stronger password use. The trade-off is the convenience. Some sites should never be + * saved (such as banking sites). Set at true, informed users can make their own choice. ***/ +user_pref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", true); +/* 0907: display warnings for logins on non-secure (non HTTPS) pages + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217156 ***/ +user_pref("security.insecure_password.ui.enabled", true); +/* 0908: remove user & password info when attempting to fix an entered URL (i.e 0802 is true) + * e.g //user:password@foo -> //user@(prefix)foo(suffix) NOT //user:password@(prefix)foo(suffix) ***/ +user_pref("browser.fixup.hide_user_pass", true); +/* 0909: disable formless login capture for Password Manager (FF51+) ***/ +user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false); +/* 0910: disable autofilling saved passwords on HTTP pages and show warning (FF52+) + * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2017/insecure-login-forms-now-disable-autofill-show-warning-beneath-input-control/ + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217152 + * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319119 ***/ +user_pref("signon.autofillForms.http", false); +user_pref("security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled", true); + +/*** 1000: CACHE [SETUP] ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is maker!"); +/** CACHE ***/ +/* 1001: disable disk cache ***/ +user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false); +user_pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 0); +user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled", false); +user_pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run", false); +/* 1002: disable disk cache for SSL pages + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl ***/ +user_pref("browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl", false); +/* 1003: disable memory cache + * [NOTE] Not recommended due to performance issues ***/ + // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false); +/* 1004: disable offline cache ***/ +user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false); +/* 1005: disable fastback cache + * To improve performance when pressing back/forward Firefox stores visited pages + * so they don't have to be re-parsed. This is not the same as memory cache. + * 0=none, -1=auto (that's minus 1), or for other values see [1] + * [NOTE] Not recommended unless you know what you're doing + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers ***/ + // user_pref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 0); +/* 1006: disable permissions manager from writing to disk (requires restart) + * [NOTE] This means any permission changes are session only + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967812 ***/ + // user_pref("permissions.memory_only", true); // (hidden pref) +/* 1007: disable randomized FF HTTP cache decay experiments + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13575 ***/ +user_pref("browser.cache.frecency_experiment", -1); +/* 1008: set DNS cache and expiration time (default 400 and 60, same as TBB) ***/ + // user_pref("network.dnsCacheEntries", 400); + // user_pref("network.dnsCacheExpiration", 60); +/** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/ +/* 1020: disable the Session Restore service completely + * [WARNING] [SETUP] This also disables the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature + * It does not affect "Recently Closed Windows" or any history. ***/ +user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0); +user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0); +/* 1021: disable storing extra session data + * extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data + * define on which sites to save extra session data: + * 0=everywhere, 1=unencrypted sites, 2=nowhere ***/ +user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2); +/* 1022: disable resuming session from crash [SETUP] ***/ +user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false); +/* 1023: set the minimum interval between session save operations - increasing it + * can help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes, see [1] + * Default is 15000 (15 secs). Try 30000 (30sec), 60000 (1min) etc + * [WARNING] This can also affect entries in the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature: + * i.e the longer the interval the more chance a quick tab open/close won't be captured. + * This longer interval *may* affect history but we cannot replicate any history not recorded + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304389 ***/ +user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 30000); +/** FAVICONS ***/ +/* 1030: disable favicons in shortcuts + * URL shortcuts use a cached randomly named .ico file which is stored in your + * profile/shortcutCache directory. The .ico remains after the shortcut is deleted. + * If set to false then the shortcuts use a generic Firefox icon ***/ +user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false); +/* 1031: disable favicons in tabs and new bookmarks + * bookmark favicons are stored as data blobs in places.sqlite>moz_favicons ***/ + // user_pref("browser.chrome.site_icons", false); + // user_pref("browser.chrome.favicons", false); +/* 1032: disable favicons in web notifications ***/ +user_pref("alerts.showFavicons", false); + +/*** 1100: MULTI-PROCESS (e10s) + We recommend you let Firefox handle this. Until e10s is enforced, if + - all your add-ons have the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as true, then FF = e10s + - any add-ons have 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false, then FF != e10s + - any add-ons are missing the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag, then they *might* be disabled (FF53+) + [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/02/16/the-road-to-firefox-57-compatibility-milestones/ +***/ +/* 1101: start the browser in e10s mode (FF48+) + * about:support>Application Basics>Multiprocess Windows ***/ + // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart", true); + // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2", true); // (FF49+) (hidden pref) + // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.force-enable", true); // (hidden pref) + // user_pref("extensions.e10sBlocksEnabling", false); +/* 1102: control number of content rendering processes + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/change-how-many-processes-multi-process-firefox-uses/ + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207306 ***/ + // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount", 4); +/* 1103: enable WebExtension add-on code to run in a separate process (webext-oop) (FF53+) + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions/Implementing_APIs_out-of-process ***/ + // user_pref("extensions.webextensions.remote", true); +/* 1104: enforce separate content process for file://URLs (FF53+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147911 + * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/27/firefox-53-exclusive-content-process-for-local-files/ ***/ + // user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.separateFileUriProcess", true); +/* 1105: enable console shim warnings for add-ons with the 'multiprocessCompatible' flag as false ***/ +user_pref("dom.ipc.shims.enabledWarnings", true); +/* 1106: control number of WebExtension processes ***/ + // user_pref("dom.ipc.processCount.extension", 1); +/* 1110: set sandbox level. DO NOT MEDDLE WITH THESE. They are included to inform you NOT to play + * with them. The values are integers, but the code below deliberately contains a data mismatch + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Sandbox + * [2] http://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/23/how-to-change-firefoxs-sandbox-security-level/#comment-4105173 ***/ + // user_pref("security.sandbox.content.level", "donotuse"); + // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.default", "donotuse"); + // user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.flash", "donotuse"); +/* 1111: enable sandbox logging ***/ + // user_pref("security.sandbox.logging.enabled", true); + +/*** 1200: HTTPS ( SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HSTS / HPKP / CIPHERS ) + Note that your cipher and other settings can be used server side as a fingerprint attack + vector, see [1] (It's quite technical but the first part is easy to understand + and you can stop reading when you reach the second section titled "Enter Bro") + + Option 1: Use our settings to tighten up encryption options. It *is* a fingerprinting attack + vector, and we certainly do want to reduce any attack surface, but this is not how + you *DEFEAT* fingerprinting - to do that you need large numbers to buy into the same + enforced browser-wide settings (such as TBB), and/or you use OpSec. + Option 2: Use Firefox defaults for the 1260's items (item 1260 default for SHA-1, is local only + anyway). There is nothing *weak* about Firefox's defaults, but Mozilla (and other + browsers) will always lag for fear of breakage and upset end-users + + [1] https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/ + ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!"); +/** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/ +/* 1201: disable old SSL/TLS - vulnerable to a MiTM attack + * [WARNING] Tested Feb 2017 - still breaks too many sites + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/ + // user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true); +/* 1202: control TLS versions with min and max + * 1=min version of TLS 1.0, 2=min version of TLS 1.1, 3=min version of TLS 1.2 etc + * [WARNING] Firefox and Chrome currently allow TLS 1.0 by default, so this is your call. + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.tls.version.* + * [2] https://www.ssl.com/how-to/turn-off-ssl-3-0-and-tls-1-0-in-your-browser/ ***/ + // user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 2); +user_pref("security.tls.version.fallback-limit", 3); +user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1.3 +/* 1203: disable SSL session tracking (FF36+) + * SSL Session IDs speed up HTTPS connections (no need to renegotiate) and last for 48hrs. + * Since the ID is unique, web servers can (and do) use it for tracking. If set to true, + * this disables sending SSL Session IDs and TLS Session Tickets to prevent session tracking + * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077 + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=967977 ***/ +user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // (hidden pref) +/* 1204: disable SSL Error Reporting + * [1] https://gecko.readthedocs.org/en/latest/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/ +user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false); +user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false); +user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", ""); +/** OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) ***/ +/* 1210: enable OCSP Stapling + * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/ +user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true); +/* 1211: control use of OCSP responder servers to confirm current validity of certificates + * 0=disable, 1=validate only certificates that specify an OCSP service URL (default) + * 2=enable and use values in security.OCSP.URL and security.OCSP.signing. + * OCSP (non-stapled) leaks information about the sites you visit to the CA (cert authority) + * It's a trade-off between security (checking) and privacy (leaking info to the CA) + * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp ***/ +user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1); +/* 1212: enable OCSP revocation. When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox currently + * continues the connection. With OCSP revocation, Firefox terminates the connection instead. + * [WARNING] Since FF44 the default is false. If set to true, this may/will cause some + * site breakage. Some users have previously mentioned issues with youtube, microsoft etc + * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ ***/ + // user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true); +/** CERTS / HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) / HPKP (HTTP Public Key Pinning) ***/ +/* 1220: disable Windows 8.1's Microsoft Family Safety cert [WINDOWS] (FF50+) + * 0=disable detecting Family Safety mode and importing the root + * 1=only attempt to detect Family Safety mode (don't import the root) + * 2=detect Family Safety mode and import the root + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21686 ***/ +user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0); +/* 1221: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector) + * [NOTE] This may be better handled under FPI (ticket 1323644, part of Tor Uplift) + * [WARNING] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only. + * Saved logins and passwords are not available. Reset the pref and restart to return them. + * [TEST] https://fiprinca.0x90.eu/poc/ + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334485 - related bug + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216882 - related bug (see comment 9) ***/ + // user_pref("security.nocertdb", true); // (hidden pref) +/* 1222: enforce strict pinning + * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict + * [WARNING] If you rely on an AV (antivirus) to protect your web browsing + * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1 + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206 ***/ +user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2); +/* 1223: enforce HSTS preload list (default is true) + * The list is compiled into Firefox and used to always load those domains over HTTPS + * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/11/01/preloading-hsts/ + * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/HSTS_Preload_List ***/ +user_pref("network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist", true); +/** MIXED CONTENT ***/ +/* 1240: disable insecure active content on https pages - mixed content + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21323 ***/ +user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true); +/* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages - mixed context + * [WARNING] When set to true, this will visually break many sites (March 2017) ***/ + // user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true); +/* 1242: enable Mixed-Content-Blocker to use the HSTS cache but disable the HSTS Priming requests (FF51+) + * Allow resources from domains with an existing HSTS cache record or in the HSTS preload list + * to be upgraded to HTTPS internally but disable sending out HSTS Priming requests, because + * those may cause noticeable delays eg requests time out or are not handled well by servers + * [NOTE] If you want to use the priming requests make sure 'use_hsts' is also true + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246540#c145 ***/ +user_pref("security.mixed_content.use_hsts", true); +user_pref("security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming", false); +/** CIPHERS [see the section 1200 intro] ***/ +/* 1260: disable or limit SHA-1 + * 0=all SHA1 certs are allowed + * 1=all SHA1 certs are blocked (including perfectly valid ones from 2015 and earlier) + * 2=deprecated option that now maps to 1 + * 3=only allowed for locally-added roots (e.g. anti-virus) + * 4=only allowed for locally-added roots or for certs in 2015 and earlier + * [WARNING] When disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (eg security scanners and + * antivirus products, may fail to connect to HTTPS sites. SHA-1 is *almost* obsolete. + * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/18/phasing-out-sha-1-on-the-public-web/ ***/ +user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1); +/* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128) + * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security + * [2] http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack + * [3] http://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/ +user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false); +/* 1262: disable 128 bits ***/ +user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false); +user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false); +/* 1263: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange) + * [WARNING] May break obscure sites, but not major sites, which should support ECDH over DHE + * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH ***/ +user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false); +user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false); +/* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52 + * [NOTE] Commented out because it still breaks too many sites ***/ + // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false); + // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false); +/** UI (User Interface) ***/ +/* 1270: display warning (red padlock) for "broken security" + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation ***/ +user_pref("security.ssl.treat_unsafe_negotiation_as_broken", true); +/* 1271: control "Add Security Exception" dialog on SSL warnings + * 0=do neither 1=pre-populate url 2+pre-populate url + pre-fetch cert (default) + * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/210 ***/ +user_pref("browser.ssl_override_behavior", 1); +/* 1272: display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages + * only works when it's possible to add an exception + * i.e doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/) + * [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ ***/ +user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true); + +/*** 1400: FONTS ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!"); +/* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow) + * If you disallow fonts, this drastically limits/reduces font + * enumeration (by JS) which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector. + * [SETTING] Options>Content>Font & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose... + * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/ +user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0); +/* 1402: enable icon fonts (glyphs) (FF41+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=789788 ***/ +user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", true); +/* 1403: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/ +user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false); +/* 1404: set more legible default fonts + * [SETTING] Options>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Serif|Sans-serif|Monospace + * [SETUP] These are optional, comment out if you do not require them + * [NOTE] Been using this for 18 months, it really grows on you ***/ +user_pref("font.name.serif.x-unicode", "Georgia"); +user_pref("font.name.serif.x-western", "Georgia"); // default Times New Roman +user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode", "Arial"); +user_pref("font.name.sans-serif.x-western", "Arial"); // default Arial +user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-unicode", "Lucida Console"); +user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "Lucida Console"); // default Courier New +/* 1405: disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) ***/ +user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false); +/* 1406: disable CSS Font Loading API + * [SETUP] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. ***/ +user_pref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false); +/* 1407: disable special underline handling for a few fonts which you will probably never use. + * Any of these fonts on your system can be enumerated for fingerprinting. Requires restart. + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Font.blacklist.underline_offset ***/ +user_pref("font.blacklist.underline_offset", ""); +/* 1408: disable graphite which FF49 turned back on by default + * In the past it had security issues - need citation ***/ +user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false); +/* 1409: limit system font exposure to a whitelist (FF52+) [SETUP] + * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed. + * [NOTE] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy. If + * you block sites choosing fonts in 1401, this preference is irrelevant. In future, + * privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699) may cover this, and 1401 can be relaxed. + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1121643 ***/ + // user_pref("font.system.whitelist", ""); // (hidden pref) + +/*** 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS [SETUP] + Except for DNT (Do Not Track), referers are best controlled by an extension. + It is important to realize that it is *cross domain* referers that need + controlling, and this is best handled by EITHER 1603 or 1604, not both. + + Option 1: Recommended: Use an extension to block all referers, and then whitelist + sites on a granular, per domain level. + Option 2: As per the original settings below: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 1 (less breakage) + or 2 (more breakage) and leave XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) at default 0 + Option 3: Set XOriginPolicy (1603) to default 0 and set XOriginTrimmingPolicy (1604) to 2 + + full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234 + scheme+host+path+port: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html + scheme+host+port: https://example.com:8888 + + #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-referrer-for-privacy-in-firefox/ + ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!"); +/* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer + * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default) + * [NOTE] Recommended left at default. Focus on XSS and granular cross origin referer control ***/ +user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2); +/* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send + * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+path+port, 2=scheme+host+port + * [NOTE] Cross origin requests can be fine tuned in 1603 + 1604. Limiting same origin requests + * is rather pointless. Recommended left at default for zero same origin breakage ***/ +user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0); +/* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer [SETUP] + * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match + * [NOTE] 1=less breakage, possible leakage 2=less leakage, more breakage ***/ +user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1); +/* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send (FF52+) + * 0=send full URI (default) 1=scheme+host+path+port 2=scheme+host+port ***/ +user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0); +/* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer + * Spoofing increases your exposure to cross-site request forgeries ***/ +user_pref("network.http.referer.spoofSource", false); +/* 1606: ALL: set the default Referrer Policy (FF53+) + * 0=no-referer 1=same-origin 2=strict-origin-when-cross-origin + * 3=no-referrer-when-downgrade (default) + * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy + * [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/ + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304623 ***/ +user_pref("network.http.referer.userControlPolicy", 3); +/* 1607: TOR: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain (FF54+) + * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default. We recommend you use + * TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) which is specifically designed for the dark web + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305144 ***/ +user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true); +/* 1610: ALL: disable the DNT HTTP header (this is essentially USELESS and raises entropy) + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Tracking>Request that sites not track you + * [NOTE] If you use NoScript MAKE SURE to set the pref noscript.doNotTrack.enabled to match ***/ +user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", false); + +/*** 1700: CONTAINERS [SETUP] + [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/containers-experiment + [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers + [3] https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot-containers +***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1700 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!"); +/* 1701: enable [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs (FF50+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1279029 ***/ + // user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true); +/* 1702: enable Container Tabs (FF50+) + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Container Tabs>Enable Container Tabs ***/ + // user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", true); +/* 1703: enable a private container for thumbnail loads (FF51+) ***/ + // user_pref("privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled", true); +/* 1704: set long press behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu (FF53+) + * 0=disables long press, 1=when clicked, the menu is shown + * 2=the menu is shown after X milliseconds + * [NOTE] The menu does not contain a non-container tab option + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1328756 ***/ + // user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2); + +/*** 1800: PLUGINS ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!"); +/* 1801: set default plugin state (i.e new plugins on discovery) to never activate + * 0=disabled, 1=ask to activate, 2=active - you can override individual plugins ***/ +user_pref("plugin.default.state", 0); +user_pref("plugin.defaultXpi.state", 0); +/* 1802: enable click to play and set to 0 minutes ***/ +user_pref("plugins.click_to_play", true); +user_pref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0); +/* 1803: set a plugin state: 0=deactivated 1=ask 2=enabled (Flash example) + * you can set all these plugin.state's via Add-ons>Plugins or search for plugin.state in about:config + * [NOTE] You can still over-ride individual sites eg youtube via site permissions + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/ + // user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0); +/* 1804: disable plugins using external/untrusted scripts with XPCOM or XPConnect ***/ +user_pref("security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted", false); +/* 1805: disable scanning for plugins [WINDOWS] + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin_scanning + * plid.all = whether to scan the directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs. + * Used to detect RealPlayer, Java, Antivirus etc, but since FF52 only covers Flash ***/ +user_pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false); +/* 1820: disable all GMP (Gecko Media Plugins) [SETUP] + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/ +user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false); +user_pref("media.gmp.trial-create.enabled", false); +/* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module) [SETUP] ***/ +user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false); +user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false); +user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate", false); +/* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension) [SETUP] ***/ +user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false); // Options>Content>Play DRM Content +user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false); // hides "Play DRM Content" checkbox, restart required +/* 1840: disable the OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco to "Never Activate" + * and disable pings to the external update/download server + * This is the bundled codec used for video chat in WebRTC ***/ +user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) +user_pref("media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate", false); +user_pref("media.gmp-manager.url", "data:text/plain,"); + +/*** 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIC ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!"); +/* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) + * [1] https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/ +user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false); +user_pref("media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers", false); +user_pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", false); +user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.enabled", false); +user_pref("media.peerconnection.identity.timeout", 1); +user_pref("media.peerconnection.turn.disable", true); +user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.tcp", false); +user_pref("media.navigator.video.enabled", false); // video capability for WebRTC +/* 2002: limit WebRTC IP leaks if using WebRTC + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1189041 + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1297416 + * [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy ***/ +user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); // (FF42-FF50) +user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+) +/* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library), force bare minimum feature set if used & disable WebGL extensions + * [1] http://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl-new-dimension-browser-exploitation/ + * [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/13799/is-webgl-a-security-concern ***/ +user_pref("webgl.disabled", true); +user_pref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false); +user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true); +user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true); +user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true); +/* 2011: disable WebGL debug info being available to websites + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1171228 + * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info ***/ +user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false); +/* 2012: disable two more webgl preferences (FF51+) ***/ +user_pref("webgl.dxgl.enabled", false); // [WINDOWS] +user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false); +/* 2021: disable speech recognition + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechRecognition + * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis + * [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API ***/ +user_pref("media.webspeech.recognition.enable", false); +user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false); +/* 2022: disable screensharing ***/ +user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false); +user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains", ""); +user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false); +user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false); +/* 2023: disable camera stuff ***/ +user_pref("camera.control.face_detection.enabled", false); +/* 2024: enable/disable MSE (Media Source Extensions) + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2014/05/10/enable-media-source-extensions-firefox/ ***/ +user_pref("media.mediasource.enabled", true); +user_pref("media.mediasource.mp4.enabled", true); +user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled", true); +user_pref("media.mediasource.webm.enabled", true); +/* 2026: disable canvas capture stream + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/captureStream ***/ +user_pref("canvas.capturestream.enabled", false); +/* 2027: disable camera image capture + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16339 ***/ +user_pref("dom.imagecapture.enabled", false); +/* 2028: disable offscreen canvas + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas ***/ +user_pref("gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled", false); +/* 2030: disable auto-play of HTML5 media + * [WARNING] This may break video playback on various sites ***/ +user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled", false); +/* 2031: disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+) + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/14/firefox-51-blocks-automatic-audio-playback-in-non-active-tabs/ ***/ +user_pref("media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground", true); + +/*** 2200: UI MEDDLING + see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!"); +/* 2201: disable website control over browser right-click context menu + * [NOTE] Shift-Right-Click will always bring up the browser right-click context menu ***/ + // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false); +/* 2202: disable [new window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/ +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.location", true); +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.menubar", true); +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable", true); +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true); +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true); +/* 2203: disable [popup window] scripts hiding or disabling the following ***/ +user_pref("dom.disable_window_flip", true); // window z-order +user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true); +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.close", true); +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.minimizable", true); +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.personalbar", true); //bookmarks toolbar +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true); +user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true); +user_pref("dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows", false); +/* 2204: disable links opening in a new window + * This is to stop malicious window sizes and screen res leaks etc in conjunction + * with 2203 dom.disable_window_move_resize=true | 2418 full-screen-api.enabled=false + * [NOTE] You can still right click a link and select open in a new window + * [TEST] https://people.torproject.org/~gk/misc/entire_desktop.html + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/ +user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0); +/* 2205: disable "Confirm you want to leave" dialog on page close + * Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event. + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload + * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1043508 ***/ +user_pref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true); + +/*** 2300: WEB WORKERS [SETUP] + A worker is a JS "background task" running in a global context, i.e it is different from + the current window. Workers can spawn new workers (must be the same origin & scheme), + including service and shared workers. Shared workers can be utilized by multiple scripts + and communicate between browsing contexts (windows/tabs/iframes) and can even control your + cache. Push and web notifications require service workers, which in turn require workers. + + [WARNING] Disabling workers *will* break sites (eg Google Street View, Twitter). + It is recommended that you use a separate profile for these sorts of sites. + + [1] Web Workers: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API + [2] Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Worker + [3] Service Worker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ServiceWorker_API + [4] SharedWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SharedWorker + [5] ChromeWorker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ChromeWorker + ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!"); +/* 2301: disable workers + * [NOTE] CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-1949, CVE-2016-5287 (fixed) ***/ +user_pref("dom.workers.enabled", false); +/* 2302: disable service workers + * Service workers essentially act as proxy servers that sit between web apps, and the browser + * and network, are event driven, and can control the web page/site it is associated with, + * intercepting and modifying navigation and resource requests, and caching resources. + * [NOTE] Service worker APIs are hidden (in Firefox) and cannot be used when in PB mode. + * [NOTE] Service workers only run over HTTPS. Service Workers have no DOM access. ***/ +user_pref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false); +/* 2303: disable service workers' cache and cache storage ***/ +user_pref("dom.caches.enabled", false); +/* 2304: disable web notifications + * [NOTE] You can still override individual domains under site permissions (FF44+) + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API ***/ +user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false); +/* 2305: disable push notifications (FF44+) + * web apps can receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or + * not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Push_API ***/ +user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.push.connection.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.push.serverURL", ""); +user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", ""); + +/*** 2400: DOM & JAVASCRIPT ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!"); +/* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content + * [WARNING] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress + * this applies to onCut, onCopy, onPaste events - i.e you have to interact with + * the website for it to look at the clipboard + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/ ***/ +user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false); +/* 2403: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content (FF41+) + * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170911 ***/ +user_pref("dom.allow_cut_copy", false); // (hidden pref) +/* 2404: disable JS storing data permanently + * This setting WAS under about:permissions>All Sites>Maintain Offline Storage + * [NOTE] about:permissions is no longer available since FF46 but you can still override + * individual domains: use info icon in urlbar etc or right click on a web page>view page info + * [WARNING] [SETUP] If set as false (disabled), this WILL break some [old] add-ons and DOES + * break a lot of sites' functionality. Applies to websites, add-ons and session data. + * [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-indexeddb/ ***/ +user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", false); +/* 2410: disable User Timing API + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16336 ***/ +user_pref("dom.enable_user_timing", false); +/* 2411: disable resource/navigation timing ***/ +user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false); +/* 2412: disable timing attacks - javascript performance fingerprinting + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI ***/ +user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false); +/* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/ +user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false); +/* 2415: set max popups from a single non-click event - default is 20! ***/ +user_pref("dom.popup_maximum", 3); +/* 2415b: limit events that can cause a popup + * default is "change click dblclick mouseup notificationclick reset submit touchend" + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events ***/ +user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick"); +/* 2416: disable idle observation ***/ +user_pref("dom.idle-observers-api.enabled", false); +/* 2418: disable full-screen API + * This setting WAS under about:permissions>All Sites>Fullscreen + * [NOTE] about:permissions is no longer available since FF46 but you can still override + * individual domains: use info icon in urlbar etc or right click on a web page>view page info + * set to false=block, set to true=ask ***/ +user_pref("full-screen-api.enabled", false); +/* 2420: disable support for asm.js ( http://asmjs.org/ ) + * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/ + * [2] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/ + * [3] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2712 ***/ +user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false); +/* 2421: disable Ion and baseline JIT to help harden JS against exploits such as CVE-2015-0817 + * [WARNING] Causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss + * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817 ***/ + // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false); + // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false); +/* 2422: disable WebAssembly for now (FF52+) + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAssembly ***/ +user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false); +/* 2426: disable Intersection Observer API (FF53+) + * Almost a year to complete, three versions late to stable (as default false), + * number #1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an + * ad network API for "ad viewability checks" down to a pixel level + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Intersection_Observer_API + * [2] https://wicg.github.io/IntersectionObserver/ + * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243846 ***/ +user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled", false); +/* 2450a: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use + * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1098540 + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959985 ***/ +user_pref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false); +/* 2450b: display a notification when websites ask to store data for offline use + * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>Network>Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use ***/ +user_pref("browser.offline-apps.notify", true); +/* 2450c: set size of warning quota for offline cache (default 51200) + * Offline cache is only used in rare cases to store data locally. FF will store small amounts + * (default <50MB) of data in the offline (application) cache without asking for permission. ***/ + // user_pref("offline-apps.quota.warn", 51200); + +/*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!"); +/* 2501: disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023 ***/ +user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false); +/* 2503: disable giving away network info + * eg bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API + * [2] https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/ + * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426 ***/ +user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false); +/* 2504: disable virtual reality devices + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/ +user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.vr.oculus.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.vr.osvr.enabled", false); // (FF49+) +user_pref("dom.vr.openvr.enabled", false); // (FF51+) +/* 2505: disable media device enumeration (FF29+) + * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001) + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia + * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/enumerateDevices ***/ +user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false); +/* 2506: disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757 ***/ +user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false); +/* 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting (FF38+) (physical keyboards) + * The Keyboard API allows tracking the "read parameter" of pressed keys in forms on + * web pages. These parameters vary between types of keyboard layouts such as QWERTY, + * AZERTY, Dvorak, and between various languages, eg German vs English. + * [WARNING] Don't use if Android + physical keyboard + * [UPDATE] This MAY be incorporated better under privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699) + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code + * [2] https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21v.htm ***/ +user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition", false); +/* 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting + * [SETTING] Options>Advanced>General>Use hardware acceleration when available + * [NOTE] Changing this option changes BOTH these preferences + * [WARNING] [SETUP] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different) and impacts video performance + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration ***/ +user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", true); // [WINDOWS] +user_pref("layers.acceleration.disabled", true); +/* 2509: disable touch events [SETUP] + * fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Touch_events + * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286 ***/ +user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0); +/* 2510: disable Web Audio API (FF51+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288359 ***/ +user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false); +/* 2511: disable MediaDevices change detection (FF51+) (enabled by default starting FF52+) + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/devicechange + * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange ***/ +user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false); +/* 2512: disable device sensor API + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758 + * [2] https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/ + * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1357733 + * [4] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1292751 ***/ +user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false); +/* 2513: disable Presentation API + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/PresentationAPI + * [2] https://www.w3.org/TR/presentation-api/ ***/ +user_pref("dom.presentation.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.presentation.controller.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.presentation.discoverable", false); +user_pref("dom.presentation.discovery.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.presentation.receiver.enabled", false); +user_pref("dom.presentation.session_transport.data_channel.enable", false); +/* 2514: spoof (or limit?) number of CPU cores (also see 2699f) (FF48+) + * [WARNING] *may* affect core chrome/Firefox performance, will affect content. + * Highly recommended to leave this (dom) and use 2699f (navigator) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1008453 + * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21675 + * [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22127 + * [4] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/workers.html#navigator.hardwareconcurrency ***/ + // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", 2); +/* 2515: disable site specific zoom + * Zoom levels affect screen res and are highly fingerprintable. This does not stop you using + * zoom, it will just not use/remember any site specific settings. Zoom levels on new tabs + * and new windows are reset to default and only the current tab retains the current zoom ***/ +user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", false); + +/*** 2600: MISC - LEAKS / FINGERPRINTING / PRIVACY / SECURITY ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!"); +/* 2601: disable sending additional analytics to web servers + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/navigator.sendBeacon ***/ +user_pref("beacon.enabled", false); +/* 2602: discourage downloading to desktop (0=desktop 1=downloads 2=last used) + * [NOTE] To set your default "downloads": Options>General>Downloads>Save files to ***/ +user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2); +/* 2603: enforce user interaction for security by always asking the user where to download ***/ +user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false); +/* 2604: remove temp files opened with an external application + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=302433 ***/ +user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true); +/* 2605: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list ***/ +user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false); +/* 2606: disable hiding mime types (Options>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/ +user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false); +/* 2607: disable page thumbnail collection + * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/ +user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // (hidden pref) +/* 2608: disable JAR from opening Unsafe File Types ***/ +user_pref("network.jar.open-unsafe-types", false); +/* 2609: disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (FF44+) + * [NOTE] see [2] bug may cause black on black for elements with undefined colors + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232227 + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330876 ***/ +user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true); // (hidden pref) +/* 2611: disable WebIDE to prevent remote debugging and add-on downloads + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/ +user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false); +user_pref("devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters", false); +user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false); +user_pref("devtools.webide.enabled", false); +/* 2612: disable SimpleServiceDiscovery - which can bypass proxy settings - eg Roku + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/ +user_pref("browser.casting.enabled", false); +user_pref("gfx.layerscope.enabled", false); +/* 2614: disable HTTP2 (which was based on SPDY which is now deprecated) + * HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to enhance + * privacy, and in fact opens up a number of server-side fingerprinting opportunities + * [1] https://http2.github.io/faq/ + * [2] http://blog.scottlogic.com/2014/11/07/http-2-a-quick-look.html + * [3] https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2716278 + * [4] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/107 ***/ +user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled", false); +user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.deps", false); +user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2", false); +/* 2617: enable Firefox's built-in PDF reader [SETUP] + * [SETTING] Options>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF) + * This setting controls if the option "Display in Firefox" in the above setting is available + * and by effect controls whether PDFs are handled in-browser or externally ("Ask" or "Open With") + * [WHY USE false=default=view PDFs in Firefox] + * pdfjs is lightweight, open source and as secure as any pdf reader out there, certainly better and more + * vetted than most. Exploits are rare (1 serious case in 3 years), treated seriously and patched quickly. + * It doesn't break "state separation" of browser content (by not sharing with OS, independent apps). It + * maintains disk avoidance and application data isolation. It's convenient. You can still save to disk. + * [WHY USE true=open with or save to disk] + * If you think a particular external app is more secure... + * [NOTE] + * 1. See 2662 2: JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling it's own code (rare) ***/ +user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false); +/* 2618: enforce the proxy server to do any DNS lookups when using SOCKS + * eg in TOR, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination + * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy.socks_remote_dns + * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/ +user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true); +/* 2619: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS) + * [WARNING] A low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (eg gmail logins) + * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an add-on (eg NoRedirect). Default is 20 ***/ +user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10); +/* 2620: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard + * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089 + * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Middlemouse.contentLoadURL ***/ +user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false); +/* 2621: disable IPv6 (included for knowledge ONLY [WARNING] do not do this) + * This is all about covert channels such as MAC addresses being included/abused in the + * IPv6 protocol for tracking. If you want to mask your IP address, this is not the way + * to do it. It's 2016, IPv6 is here. Here are some old links + * 2010: https://www.christopher-parsons.com/ipv6-and-the-future-of-privacy/ + * 2011: https://iapp.org/news/a/2011-09-09-facing-the-privacy-implications-of-ipv6 + * 2012: http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment/ + * [NOTE] It is a myth that disabling IPv6 will speed up your internet connection + * [1] http://www.howtogeek.com/195062/no-disabling-ipv6-probably-wont-speed-up-your-internet-connection ***/ + // user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true); + // user_pref("network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4", true); +/* 2622: enforce a security delay when installing add-ons (milliseconds) + * default=1000, This also covers the delay in "Save" on downloading files. + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox + * [2] http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/ +user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700); +/* 2623: enable Strict File Origin Policy on local files + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy ***/ +user_pref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true); +/* 2624: enable Subresource Integrity (SRI) (FF43+) + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity + * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Subresource_Integrity ***/ +user_pref("security.sri.enable", true); +/* 2625: disable DNS requests for hostnames with a .onion TLD (FF45+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1228457 ***/ +user_pref("network.dns.blockDotOnion", true); +/* 2626: disable optional user agent token, default is false, included for completeness + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Gecko_user_agent_string_reference ***/ +user_pref("general.useragent.compatMode.firefox", false); +/* 2628: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/ +user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false); +user_pref("browser.uitour.url", ""); +/* 2629: disable remote JAR files being opened, regardless of content type + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215235 ***/ +user_pref("network.jar.block-remote-files", true); +/* 2662: disable "open with" in download dialog (FF50+) + * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor) + * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications. + * [SETUP] This may interfere with some users' workflow or methods + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281959 ***/ +user_pref("browser.download.forbid_open_with", true); +/* 2663: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) (FF51+) + * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/mathml.php + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173199 ***/ +user_pref("mathml.disabled", true); +/* 2664: disable DeviceStorage API + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DeviceStorageAPI ***/ +user_pref("device.storage.enabled", false); +/* 2665: remove webchannel whitelist ***/ +user_pref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", ""); +/* 2666: disable HTTP Alternative Services + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/#comment-3970881 ***/ +user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false); +user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false); +/* 2667: disable various developer tools in browser context + * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes + * [1] http://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/ +user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false); +/* 2668: lock down allowed extension directories + * [WARNING] This will break add-ons that do not use the default XPI directories + * [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/ + * [2] archived: http://archive.is/DYjAM ***/ +user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 1); // (hidden pref) +user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15); +/* 2669: remove paths when sending URLs to PAC scripts (FF51+) + * CVE-2017-5384: Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255474 ***/ +user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path", false); +/* 2670: disable "image/" mime types bypassing CSP (FF51+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288361 ***/ +user_pref("security.block_script_with_wrong_mime", true); +/* 2671: disable in-content SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) (FF53+) + * [WARNING] SVG is fairly common (~15% of the top 10K sites), so will cause some breakage + * including youtube player controls. Best left for "hardened" or specific profiles. + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216893 ***/ + // user_pref("svg.disabled", true); +/* 2672: enforce Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing security risk + * Firefox has *some* protections to mitigate the risk, but it is better to be safe + * than sorry. The downside: it will also display legitimate IDN's punycoded, which + * might be undesirable for users from countries with non-latin alphabets + * [TEST] https://www.xn--80ak6aa92e.com/ (www.apple.com) + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.IDN_show_punycode + * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/IDN_Display_Algorithm + * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack + * [4] CVE-2017-5383: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/ + * [5] https://www.xudongz.com/blog/2017/idn-phishing/ ***/ +user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true); +/* 2673: enable CSP (Content Security Policy) (default is true) + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/ +user_pref("security.csp.enable", true); +/* 2674: enable CSP 1.1 experimental hash-source directive (FF29+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=855326 + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=883975 ***/ +user_pref("security.csp.experimentalEnabled", true); + +/*** 2697: USER AGENT (UA) SPOOFING + Spoofing your UA to *LOWER* entropy *does* *not* *work*. It may even cause site breakage + depending on your values. Even if you spoof, like TBB (Tor Browser Bundle) does, as the + latest ESR, it still *does* *not* *work*. There are two main reasons for this. + 1. Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means. And when + those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy. Examples of leaks include + navigator objects, resource://URIs, locale, feature detection and more. + 2. You are not in a controlled set of significant numbers, where the values are enforced + by default. It works for TBB because for TBB, the spoofed values ARE their default. + * We do not recommend UA spoofing yourself, leave it to privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 2699) + * Values below are for example only based on the current ESR/TBB at the time of writing +***/ +/* 2697a: navigator.userAgent leaks in JS + * [NOTE] Setting this will break any UA spoofing add-on whitelisting ***/ + // user_pref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0"); // (hidden pref) +/* 2697b: navigator.buildID (see gecko.buildID in about:config) reveals build time + * down to the second which defeats user agent spoofing and can compromise OS etc + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=583181 ***/ + // user_pref("general.buildID.override", "20100101"); // (hidden pref) +/* 2697c: navigator.appName ***/ + //user_pref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); // (hidden pref) +/* 2697d: navigator.appVersion ***/ + // user_pref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); // (hidden pref) +/* 2697e: navigator.platform leaks in JS ***/ + // user_pref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); // (hidden pref) +/* 2697f: navigator.oscpu leaks in JS ***/ + // user_pref("general.oscpu.override", "Windows NT 6.1"); // (hidden pref) +/* 2697g: general.useragent.locale (related, see 0204) ***/ + +/*** 2698: FIRST PARTY ISOLATION (FPI) ***/ +/* 2698a: enable first party isolation pref and OriginAttribute (FF51+) + * [WARNING] Breaks lots of cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1260931 ***/ +/* 2698b: isolate favicons (FF52+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277803 ***/ +/* 2698c: isolate OCSP cache (FF52+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1264562 ***/ +/* 2698d: isolate Shared Workers (FF52+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268726 ***/ +/* 2698e: isolate SSL session cache (FF52+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1316283 ***/ +/* 2698f: isolate media cache (FF53+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317927 ***/ +/* 2698g: isolate HSTS and HPKP (FF54+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323644 ***/ +/* 2698h: isolate HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334690 ***/ +/* 2698i: isolate SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334693 ***/ +/* 2698j: isolate DNS cache (FF55+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337893 ***/ +/* 2698k: isolate blob: URI (FF55+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344170 ***/ + // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true); + // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true); // (FF54+) + +/*** 2699: TOR UPLIFT: privacy.resistFingerprinting + This preference will be used as a generic switch for a wide range of items. + This section will attempt to list all the ramifications and Mozilla tickets ***/ +/* 2699a: limit window.screen & CSS media queries providing large amounts of identifiable info. + * POC: http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (screen, usable screen, and browser window will match) + * [NOTE] Does not cover everything yet - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216800 + * [NOTE] This will probably make your values pretty unique until you resize or snap the + * inner window width + height into standard/common resolutions (mine is at 1366x768) + * To set a size, open a XUL (chrome) page (such as about:config) which is at 100% zoom, hit + * Shift+F4 to open the scratchpad, type window.resizeTo(1366,768), hit Ctrl+R to run. Test + * your window size, do some math, resize to allow for all the non inner window elements + * [TEST] http://browserspy.dk/screen.php + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=418986 ***/ +/* 2699b: spoof screen orientation + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281949 ***/ +/* 2699c: hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1281963 ***/ +/* 2699d: set new window sizes to round to hundreds (FF55+) [SETUP] + * [NOTE] If override values are too big, the code determines it for you + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330882 + * [2] https://metrics.mozilla.com/firefox-hardware-report/ ***/ + // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1366); + // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 768); +/* 2699e: spoof timezone as UTC 0 (FF55+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330890 ***/ +/* 2699f: spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (also see 2514) (FF55+) + * This spoof *shouldn't* affect core chrome/Firefox performance + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360039 ***/ +/* 2699g: reduce precision of time exposed by javascript (FF55+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217238 ***/ +user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); // (hidden pref) + +/*** 2700: COOKIES & DOM STORAGE ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!"); +/* 2701: disable cookies on all sites [SETUP] + * You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension (eg Cookie Controller) + * 0=allow all 1=allow same host 2=disallow all 3=allow 3rd party if it already set a cookie + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites ***/ +user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 2); +/* 2702: set third-party cookies (if enabled, see above pref) to session-only + * [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/ + * [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly ***/ +user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", true); +/* 2703: set cookie lifetime policy + * 0=until they expire (default), 2=until you close Firefox, 3=for n days (see next pref) + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>History>Custom Settings>Accept cookies from sites>Keep until ***/ + // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 0); +/* 2704: set cookie lifetime in days (see above pref) - default is 90 days ***/ + // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetime.days", 90); +/* 2705: disable dom storage + * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality. + * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/ + // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false); +/* 2706: disable Storage API + * The API gives sites the ability to find out how much space they can use, how much + * they are already using, and even control whether or not they need to be alerted + * before the user agent disposes of site data in order to make room for other things. + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/StorageManager + * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage_API + * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2017/03/07/firefox-l10n-report-aurora-54/ ***/ +user_pref("dom.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF51+) +user_pref("browser.storageManager.enabled", false); // (FF53+) +/* 2707: clear localStorage and UUID when a WebExtension is uninstalled + * [NOTE] Both preferences must be the same + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/local + * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213990 ***/ +user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall", false); +user_pref("extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall", false); +/* 2708: disable HTTP sites setting cookies with the "secure" directive (default: true) (FF52+) + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases/52#HTTP ***/ +user_pref("network.cookie.leave-secure-alone", true); + +/*** 2800: SHUTDOWN [SETUP] + You should set the values to what suits you best. Be aware that the settings below clear + browsing, download and form history, but not cookies (we expect you to use an extension). + [NOTE] In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the + firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced + ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!"); +/* 2802: enable Firefox to clear history items on shutdown + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/ +user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true); +/* 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown + * [SETTING] Options>Privacy>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings + * [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value + * but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently + * However, this may not always be the case. The interface combines and syncs these + * prefs when set from there, and the sanitize code may change at any time ***/ +user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true); +user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false); +user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", true); // see note above +user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History +user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", true); // Browsing & Download History +user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data +user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true); // Active Logins +user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences +/* 2804: set what history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above) + * This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History + * [NOTE] Regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog + * for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' ***/ +user_pref("privacy.cpd.cache", true); +user_pref("privacy.cpd.cookies", false); + // user_pref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above +user_pref("privacy.cpd.formdata", true); // Form & Search History +user_pref("privacy.cpd.history", true); // Browsing & Download History +user_pref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data +user_pref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed +user_pref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // Active Logins +user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences +/* 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (clear session restore data) (FF34+) + * [NOTE] There is a years-old bug that these cause two windows when Firefox restarts. + * You do not need these anyway if session restore is disabled (see 1020) ***/ + // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", true); + // user_pref("privacy.cpd.openWindows", true); +/* 2806: reset default 'Time range to clear' for 'Clear Recent History' (see 2804) + * Firefox remembers your last choice. This will reset the value when you start Firefox. + * 0=everything, 1=last hour, 2=last two hours, 3=last four hours + * 4=today, 5=last five minutes, 6=last twenty-four hours + * [NOTE] The values 5 + 6 are not listed in the dropdown, which will display a + * blank value if they are used, but they do work as advertised ***/ +user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0); + +/*** 3000: PERSONAL SETTINGS [SETUP] + Settings that are handy to migrate and/or are not in the Options interface. Users + can put their own non-security/privacy/fingerprinting/tracking stuff here ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "3000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!"); +/* 3001: disable annoying warnings ***/ +user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false); +user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false); +user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false); +user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false); +/* 3001a: disable warning when a domain requests full screen + * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Using_full_screen_mode ***/ + // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0); + // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0); +/* 3002: disable closing browser with last tab ***/ +user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false); +/* 3004: disable backspace (0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing) ***/ +user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2); +/* 3005: disable autocopy default (linux) ***/ + // user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false); +/* 3006: disable enforced add-on signing (FF43+) + * [NOTE] Only applicable to Nightly and ESR (FF48+) + * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Documentation ***/ + // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false); +/* 3007: open new windows in a new tab instead + * 1=current window, 2=new window, 3=most recent window + * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>Open new windows in a new tab instead ***/ +user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3); +/* 3009: enable APZ (Async Pan/Zoom) - requires e10s + * [1] http://www.ghacks.net/2015/07/28/scrolling-in-firefox-to-get-a-lot-better-thanks-to-apz/ ***/ + // user_pref("layers.async-pan-zoom.enabled", true); +/* 3010: enable ctrl-tab previews ***/ +user_pref("browser.ctrlTab.previews", true); +/* 3011: don't open "page/selection source" in a tab. The window used instead is cleaner + * and easier to use and move around (eg developers/multi-screen). ***/ +user_pref("view_source.tab", false); +/* 3012: control spellchecking: 0=none, 1-multi-line controls, 2=multi-line & single-line controls ***/ +user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 1); +/* 3013: disable automatic "Work Offline" status + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=620472 + * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Online_and_offline_events ***/ +user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false); +/* 3015: disable tab animation, speed things up a little ***/ +user_pref("browser.tabs.animate", false); +/* 3016: disable fullscreeen animation. Test using F11. + * Animation is smother but is annoyingly slow, while no animation can be startling ***/ +user_pref("browser.fullscreen.animate", false); +/* 3017: set submenu delay in milliseconds. 0=instant while a small number allows + * a mouse pass over menu items without any submenus alarmingly shooting out ***/ +user_pref("ui.submenuDelay", 150); // (hidden pref) +/* 3018: set maximum number of daily bookmark backups to keep (default is 15) ***/ +user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2); +/* 3020: control urlbar click behaviour (with defaults) ***/ +user_pref("browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll", true); +user_pref("browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll", false); +/* 3021a: control tab behaviours (with defaults) + * open links in a new tab immediately to the right of parent tab, not far right ***/ +user_pref("browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent", true); +/* 3021b: switch to the parent tab (if it has one) on close, rather than + * to the adjacent right tab if it exists or to the adjacent left tab if it doesn't. + * [NOTE] Requires browser.link.open_newwindow set to 3 (see pref 3007) ***/ +user_pref("browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose", true); +/* 3021c: stay on the parent tab when opening links in a new tab + * [SETTING] Options>General>Tabs>When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately ***/ +user_pref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground", true); +/* 3021d: set behavior of pages normally meant to open in a new window (such as target="_blank" + * or from an external program), but that have instead been loaded in a new tab. + * true: load the new tab in the background, leaving focus on the current tab + * false: load the new tab in the foreground, taking the focus from the current tab. ***/ +user_pref("browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground", false); +/* 3022: hide recently bookmarked items (you still have the original bookmarks) (FF49+) ***/ +user_pref("browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked", false); +/* 3024: enable "Find As You Type" + * [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.typeaheadfind ***/ + // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true); +/* 3025: enable/disable various media types ***/ + // user_pref("media.mp4.enabled", false); + // user_pref("media.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+) + // user_pref("media.ogg.enabled", false); + // user_pref("media.ogg.flac.enabled", false); // (FF51+) + // user_pref("media.opus.enabled", false); + // user_pref("media.raw.enabled", false); + // user_pref("media.wave.enabled", false); + // user_pref("media.webm.enabled", false); + // user_pref("media.wmf.enabled", false); // https://www.youtube.com/html5 - for the two H.264 entries +/* 3026: disable "Reader View" ***/ + // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); +/* 3027: decode URLs on copy from the urlbar (FF53+) + * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320061 ***/ +user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true); +/* 3028: disable middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [WINDOWS] [MAC] ***/ + // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false); +/* 3029: disable Firefox Screenshots (FF54+) + * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/28/firefox-screenshots-integrated-in-firefox-nightly/ + * [2] https://github.com/mozilla-services/screenshots ***/ + // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.system-disabled", true); + +/* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/ +user_pref("ghacks_user.js.parrot", "No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue"); + +/*** 9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED + Documentation denoted as [-]. Numbers may be re-used. See [1] for a link-clickable, + viewer-friendly version of the deprecated bugzilla tickets. To enable a section + change /* FFxx to // FFxx. The original state of each pref has been preserved, + or changed to match the current setup, but you are advised to review them. + [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123 +***/ +/* FF42 and older +// 2607: (25+) disable page thumbnails - replaced by browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=897811 +user_pref("pageThumbs.enabled", false); +// 2503: (31+) disable network API - replaced by dom.netinfo.enabled + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960426 +user_pref("dom.network.enabled", false); +// 2620: (35+) disable WebSockets + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1091016 +user_pref("network.websocket.enabled", false); +// 1610: (36+) set DNT "value" to "not be tracked" (FF21+) + // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Privacy.donottrackheader.value + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042135#c101 + // user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1); +// 2023: (37+) disable camera autofocus callback + // The API will be superceded by the WebRTC Capture and Stream API + // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/API/CameraControl/ + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107683 +user_pref("camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled", false); +// 0415: (41+) disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) - removed or replaced by various + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1109475 +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL", ""); // removed +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL", ""); // removed +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", ""); // removed +// 1804: (41+) disable plugin enumeration + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1169945 +user_pref("plugins.enumerable_names", ""); +// 2614: (41+) disable HTTP2 (draft) + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1132357 +user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft", false); +// 2803: (42+) clear passwords on shutdown + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102184 + // user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords", false); +// 3001a: (42+) disable warning when a domain requests full screen + // replaced by setting full-screen-api.warning.timeout to zero + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1160017 + // user_pref("full-screen-api.approval-required", false); +// ***/ +/* FF43 +// 0410's: disable safebrowsing urls & updates - replaced by various + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372 + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL +// 0420's: disable tracking protection - replaced by various + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107372 + // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL + // user_pref("browser.trackingprotection.updateURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL +// 1803: remove plugin finder service + // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pfs.datasource.url + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1202193 +user_pref("pfs.datasource.url", ""); +// 3003: disable new search panel UI + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1119250 + // user_pref("browser.search.showOneOffButtons", false); +// ***/ +/* FF44 +// 0414: disable safebrowsing's real-time binary checking (google) (FF43+) + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1237103 +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL", ""); // browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL +// 1200's: block rc4 whitelist + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215796 +user_pref("security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list", false); +// 2301: disable SharedWorkers + // [1] https://bugs.torproject.org/15562 + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1207635 +user_pref("dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled", false); +// 2403: disable scripts changing images + // [TEST] http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp?filename=tryjsref_img_src2 + // [WARNING] Will break some sites such as Google Maps and a lot of web apps + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=773429 + // user_pref("dom.disable_image_src_set", true); +// ***/ +/* FF45 +// 1021b: disable deferred level of storing extra session data 0=all 1=http-only 2=none + // extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235379 +user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred", 2); +// ***/ +/* FF46 +// 0333a: disable health report + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234526 +user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled", false); // (hidden pref) +user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI", ""); // (hidden pref) +// 0334b: disable FHR (Firefox Health Report) v2 data being sent to Mozilla servers + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234522 +user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2", false); +// 0373: disable "Pocket" - replaced by extensions.pocket.* + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215694 +user_pref("browser.pocket.enabled", false); +user_pref("browser.pocket.api", ""); +user_pref("browser.pocket.site", ""); +user_pref("browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey", ""); +// 0414: disable safebrowsing pref - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1239587 +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL", ""); // Google application reputation check +// 0420: disable polaris (part of Tracking Protection, never used in stable) + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1235565 + // user_pref("browser.polaris.enabled", false); +// ***/ +/* FF47 +// 0330b: set unifiedIsOptIn to make sure telemetry respects OptIn choice and that telemetry + // is enabled ONLY for people that opted into it, even if unified Telemetry is enabled + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580 +user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn", true); // (hidden pref) +// 0333b: disable about:healthreport page UNIFIED + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236580 +user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified", "data:text/plain,"); +// 0807: disable history manipulation + // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Manipulating_the_browser_history + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1249542 +user_pref("browser.history.allowPopState", false); +user_pref("browser.history.allowPushState", false); +user_pref("browser.history.allowReplaceState", false); +// ***/ +/* FF48 +// 0806: disable 'unified complete': 'Search with [default search engine]' + // [-] http://techdows.com/2016/05/firefox-unified-complete-aboutconfig-preference-removed.html + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181078 +user_pref("browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete", false); +// ***/ +/* FF49 +// 0372: disable "Hello" + // [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox-hello/ + // [2] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/94284/how-secure-is-firefox-hello + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287827 +user_pref("loop.enabled", false); +user_pref("loop.server", ""); +user_pref("loop.feedback.formURL", ""); +user_pref("loop.feedback.manualFormURL", ""); +user_pref("loop.facebook.appId", ""); +user_pref("loop.facebook.enabled", false); +user_pref("loop.facebook.fallbackUrl", ""); +user_pref("loop.facebook.shareUrl", ""); +user_pref("loop.logDomains", false); +// 2202: disable new window scrollbars being hidden + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257887 +user_pref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars", true); +// 2303: disable push notification (UDP wake-up) + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265914 +user_pref("dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", false); +// ***/ +/* FF50 +// 0101: disable Windows10 intro on startup [WINDOWS] + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274633 +user_pref("browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL", ""); +// 0308: disable plugin update notifications + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905 +user_pref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false); +// 0410: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" - replaced by browser.safebrowsing.phishing.enabled + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1025965 + // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.enabled", false); +// 1266: disable rc4 ciphers + // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17369 + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1268728 + // [-] https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2016/rc4-support-has-been-completely-removed/ +user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha", false); +user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha", false); +user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5", false); +user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha", false); +// 1809: remove Mozilla's plugin update URL + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1277905 +user_pref("plugins.update.url", ""); +// ***/ +/* FF51 +// 1851: delay play of videos until they're visible + // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1180563 + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1262053 +user_pref("media.block-play-until-visible", true); +// 2504: disable virtual reality devices + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1250244 +user_pref("dom.vr.oculus050.enabled", false); +// 2614: disable SPDY + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1248197 +user_pref("network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1", false); +// ***/ +/* FF52 +// 1601: disable referer from an SSL Website + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308725 +user_pref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false); +// 1850: disable Adobe EME "Primetime CDM" (Content Decryption Module) + // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16285 + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329538 // FF52 + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337121 // FF52 + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329543 // FF53 +user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled", false); +user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible", false); +user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false); +// 2405: disable WebTelephony API + // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309719 +user_pref("dom.telephony.enabled", false); +// 2502: disable Battery Status API. Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that + // was fixed. However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy. + // eg: do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc + // [1] http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/ + // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1124127 + // [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/battery-status/ + // [4] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/02/battery-status-indicators-tracking-online + // [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code. + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313580 +user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false); +// ***/ +/* FF53 +// 1265: block rc4 fallback + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1130670 +user_pref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false); +// 1806: disable Acrobat, Quicktime, WMP (the string = min version number allowed) + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317109 + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317110 + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317108 +user_pref("plugin.scan.Acrobat", "99999"); +user_pref("plugin.scan.Quicktime", "99999"); +user_pref("plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer", "99999"); +// 2022: disable screensharing + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329562 +user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms", false); +// 2507: disable keyboard fingerprinting + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322736 +user_pref("dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled", false); +// ***/ +/* FF54 +// 0415: disable reporting URLs (safe browsing) + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288633 +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); +user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); +// 1830: block websites detecting DRM is disabled + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242321 +user_pref("media.eme.apiVisible", false); +// 2425: disable Archive Reader API + // i.e reading archive contents directly in the browser, through DOM file objects + // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342361 +user_pref("dom.archivereader.enabled", false); +// ***/