diff --git a/user.js b/user.js index c60aa3e..996f8c5 100644 --- a/user.js +++ b/user.js @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // (hidden pref) * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/03/14/firefox-55-geolocation-requires-secure-origin/ ***/ user_pref("geo.security.allowinsecure", false); -/*** 0300: QUIET FOX [PART 1] +/*** 0300: QUIET FOX No auto-phoning home for anything. You can still do manual updates. It is still important to do updates for security reasons. [WARNING] [SETUP] If you don't auto update, make sure you do manually. There are many legitimate reasons to turn off AUTO updates, including hijacked @@ -239,40 +239,37 @@ user_pref("services.blocklist.signing.enforced", true); // user_pref("services.blocklist.addons.collection", ""); // user_pref("services.blocklist.plugins.collection", ""); // user_pref("services.blocklist.gfx.collection", ""); -/* 0410: disable 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) - * To use safebrowsing but not "leak" binary download info to Google, only use 0410e and 0410f - * #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/ - * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing ***/ -/* 0410a: disable "Block dangerous and deceptive content" (under Options>Security) - * Until FF48 this was titled "Block reported web forgeries" - * It covers deceptive sites such as phishing and social engineering ***/ +/* SAFE BROWSING (SN) + 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+) -/* 0410b: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Security) - * Until FF48 this was titled "Block reported attack sites" - * It covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/ +/* 0411: disable "Block dangerous downloads" (under Options>Security) + * This covers malware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) ***/ // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled", false); -/* 0410b: disable "Warn me about unwanted and uncommon software" (under Options>Security) (FF48+) ***/ +/* 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+) -/* 0410c: disable Google safebrowsing downloads, updates ***/ +/* 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+) -/* 0410e: disable binaries NOT in local lists being checked by Google (real-time checking) ***/ +/* 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", ""); -/* 0410f: disable reporting URLs ***/ +/* 0415: disable reporting URLs ***/ user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL", ""); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); @@ -282,8 +279,8 @@ user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); / user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL", ""); // (FF54+) -/* 0410g: show=true or hide=false the '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 +/* 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", true);