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move dom.battery.enabled back to 2500 from 9999 (#486)

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* move dom.battery.enabled back to 2500 from 9999

* make it inactive, clear out old links
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earthlng 2018-08-15 19:04:25 +00:00 committed by Thorin-Oakenpants
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commit 9e1c368cd9
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@ -1164,6 +1164,13 @@ user_pref("javascript.options.shared_memory", false);
/*** 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
/* 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.
* e.g. do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
* [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code. see [1]
* [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1313580 ***/
// user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
/* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
* [WARNING] [SETUP] Optional protection depending on your connected devices
* [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
@ -1897,17 +1904,6 @@ user_pref("media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate", false);
// [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/Security/WebTelephony
// [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/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.
// e.g. do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
// [1] https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/battery-attributes-can-be-used-to-track-web-users/
// [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/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/1313580
user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
// ***/
/* ESR52.x still uses all the following prefs