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This is a general rant (not aimed at anyone) .. enjoy Getting fucking pressured and attacked at ghacks.net comments to make it active (both on and off), getting pressured here to fucking include (and fucking maintain it: yeah it's all good when you don't have to do the work), getting fucking criticized before I even do anything about it, getting fucking criticized for removing it, getting fucking criticized for not adding more to it (e.g bugs like trr=3) - and the whole fucking thing is a bit divisive and opinions on it are like assholes, every one has one. Whatever I do I am on a fucking losing streak and people will bitch and/or be sarcastic. And this pref on it's own is fucking useless: it doesn't change anything as far as unwanted changes go. And I'm not fucking interested in more prefs (too many bugs, too many upcoming changes): one day, when some of the more serious bugs are fixed, and the UI is polished, then *maybe* the section 0720's can be expanded to include other settings. But by then, I can just say: go use the fucking UI. Have I used the word fuck enough .. only eleven times .. should be more. Since 95% of the work falls on earthlng and myself: I reserve the right to not include a DoH section (for my own sanity)
user.js
A user.js is a configuration file that can control hundreds of Firefox settings. For a more technical breakdown and explanation, you can read more on the overview wiki page.
ghacks user.js
The ghacks user.js is a template which aims to provide as much privacy and enhanced security as possible, and to reduce tracking and fingerprinting as much as possible - while minimizing any loss of functionality and breakage (but it will happen).
Everyone, experts included, should at least read the implementation wiki page, as it contains important information regarding a few ghacks user.js settings.
Note that we do not recommend connecting over Tor on Firefox. Use the Tor Browser if your threat model calls for it, or for accessing hidden services.
Also be aware that this user.js is made specifically for desktop Firefox. Using it as-is in other Gecko-based browsers can be counterproductive, especially in the Tor Browser.
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acknowledgments
Literally thousands of sources, references and suggestions. That said...
- Martin Brinkmann at ghacks 1
- The ghacks community and commentators
- 12bytes
- The 12bytes article now uses this user.js and supplements it with an additional JS hosted at Codeberg
1 The ghacks user.js was an independent project by Thorin-Oakenpants started in early 2015 and was first published at ghacks in August 2015. With Martin Brinkmann's blessing, it will keep the ghacks name.
