/* * INDEX: 0100: STARTUP 0200: GEOLOCATION / LANGUAGE / LOCALE 0300: QUIET FOX 0400: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING 0500: SYSTEM ADD-ONS / EXPERIMENTS 0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND 0700: HTTP* / TCP/IP / DNS / PROXY / SOCKS etc 0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS 0900: PASSWORDS 1000: CACHE / SESSION (RE)STORE / FAVICONS 1200: HTTPS (SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HPKP / CIPHERS) 1400: FONTS 1600: HEADERS / REFERERS 1700: CONTAINERS 1800: PLUGINS 2000: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIC 2200: WINDOW MEDDLING & LEAKS / POPUPS 2300: WEB WORKERS 2400: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL) & JAVASCRIPT 2500: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING 2600: MISCELLANEOUS 2700: PERSISTENT STORAGE 2800: SHUTDOWN 4000: FPI (FIRST PARTY ISOLATION) 4500: RFP (RESIST FINGERPRINTING) 4600: RFP ALTERNATIVES 4700: RFP ALTERNATIVES (USER AGENT SPOOFING) 5000: PERSONAL 9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED / LEGACY / RENAMED */ /* START: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors * [NOTE] In FF60+, not all syntax errors cause parsing to abort i.e. reaching the last debug * pref no longer necessarily means that all prefs have been applied. Check the console right * after startup for any warnings/error messages related to non-applied prefs * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/nnethercote/2018/03/09/a-new-preferences-parser-for-firefox/ ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "START: Oh yes, the Norwegian Blue... what's wrong with it?" ); /* 0000: disable about:config warning * FF71-72: chrome://global/content/config.xul * FF73+: chrome://global/content/config.xhtml ***/ user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false); // XUL/XHTML version user_pref("browser.aboutConfig.showWarning", false); // HTML version [FF71+] /*** [SECTION 0100]: STARTUP ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0100 syntax error: the parrot's dead!"); /* 0101: disable default browser check * [SETTING] General>Startup>Always check if Firefox is your default browser ***/ user_pref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false); user_pref("browser.newtab.preload", false); /* 0105: disable Activity Stream stuff (AS) * AS is the default homepage/newtab in FF57+, based on metadata and browsing behavior. * **NOT LISTING ALL OF THESE: USE THE PREFERENCES UI** * [SETTING] Home>Firefox Home Content>... to show/hide what you want ***/ /* 0105a: disable Activity Stream telemetry ***/ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.telemetry", false); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry", false); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites", false); // [FF83+] /* 0105b: disable Activity Stream Snippets * Runs code received from a server (aka Remote Code Execution) and sends information back to a metrics server * [1] https://abouthome-snippets-service.readthedocs.io/ ***/ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets", false); /* 0105c: disable Activity Stream Top Stories, Pocket-based and/or sponsored content ***/ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false); user_pref( "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false ); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored", false); user_pref( "browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.discoverystreamfeed", false ); // [FF66+] /* 0105e: clear default topsites * [NOTE] This does not block you from adding your own ***/ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.default.sites", ""); /*** [SECTION 0200]: GEOLOCATION / LANGUAGE / LOCALE ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!" ); /** GEOLOCATION ***/ /* 0201: disable Location-Aware Browsing /* 0203: use Mozilla geolocation service instead of Google when geolocation is enabled [FF74+] * Optionally enable logging to the console (defaults to false) ***/ user_pref( "geo.provider.network.url", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%" ); user_pref("geo.provider.network.logging.enabled", true); // [HIDDEN PREF] /* 0204: disable using the OS's geolocation service ***/ user_pref("geo.provider.ms-windows-location", false); // [WINDOWS] user_pref("geo.provider.use_corelocation", false); // [MAC] user_pref("geo.provider.use_gpsd", false); // [LINUX] /* 0207: disable region updates * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/modules/toolkit_modules/Region.html ***/ user_pref("browser.region.network.url", ""); // [FF78+] user_pref("browser.region.update.enabled", false); // [[FF79+] /* 0208: set search region * [NOTE] May not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your region (see 0207) ***/ // user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // [HIDDEN PREF] /** LANGUAGE / LOCALE ***/ /* 0210: set preferred language for displaying web pages * [TEST] https://addons.mozilla.org/about ***/ user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en"); /* 0211: enforce US English locale regardless of the system locale * [SETUP-WEB] May break some input methods e.g xim/ibus for CJK languages [1] * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=867501,1629630 ***/ user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // [HIDDEN PREF] /*** [SECTION 0300]: QUIET FOX We only disable the auto-INSTALL of Firefox (app) updates. You still get prompts to update, and it only takes one click. We highly discourage disabling auto-CHECKING for updates. ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!" ); /* 0320: disable about:addons' Recommendations pane (uses Google Analytics) ***/ user_pref("extensions.getAddons.showPane", false); // [HIDDEN PREF] /* 0321: disable recommendations in about:addons' Extensions and Themes panes [FF68+] ***/ user_pref("extensions.htmlaboutaddons.recommendations.enabled", false); /* 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 * [NOTE] FF58+ 'toolkit.telemetry.enabled' is now LOCKED to reflect prerelease * or release builds (true and false respectively) [2] * ***/ user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); // see [NOTE] user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "data:,"); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false); user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled", false); // [FF55+] user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.shutdownPingSender.enabled", false); // [FF55+] user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.updatePing.enabled", false); // [FF56+] user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.bhrPing.enabled", false); // [FF57+] Background Hang Reporter user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.firstShutdownPing.enabled", false); // [FF57+] /* 0331: disable Telemetry Coverage * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2018/08/20/effectively-measuring-search-in-firefox/ ***/ user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.coverage.opt-out", true); // [HIDDEN PREF] user_pref("toolkit.coverage.opt-out", true); // [FF64+] [HIDDEN PREF] user_pref("toolkit.coverage.endpoint.base", ""); /* 0340: disable Health Reports * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Firefox Data Collection & Use>Allow Firefox to send technical... data ***/ user_pref("datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled", false); /* 0341: disable new data submission, master kill switch [FF41+] * If disabled, no policy is shown or upload takes place, ever * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1195552 ***/ user_pref("datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled", false); /* 0342: disable Studies (see 0503) * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Firefox Data Collection & Use>Allow Firefox to install and run studies ***/ user_pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false); /* 0343: disable personalized Extension Recommendations in about:addons and AMO [FF65+] * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/personalized-extension-recommendations ***/ user_pref("browser.discovery.enabled", false); /* 0350: disable Crash Reports ***/ user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", ""); user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false); // [FF44+] user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // [FF51+] /* 0351: disable backlogged Crash Reports * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Firefox Data Collection & Use>Allow Firefox to send backlogged crash reports ***/ user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false); // [FF58+] /* 0390: disable Captive Portal detection * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/08/how-captive-portals-interfere-wireless-security-and-privacy * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal ***/ user_pref("captivedetect.canonicalURL", ""); user_pref("network.captive-portal-service.enabled", false); // [FF52+] /* 0391: disable Network Connectivity checks [FF65+] * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1460537 ***/ user_pref("network.connectivity-service.enabled", false); /*** [SECTION 0400]: BLOCKLISTS / SAFE BROWSING (SB) ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0400 syntax error: the parrot's passed on!"); /** BLOCKLISTS ***/ /* 0401: enforce Firefox blocklist * [NOTE] It includes updates for "revoked certificates" * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl/ ***/ user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true] /** SAFE BROWSING (SB) Safe Browsing has taken many steps to preserve privacy. *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. Firefox also takes measures such as striping out identifying parameters and since SBv4 (FF57+) doesn't even use cookies. #Required reading [#] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/how-safe-browsing-works-in-firefox/ [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Safe_Browsing [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-does-phishing-and-malware-protection-work ***/ /*** [SECTION 0500]: SYSTEM ADD-ONS / EXPERIMENTS System Add-ons are a method for shipping extensions, considered to be built-in features to Firefox, that are hidden from the about:addons UI. To view your System Add-ons go to about:support, they are listed under "Firefox Features" Some System Add-ons have no on-off prefs. Instead you can manually remove them. Note that app updates will restore them. They may also be updated and possibly restored automatically (see 0505) * Portable: "...\App\Firefox64\browser\features\" (or "App\Firefox\etc" for 32bit) * Windows: "...\Program Files\Mozilla\browser\features" (or "Program Files (X86)\etc" for 32bit) * Mac: "...\Applications\Firefox\Contents\Resources\browser\features\" [NOTE] On Mac you can right-click on the application and select "Show Package Contents" * Linux: "/usr/lib/firefox/browser/features" (or similar) [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/addon-manager/SystemAddons.html [2] https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/extensions ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "0500 syntax error: the parrot's cashed in 'is chips!" ); /* 0503: disable Normandy/Shield [FF60+] * Shield is an telemetry system (including Heartbeat) that can also push and test "recipes" * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield * [2] https://github.com/mozilla/normandy ***/ user_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false); user_pref("app.normandy.api_url", ""); /* 0505: disable System Add-on updates ***/ user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.enabled", false); // [FF62+] user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.url", ""); // [FF44+] /* 0506: disable PingCentre telemetry (used in several System Add-ons) [FF57+] * Currently blocked by 'datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled' (see 0340) ***/ user_pref("browser.ping-centre.telemetry", false); /* 0517: disable Form Autofill * [NOTE] Stored data is NOT secure (uses a JSON file) * [NOTE] Heuristics controls Form Autofill on forms without @autocomplete attributes * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Forms and Autofill>Autofill addresses * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill ***/ user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false); // [FF55+] user_pref("extensions.formautofill.available", "off"); // [FF56+] user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.available", false); // [FF57+] user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); // [FF56+] user_pref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false); // [FF55+] /* 0518: disable Web Compatibility Reporter [FF56+] * Web Compatibility Reporter adds a "Report Site Issue" button to send data to Mozilla ***/ user_pref("extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled", false); /*** [SECTION 0600]: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - e.g. clicked on] ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!"); /* 0601: disable link prefetching * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/ user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false); /* 0602: disable DNS prefetching * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-DNS-Prefetch-Control ***/ user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true); user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // [DEFAULT: true] /* 0603: disable predictor / prefetching ***/ user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false); user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); // [FF48+] /* 0605: disable link-mouseover opening connection to linked server * [1] https://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests ***/ user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0); /* 0606: enforce no "Hyperlink Auditing" (click tracking) * [1] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/major-browsers-to-prevent-disabling-of-click-tracking-privacy-risk/ ***/ user_pref("browser.send_pings", false); // [DEFAULT: false] /*** [SECTION 0700]: HTTP* / TCP/IP / DNS / PROXY / SOCKS etc ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "0700 syntax error: the parrot's given up the ghost!" ); /* 0701: disable IPv6 * IPv6 can be abused, especially with MAC addresses, and can leak with VPNs. That's even * assuming your ISP and/or router and/or website can handle it. Sites will fall back to IPv4 * [STATS] Firefox telemetry (Dec 2020) shows ~8% of all connections are IPv6 * [NOTE] This is just an application level fallback. Disabling IPv6 is best done at an * OS/network level, and/or configured properly in VPN setups. If you are not masking your IP, * then this won't make much difference. If you are masking your IP, then it can only help. * [NOTE] PHP defaults to IPv6 with "localhost". Use "php -S 127.0.0.1:PORT" * [TEST] https://ipleak.org/ * [1] https://www.internetsociety.org/tag/ipv6-security/ (see Myths 2,4,5,6) ***/ user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true); // COME BACK HERE LATER // /* 0703: disable HTTP Alternative Services [FF37+] * [SETUP-PERF] Relax this if you have FPI enabled (see 4000) *AND* you understand the * consequences. FPI isolates these, but it was designed with the Tor protocol in mind, * and the Tor Browser has extra protection, including enhanced sanitizing per Identity. * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7838#section-9 * [2] https://www.mnot.net/blog/2016/03/09/alt-svc ***/ user_pref("network.http.altsvc.enabled", false); user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false); /* 0704: enforce the proxy server to do any DNS lookups when using SOCKS * e.g. in Tor, this stops your local DNS server from knowing your Tor destination * as a remote Tor node will handle the DNS request * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/ user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true); /* 0709: disable using UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) paths [FF61+] * [SETUP-CHROME] Can break extensions for profiles on network shares * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/26424 ***/ user_pref("network.file.disable_unc_paths", true); // [HIDDEN PREF] /* 0710: disable GIO as a potential proxy bypass vector * Gvfs/GIO has a set of supported protocols like obex, network, archive, computer, dav, cdda, * gphoto2, trash, etc. By default only smb and sftp protocols are accepted so far (as of FF64) * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1433507 * [2] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/23044 * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GVfs * [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIO_(software) ***/ user_pref("network.gio.supported-protocols", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF] /*** [SECTION 0800]: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!"); /* 0802: disable location bar domain guessing * domain guessing intercepts DNS "hostname not found errors" and resends a * request (e.g. by adding www or .com). This is inconsistent use (e.g. 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 (e.g. query strings: e.g. Princeton attack), * and is a security risk (e.g. 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 ***/ user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false); /* 0810: disable location bar making speculative connections [FF56+] * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1348275 ***/ user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false); /* 0811: disable location bar leaking single words to a DNS provider **after searching** [FF78+] * 0=never resolve single words, 1=heuristic (default), 2=always resolve * [NOTE] For FF78 value 1 and 2 are the same and always resolve but that will change in future versions * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1642623 ***/ user_pref("browser.urlbar.dnsResolveSingleWordsAfterSearch", 0); /* 0850a: disable location bar suggestion types***/ // user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false); // user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false); user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false); user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.topsites", false); // [FF78+] /* 0860: disable search and form history ***/ user_pref("browser.formfill.enable", 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); /*** [SECTION 0900]: PASSWORDS ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!"); /* 0901: disable saving passwords ***/ user_pref("signon.rememberSignons", false); /* 0905: disable auto-filling username & password form fields ***/ user_pref("signon.autofillForms", false); /* 0909: disable formless login capture for Password Manager [FF51+] ***/ user_pref("signon.formlessCapture.enabled", false); /* 0912: limit (or disable) HTTP authentication credentials dialogs triggered by sub-resources [FF41+] ***/ user_pref("network.auth.subresource-http-auth-allow", 1); /* 0913: disable automatic authentication on Microsoft sites [FF91+] [WINDOWS 10+] * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Logins and Passwords>Allow Windows single sign-on for... * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/windows-sso ***/ user_pref("network.http.windows-sso.enabled", false); /*** [SECTION 1000]: CACHE / SESSION (RE)STORE / FAVICONS Cache tracking/fingerprinting techniques [1][2][3] require a cache. Disabling disk (1001) *and* memory (1003) caches is one solution; but that's extreme and fingerprintable. A hardened Temporary Containers configuration can effectively do the same thing, by isolating every tab [4]. We consider avoiding disk cache (1001) so cache is session/memory only (like Private Browsing mode), and isolating cache to first party (4001) is sufficient and a good balance between risk and performance. ETAGs can also be neutralized by modifying response headers [5], and you can clear the cache manually or on a regular basis with an extension. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_ETag#Tracking_using_ETags [2] https://robertheaton.com/2014/01/20/cookieless-user-tracking-for-douchebags/ [3] https://www.grepular.com/Preventing_Web_Tracking_via_the_Browser_Cache [4] https://medium.com/@stoically/enhance-your-privacy-in-firefox-with-temporary-containers-33925cd6cd21 [5] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.2.4-Header-Editor ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is maker!" ); /** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/ /* 1021: disable storing extra session data [SETUP-CHROME] * 0=everywhere, 1=unencrypted sites, 2=nowhere ***/ user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 1); /* 1024: disable automatic Firefox start and session restore after reboot [FF62+] [WINDOWS] * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/603903 ***/ user_pref("toolkit.winRegisterApplicationRestart", false); /*** [SECTION 1200]: HTTPS (SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HPKP / CIPHERS)***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!"); /** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/ /* 1201: require safe negotiation ***/ user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true); /* 1203: enforce TLS 1.0 and 1.1 downgrades as session only */ user_pref("security.tls.version.enable-deprecated", false); /* 1206: disable TLS1.3 0-RTT (round-trip time) [FF51+] ***/ user_pref("security.tls.enable_0rtt_data", false); /* 1211: control when to use OCSP fetching (to confirm current validity of certificates) * 0=disabled, 1=enabled (default), 2=enabled for EV certificates only * 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) ***/ user_pref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1); /* 1212: set OCSP fetch failures (non-stapled, see 1211) to hard-fail [SETUP-WEB] * When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox just continues the connection (=soft-fail) * Setting this pref to true tells Firefox to instead terminate the connection (=hard-fail) * It is pointless to soft-fail when an OCSP fetch fails: you cannot confirm a cert is still valid (it * could have been revoked) and/or you could be under attack (e.g. malicious blocking of OCSP servers) * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ * [2] https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/04/19/revchecking.html ***/ user_pref("security.OCSP.require", true); /** CERTS / HPKP (HTTP Public Key Pinning) ***/ /* 1220: disable or limit SHA-1 certificates * 0=all SHA1 certs are allowed * 1=all SHA1 certs are blocked * 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 * [SETUP-CHROME] When disabled, some man-in-the-middle devices (e.g. 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); /* 1221: disable Windows 8.1's Microsoft Family Safety cert [FF50+] [WINDOWS] * 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://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/21686 ***/ user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0); /* 1223: enforce strict pinning * PKP (Public Key Pinning) 0=disabled 1=allow user MiTM (such as your antivirus), 2=strict * [SETUP-WEB] 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://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/16206 ***/ user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2); /* 1224: enforce CRLite [FF73+] * In FF84+ it covers valid certs and in mode 2 doesn't fall back to OCSP * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1429800,1670985 * [2] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/tag/crlite/ ***/ user_pref("security.remote_settings.crlite_filters.enabled", true); user_pref("security.pki.crlite_mode", 2); /** MIXED CONTENT ***/ /* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages [SETUP-WEB] ***/ user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true); /* 1244: enable HTTPS-Only mode [FF76+] * When "https_only_mode" (all windows) is true, "https_only_mode_pbm" (private windows only) is ignored * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>HTTPS-Only mode>On/Off/Off temporarily * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>HTTPS-Only Mode * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1613063 [META] ***/ user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode", true); // [FF76+] /* 1246: disable HTTP background requests [FF82+] * When attempting to upgrade, if the server doesn't respond within 3 seconds, firefox * sends HTTP requests in order to check if the server supports HTTPS or not. * This is done to avoid waiting for a timeout which takes 90 seconds ***/ user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode_send_http_background_request", false); /** UI (User Interface) ***/ /* 1270: display warning on the padlock for "broken security" (if 1201 is false) * Bug: warning padlock not indicated for subresources on a secure page! [2] * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1353705 ***/ 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. it 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); /* 1273: display "insecure" icon and "Not Secure" text on HTTP sites ***/ user_pref("security.insecure_connection_text.enabled", true); // [FF60+] /*** [SECTION 1400]: FONTS ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!"); /* 1404: 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); /* 1408: disable graphite * Graphite has had many critical security issues in the past [1] * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/#CVE-2017-7778 * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite_(SIL) ***/ user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false); /*** [SECTION 1600]: HEADERS / REFERERS Only *cross domain* referers need controlling: leave 1601, 1602, 1605 and 1606 alone --- Expect some breakage: Use an extension if you need precise control --- full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234 scheme+host+port+path: 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("_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!"); /* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match * [SETUP-WEB] Known to cause issues with older modems/routers and some sites e.g vimeo, icloud * KELLEGRAM'S NOTE: I changed this to 1, it was 2. This should hopefully not break any pages that matter. * ***/ 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+port+path, 2=scheme+host+port ***/ user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 2); /* 1610: ALL: enable the DNT (Do Not Track) HTTP header * [NOTE] DNT is enforced with Enhanced Tracking Protection regardless of this pref * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Enhanced Tracking Protection>Send websites a "Do Not Track" signal... ***/ user_pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", true); /*** [SECTION 1700]: CONTAINERS If you want to *really* leverage containers, we highly recommend Temporary Containers [2]. Read the article by the extension author [3], and check out the github wiki/repo [4]. [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/ [3] https://medium.com/@stoically/enhance-your-privacy-in-firefox-with-temporary-containers-33925cd6cd21 [4] https://github.com/stoically/temporary-containers/wiki ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1700 syntax error: the parrot's bit the dust!"); /*** [SECTION 1800]: PLUGINS ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!" ); /*** [SECTION 2000]: MEDIA / CAMERA / MIC ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!"); /* 2001: disable WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) * [SETUP-WEB] WebRTC can leak your IP address from behind your VPN, but if this is not * in your threat model, and you want Real-Time Communication, this is the pref for you * [1] https://www.privacytools.io/#webrtc ***/ user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false); /* 2002: limit WebRTC IP leaks if using WebRTC * In FF70+ these settings match Mode 4 (Mode 3 in older versions) [3] * [TEST] https://browserleaks.com/webrtc * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1189041,1297416,1452713 * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy * [3] https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-rtcweb-ip-handling-12#section-5.2 ***/ user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.default_address_only", true); user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // [FF51+] user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.proxy_only_if_behind_proxy", true); // [FF70+] /* 2010: disable WebGL (Web Graphics Library) * [SETUP-WEB] When disabled, may break some websites. When enabled, provides high entropy, * especially with readPixels(). Some of the other entropy is lessened with RFP (see 4501) * [1] https://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("webgl.enable-webgl2", false); /* 2012: limit WebGL ***/ //user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true); /*** [SECTION 2200]: WINDOW MEDDLING & LEAKS / POPUPS ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!"); /* 2202: prevent scripts from moving and resizing open windows ***/ user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true); /* 2203: open links targeting new windows in a new tab instead ***/ user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3); // 1=most recent window or tab 2=new window, 3=new tab user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0); /* 2210: block popup windows * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Permissions>Block pop-up windows ***/ user_pref("dom.disable_open_during_load", true); /* 2212: limit events that can cause a popup [SETUP-WEB] * default is "change click dblclick auxclick mouseup pointerup notificationclick reset submit touchend contextmenu" ***/ user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick"); /*** [SECTION 2300]: WEB WORKERS 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. ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2300 syntax error: the parrot's off the twig!"); /* 2304: disable Web Notifications ***/ user_pref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false); // [FF22+] user_pref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false); // [FF44+] /* 2305: disable Push Notifications [FF44+] ***/ user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false); user_pref("dom.push.userAgentID", ""); /*** [SECTION 2400]: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL) & JAVASCRIPT ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!" ); /* 2414: disable shaking the screen ***/ user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false); /* 2429: enable (limited but sufficient) window.opener protection [FF65+] * Makes rel=noopener implicit for target=_blank in anchor and area elements when no rel attribute is set ***/ user_pref("dom.targetBlankNoOpener.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true FF79+] /*** [SECTION 2500]: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!" ); /* 2502: disable Battery Status API ***/ user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false); /*** [SECTION 2600]: MISCELLANEOUS ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!" ); /* 2601: prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser [RESTART] * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Permissions>Prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser (FF80 or lower) * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/accessibility-services ***/ user_pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1); /* 2602: disable sending additional analytics to web servers * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Navigator/sendBeacon ***/ user_pref("beacon.enabled", false); /* 2603: remove temp files opened with an external application * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/302433 ***/ user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true); /* 2604: 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] /* 2606: 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", ""); /* 2607: disable various developer tools in browser context * [SETTING] Devtools>Advanced Settings>Enable browser chrome and add-on debugging toolboxes * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/ user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false); /* 2608: reset remote debugging to disabled * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/16222 ***/ user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false] /* 2611: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/10089 ***/ user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false); /* 2615: disable websites overriding Firefox's keyboard shortcuts [FF58+] * 0 (default) or 1=allow, 2=block * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Override Keyboard Shortcuts ***/ user_pref("permissions.default.shortcuts", 2); /* 2616: remove special permissions for certain mozilla domains [FF35+] * [1] resource://app/defaults/permissions ***/ user_pref("permissions.manager.defaultsUrl", ""); /* 2619: enforce Punycode for Internationalized Domain Names to eliminate possible spoofing * Firefox has *some* protections, but it is better to be safe than sorry * [SETUP-WEB] Might be undesirable for non-latin alphabet users since legitimate IDN's are also punycoded ***/ user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true); /* 2620: enforce PDFJS, disable PDFJS scripting [SETUP-CHROME] * This setting controls if the option "Display in Firefox" is available in the setting below * and by effect controls whether PDFs are handled in-browser or externally ("Ask" or "Open With") * PROS: pdfjs is lightweight, open source, and as secure/vetted as any pdf reader out there (more than most) * Exploits are rare (one serious case in seven 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. * CONS: You may prefer a different pdf reader for security reasons * CAVEAT: JS can still force a pdf to open in-browser by bundling its own code (rare) * [SETTING] General>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF) ***/ user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false] user_pref("pdfjs.enableScripting", false); // [FF86+] /* 2623: disable permissions delegation [FF73+] * Currently applies to cross-origin geolocation, camera, mic and screen-sharing * permissions, and fullscreen requests. Disabling delegation means any prompts * for these will show/use their correct 3rd party origin * [1] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.platform/BdFOMAuCGW8/discussion */ user_pref("permissions.delegation.enabled", false); /* 2625: disable bypassing 3rd party extension install prompts [FF82+] * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1659530,1681331 ***/ user_pref("extensions.postDownloadThirdPartyPrompt", false); /** DOWNLOADS ***/ /* 2652: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list ***/ user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false); /** EXTENSIONS ***/ /* 2660: lock down allowed extension directories * [SETUP-CHROME] This will break extensions, language packs, themes and any other * XPI files which are installed outside of profile and application directories * [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/ * [1] archived: https://archive.is/DYjAM ***/ user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 5); // [HIDDEN PREF] user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15); // [DEFAULT: 15] /** SECURITY ***/ /* 2680: enforce CSP (Content Security Policy) * [WARNING] CSP is a very important and widespread security feature. Don't disable it! * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP ***/ user_pref("security.csp.enable", true); // [DEFAULT: true] /* 2684: enforce a security delay on some confirmation dialogs such as install, open/save * [1] https://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ ***/ user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 1000); user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!" ); /* 2702: set third-party cookies (if enabled, see 2701) to session-only [NOTE] .sessionOnly overrides .nonsecureSessionOnly except when .sessionOnly=false and .nonsecureSessionOnly=true. This allows you to keep HTTPS cookies, but session-only HTTP ones * [1] https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/tweaking-cookies-for-privacy-in-firefox/ ***/ user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly", false); user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.nonsecureSessionOnly", true); // [FF58+] /* 2710: enable Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) in all windows * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Enhanced Tracking Protection>Custom>Tracking content * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Urlbar>ETP Shield * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Enhanced Tracking Protection>Manage Exceptions ***/ user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true); /* 2711: enable various ETP lists ***/ user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.socialtracking.enabled", true); /* 2760: enable Local Storage Next Generation (LSNG) [FF65+] ***/ user_pref("dom.storage.next_gen", true); /*** [SECTION 2800]: SHUTDOWN You should set the values to what suits you best. - "Offline Website Data" includes appCache (2730), localStorage (2710), service worker cache (2740), and QuotaManager (IndexedDB (2720), asm-cache) - 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( "_user.js.parrot", "2800 syntax error: the parrot's bleedin' demised!" ); /* 2802: enable Firefox to clear items on shutdown (see 2803) * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Clear history when Firefox closes ***/ user_pref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true); /* 2803: set what items to clear on shutdown (if 2802 is true) [SETUP-CHROME] * [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 * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings ***/ user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache", true); user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false); user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.downloads", false); // see note above user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata", true); // Form & Search History user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.history", false); // Browsing & Download History user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", false); // Active Logins user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences /*** [SECTION 4000]: FPI (FIRST PARTY ISOLATION) 1278037 - indexedDB (FF51+) 1277803 - favicons (FF52+) 1264562 - OCSP cache (FF52+) 1268726 - Shared Workers (FF52+) 1316283 - SSL session cache (FF52+) 1317927 - media cache (FF53+) 1323644 - HSTS and HPKP (FF54+) 1334690 - HTTP Alternative Services (FF54+) 1334693 - SPDY/HTTP2 (FF55+) 1337893 - DNS cache (FF55+) 1344170 - blob: URI (FF55+) 1300671 - data:, about: URLs (FF55+) 1473247 - IP addresses (FF63+) 1492607 - postMessage with targetOrigin "*" (requires 4002) (FF65+) 1542309 - top-level domain URLs when host is in the public suffix list (FF68+) 1506693 - pdfjs range-based requests (FF68+) 1330467 - site permissions (FF69+) 1534339 - IPv6 (FF73+) ***/ //user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4000 syntax error: the parrot's pegged out"); /* 4001: enable First Party Isolation [FF51+] * [SETUP-WEB] May break cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1260931,1299996 ***/ //user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true); /* 4002: enforce FPI restriction for window.opener [FF54+] * [NOTE] Setting this to false may reduce the breakage in 4001 * FF65+ blocks postMessage with targetOrigin "*" if originAttributes don't match. But * to reduce breakage it ignores the 1st-party domain (FPD) originAttribute [2][3] * The 2nd pref removes that limitation and will only allow communication if FPDs also match. * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1319773#c22 * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1492607 * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/postMessage ***/ // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access", true); // [DEFAULT: true] // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.block_post_message", true); /* 4003: enable scheme with FPI [FF78+] * [NOTE] Experimental: existing data and site permissions are incompatible * and some site exceptions may not work e.g. HTTPS-only mode (see 1244) ***/ // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.use_site", true); /*** [SECTION 4500]: RFP (RESIST FINGERPRINTING) RFP covers a wide range of ongoing fingerprinting solutions. It is an all-or-nothing buy in: you cannot pick and choose what parts you want [WARNING] Do NOT use extensions to alter RFP protected metrics [WARNING] Do NOT use prefs in section 4600 with RFP as they can interfere FF41+ 418986 - limit window.screen & CSS media queries leaking identifiable info [TEST] https://arkenfox.github.io/TZP/tzp.html#screen FF50+ 1281949 - spoof screen orientation 1281963 - hide the contents of navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes (FF50+) FF55+ 1330890 - spoof timezone as UTC 0 1360039 - spoof navigator.hardwareConcurrency as 2 (see 4601) 1217238 - reduce precision of time exposed by javascript FF56+ 1369303 - spoof/disable performance API (see 4602, 4603) 1333651 - spoof User Agent & Navigator API (see section 4700) JS: FF78+ the version is spoofed as 78, and the OS as Windows 10, OS 10.15, Android 9, or Linux HTTP Headers: spoofed as Windows or Android 1369319 - disable device sensor API (see 4604) 1369357 - disable site specific zoom (see 4605) 1337161 - hide gamepads from content (see 4606) 1372072 - spoof network information API as "unknown" when dom.netinfo.enabled = true (see 4607) 1333641 - reduce fingerprinting in WebSpeech API (see 4608) FF57+ 1369309 - spoof media statistics (see 4610) 1382499 - reduce screen co-ordinate fingerprinting in Touch API (see 4611) 1217290 & 1409677 - enable fingerprinting resistance for WebGL (see 2010-12) 1382545 - reduce fingerprinting in Animation API 1354633 - limit MediaError.message to a whitelist 1382533 - enable fingerprinting resistance for Presentation API This blocks exposure of local IP Addresses via mDNS (Multicast DNS) FF58+ 967895 - spoof canvas and enable site permission prompt before allowing canvas data extraction FF59+ 1372073 - spoof/block fingerprinting in MediaDevices API Spoof: enumerate devices reports one "Internal Camera" and one "Internal Microphone" if media.navigator.enabled is true (see 2505 which we chose to keep disabled) Block: suppresses the ondevicechange event (see 4612) 1039069 - warn when language prefs are set to non en-US (see 0210, 0211) 1222285 & 1433592 - spoof keyboard events and suppress keyboard modifier events Spoofing mimics the content language of the document. Currently it only supports en-US. Modifier events suppressed are SHIFT and both ALT keys. Chrome is not affected. FF60-67 1337157 - disable WebGL debug renderer info (see 4613) (FF60+) 1459089 - disable OS locale in HTTP Accept-Language headers (ANDROID) (FF62+) 1479239 - return "no-preference" with prefers-reduced-motion (see 4614) (FF63+) 1363508 - spoof/suppress Pointer Events (see 4615) (FF64+) FF65: pointerEvent.pointerid (1492766) 1485266 - disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (see 4616) (FF67+) 1407366 - enable inner window letterboxing (see 4504) (FF67+) 1494034 - return "light" with prefers-color-scheme (see 4617) (FF67+) FF68-77 1564422 - spoof audioContext outputLatency (FF70+) 1595823 - spoof audioContext sampleRate (FF72+) 1607316 - spoof pointer as coarse and hover as none (ANDROID) (FF74+) FF78+ 1621433 - randomize canvas (previously FF58+ returned an all-white canvas) (FF78+) 1653987 - limit font visibility to bundled and "Base Fonts" (see 4618) (non-ANDROID) (FF80+) 1461454 - spoof smooth=true and powerEfficient=false for supported media in MediaCapabilities (FF82+) ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs" ); /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting [FF41+] * This pref is the master switch for all other privacy.resist* prefs unless stated * [SETUP-WEB] RFP can cause the odd website to break in strange ways, and has a few side affects, * but is largely robust nowadays. Give it a try. Your choice. Also see 4504 (letterboxing). * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/418986 ***/ //user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true); /* 4502: set new window sizes to round to hundreds [FF55+] [SETUP-CHROME] * Width will round down to multiples of 200s and height to 100s, to fit your screen. * The override values are a starting point to round from if you want some control * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1330882 ***/ // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1000); // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 1000); /* 4503: disable mozAddonManager Web API [FF57+] * [NOTE] To allow extensions to work on AMO, you also need 2662 * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1384330,1406795,1415644,1453988 ***/ //user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager", true); // [HIDDEN PREF] /* 4504: enable RFP letterboxing [FF67+] * Dynamically resizes the inner window by applying margins in stepped ranges [2] * If you use the dimension pref, then it will only apply those resolutions. The format is * "width1xheight1, width2xheight2, ..." (e.g. "800x600, 1000x1000, 1600x900") * [SETUP-WEB] This does NOT require RFP (see 4501) **for now**, so if you're not using 4501, or you are but * dislike margins being applied, then flip this pref, keeping in mind that it is effectively fingerprintable * [WARNING] The dimension pref is only meant for testing, and we recommend you DO NOT USE it * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1407366 * [2] https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/6d2d7856e468#l2.32 ***/ //user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.letterboxing", true); // [HIDDEN PREF] // user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.letterboxing.dimensions", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF] /* 4510: disable showing about:blank as soon as possible during startup [FF60+] * When default true this no longer masks the RFP chrome resizing activity * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1448423 ***/ //user_pref("browser.startup.blankWindow", false); /* 4520: disable chrome animations [FF77+] [RESTART] * [NOTE] pref added in FF63, but applied to chrome in FF77. RFP spoofs this for web content ***/ //user_pref("ui.prefersReducedMotion", 1); // [HIDDEN PREF] /*** [SECTION 4600]: RFP ALTERNATIVES [WARNING] Do NOT use prefs in this section with RFP as they can interfere ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "4600 syntax error: the parrot's crossed the Jordan" ); /* [SETUP-non-RFP] Non-RFP users replace the * with a slash on this line to enable these // 4602: [2411] disable resource/navigation timing user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false); // 4603: [2412] disable timing attacks // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Reviews/Firefox/NavigationTimingAPI user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false); // 4605: [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); // 4606: [2501] disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration // Optional protection depending on your connected devices // [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/13023 // user_pref("dom.gamepad.enabled", false); // 4607: [2503] disable giving away network info [FF31+] // e.g. bluetooth, cellular, ethernet, wifi, wimax, other, mixed, unknown, none // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Network_Information_API // [2] https://wicg.github.io/netinfo/ // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/960426 user_pref("dom.netinfo.enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: true on Android] // 4608: [2021] disable the SpeechSynthesis (Text-to-Speech) part of the Web Speech API // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesis // [3] https://wiki.mozilla.org/HTML5_Speech_API user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false); // * * * / // FF57+ // 4610: [2506] disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting [FF25+] // [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/15757 // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/654550 user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false); // 4611: [2509] disable touch events // fingerprinting attack vector - leaks screen res & actual screen coordinates // 0=disabled, 1=enabled, 2=autodetect // Optional protection depending on your device // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Touch_events // [2] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/10286 // user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0); // * * * / // FF59+ // 4612: [2511] disable MediaDevices change detection [FF51+] // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Events/devicechange // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/ondevicechange user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false); // * * * / // FF60+ // 4613: [2011] disable WebGL debug info being available to websites // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1171228 // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false); // * * * / // FF63+ // 4614: enforce prefers-reduced-motion as no-preference [FF63+] [RESTART] // 0=no-preference, 1=reduce user_pref("ui.prefersReducedMotion", 0); // [HIDDEN PREF] // FF64+ // 4615: [2516] disable PointerEvents // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PointerEvent user_pref("dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled", false); // * * * / // FF67+ // 4616: [2618] disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas [FF44+] // [NOTE] See second listed bug: may cause black on black for elements with undefined colors // [SETUP-CHROME] Might affect CSS in themes and extensions // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=232227,1330876 user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true); // 4617: enforce prefers-color-scheme as light [FF67+] // 0=light, 1=dark : This overrides your OS value user_pref("ui.systemUsesDarkTheme", 0); // [HIDDEN PREF] // FF80+ // 4618: limit font visbility (non-ANDROID) [FF79+] // Uses hardcoded lists with two parts: kBaseFonts + kLangPackFonts [1] // 1=only base system fonts, 2=also fonts from optional language packs, 3=also user-installed fonts // [NOTE] Bundled fonts are auto-allowed // [1] https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/search?path=StandardFonts*.inc user_pref("layout.css.font-visibility.level", 1); // * * * / // ***/ /*** [SECTION 5000]: PERSONAL Non-project related but useful. If any of these interest you, add them to your overrides ***/ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!"); /* WELCOME & WHAT's NEW NOTICES ***/ user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); // master switch 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 /* WARNINGS ***/ // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnClose", false); // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs", false); // user_pref("browser.tabs.warnOnOpen", false); user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.delay", 0); user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0); /* CONTENT BEHAVIOR ***/ // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true); // enable "Find As You Type" user_pref("clipboard.autocopy", false); // disable autocopy default [LINUX] // user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 2); // 0=none, 1-multi-line, 2=multi-line & single-line /* UX BEHAVIOR ***/ user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2); // 0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing //user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false); user_pref("browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs", true); // open bookmarks in a new tab [FF57+] // user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true); // see bugzilla 1320061 [FF53+] // user_pref("general.autoScroll", false); // middle-click enabling auto-scrolling [DEFAULT: false on Linux] // user_pref("ui.key.menuAccessKey", 0); // disable alt key toggling the menu bar [RESTART] // user_pref("view_source.tab", false); // view "page/selection source" in a new window [FF68+, FF59 and under] /* UX FEATURES: disable and hide the icons and menus ***/ user_pref("browser.messaging-system.whatsNewPanel.enabled", false); // What's New [FF69+] user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false); // Pocket Account [FF46+] user_pref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled", false); // Firefox Accounts & Sync [FF60+] [RESTART] // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); // Reader View /* OTHER ***/ // user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.addons", false); // disable CFR [FF67+] // [SETTING] General>Browsing>Recommend extensions as you browse user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.features", false); // disable CFR [FF67+] // [SETTING] General>Browsing>Recommend features as you browse // user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false); // see bugzilla 620472 // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false); // enforced extension signing (Nightly/ESR) /** KELLEGRAM'S ENTRIES */ /* Compositor and acceleration related entries This might break if you are not updating drivers regularly (please do though) or on some specific hardware. In such case, reset these in about:config after removing */ user_pref("gfx.webrender.all", true); user_pref("media.hardware-video-decoding.force-enabled", true); user_pref("media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled", true); /*Can cause issues, you can enable it if you want*/ //user_pref("gfx.webrender.compositor.force-enabled", true); // [WINDOWS] user_pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", false); //Ensure other Pocket stuff is disabled just to be sure user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false); user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.system.topstories", false); //Force system font DPI user_pref("layout.css.dpi", 0); //Make firefox urlbar consistent with Windows behaviour user_pref("browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll", true); user_pref("browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll", false); user_pref("layout.word_select.stop_at_punctuation", true); //Make scrolling snappier user_pref("general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMaxMS", 100); user_pref("general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMinMS", 100); user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMaxMS", 125); user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMinMS", 100); user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.enabled", true); user_pref("general.smoothScroll.other.durationMaxMS", 100); user_pref("general.smoothScroll.other.durationMinMS", 100); user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMaxMS", 100); user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMinMS", 100); user_pref("mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount", 30); user_pref("mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.enabled", true); user_pref("mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.horizontal.factor", 175); user_pref("mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.vertical.factor", 175); user_pref("toolkit.scrollbox.horizontalScrollDistance", 6); user_pref("toolkit.scrollbox.verticalScrollDistance", 2); // Disable Picture in Picture user_pref("media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.video-toggle.enabled", false); // Enforce right click context menu appearing after right click release, not click. This is a problem on certain // window managers like i3 or xmonad where this gets set to false. user_pref("ui.context_menus.after_mouseup", true); // Disable the edit menu for adding bookmarks user_pref("browser.bookmarks.editDialog.showForNewBookmarks", false); // Enable userchrome css stuff. Uncomment to enable !!! // user_pref("toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets", true); // user_pref("svg.context-properties.content.enabled", true); // user_pref("layers.acceleration.force-enabled", true); // user_pref("layout.css.backdrop-filter.enabled", true); // Restore Compact Mode - 89 Above user_pref("browser.compactmode.show", true); // Make devtools dark user_pref("devtools.theme", "dark"); /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/ user_pref( "_user.js.parrot", "SUCCESS: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'!" );