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The .1 refers to arkenfox, and has nothing to do with Firefox's versioning. This will better align ESR115 users' defaults with AF moving forward
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Thorin-Oakenpants authored Aug 27, 2023
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/******
* name: arkenfox user.js
* date: 26 July 2023
* date: 27 August 2023
* version: 115
* url: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js
* license: MIT: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
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* Some site breakage and unintended consequences will happen. Everyone's experience will differ
e.g. some user data is erased on exit (section 2800), change this to suit your needs
* While not 100% definitive, search for "[SETUP" tags
e.g. third party images/videos not loading on some sites? check 1601
5. Some tag info
[SETUP-SECURITY] it's one item, read it
[SETUP-WEB] can cause some websites to break
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0300: QUIETER FOX
0400: SAFE BROWSING
0600: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND
0700: DNS / DoH / PROXY / SOCKS / IPv6
0700: DNS / DoH / PROXY / SOCKS
0800: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS
0900: PASSWORDS
1000: DISK AVOIDANCE
1200: HTTPS (SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HPKP)
1400: FONTS
1600: HEADERS / REFERERS
1600: REFERERS
1700: CONTAINERS
2000: PLUGINS / MEDIA / WEBRTC
2400: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL)
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* [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]: DNS / DoH / PROXY / SOCKS / IPv6 ***/
/*** [SECTION 0700]: DNS / DoH / PROXY / SOCKS ***/
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: assuming
* your ISP and/or router and/or website is IPv6 capable. Most sites will fall back to IPv4
* [SETUP-WEB] PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR: this pref *might* be the cause
* [STATS] Firefox telemetry (Feb 2023) shows ~9% of successful connections are IPv6
* [NOTE] This is 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/ (Myths 2,4,5,6) ***/
user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
/* 0702: set 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
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/*** [SECTION 0800]: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS ***/
user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0800 syntax error: the parrot's ceased to be!");
/* 0801: disable location bar using search
* Don't leak URL typos to a search engine, give an error message instead
* Examples: "secretplace,com", "secretplace/com", "secretplace com", "secret place.com"
* [NOTE] This does not affect explicit user action such as using search buttons in the
* dropdown, or using keyword search shortcuts you configure in options (e.g. "d" for DuckDuckGo)
* [SETUP-CHROME] Override this if you trust and use a privacy respecting search engine ***/
user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
/* 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
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// user_pref("layout.css.font-visibility.standard", 1);
// user_pref("layout.css.font-visibility.trackingprotection", 1);

/*** [SECTION 1600]: HEADERS / REFERERS
/*** [SECTION 1600]: REFERERS
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
[1] 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!");
/* 1601: control when to send a cross-origin referer
* 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
* [SETUP-WEB] Breakage: older modems/routers and some sites e.g banks, vimeo, icloud, instagram
* If "2" is too strict, then override to "0" and use Smart Referer extension (Strict mode + add exceptions) ***/
user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 2);
/* 1602: control the amount of cross-origin 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);
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/* 2020: disable GMP (Gecko Media Plugins)
* [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
// user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false);
/* 2021: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module)
* [NOTE] This is covered by the EME master switch (2022) ***/
// user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
/* 2022: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension)
* Optionally hide the setting which also disables the DRM prompt
* [SETUP-WEB] e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO, Disney+, Showtime, Starz, DirectTV
* [SETTING] General>DRM Content>Play DRM-controlled content
* [TEST] https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm
* [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next ***/
user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false);
// user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false);

/*** [SECTION 2400]: DOM (DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL) ***/
user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!");
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* [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=pdf.js+firefox ***/
user_pref("pdfjs.disabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
user_pref("pdfjs.enableScripting", false); // [FF86+]
/* 2621: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS] ***/
user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false);
/* 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
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/* 5015: disable Windows taskbar preview [WINDOWS] ***/
// user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
/* 5016: discourage downloading to desktop
* 0=desktop, 1=downloads (default), 2=last used
* [SETTING] To set your default "downloads": General>Downloads>Save files to ***/
* 0=desktop, 1=downloads (default), 2=custom
* [SETTING] To set your custom default "downloads": General>Downloads>Save files to ***/
// user_pref("browser.download.folderList", 2);
/* 5017: disable Form Autofill
* If .supportedCountries includes your region (browser.search.region) and .supported
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// user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
/* 5020: disable Windows native notifications and use app notications instead [FF111+] [WINDOWS] ***/
// user_pref("alerts.useSystemBackend.windows.notificationserver.enabled", false);
/* 5021: disable location bar using search
* Don't leak URL typos to a search engine, give an error message instead
* Examples: "secretplace,com", "secretplace/com", "secretplace com", "secret place.com"
* [NOTE] This does not affect explicit user action such as using search buttons in the
* dropdown, or using keyword search shortcuts you configure in options (e.g. "d" for DuckDuckGo) ***/
// user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);

/*** [SECTION 5500]: OPTIONAL HARDENING
Not recommended. Overriding these can cause breakage and performance issues,
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// user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
/* 5507: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts ***/
// user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
/* 5508: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension)
* Optionally hide the UI setting which also disables the DRM prompt
* [SETTING] General>DRM Content>Play DRM-controlled content
* [TEST] https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm
* [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next ***/
// user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false);
// user_pref("browser.eme.ui.enabled", false);
/* 5509: disable IPv6 if using a VPN
* This is an application level fallback. Disabling IPv6 is best done at an OS/network
* level, and/or configured properly in system wide VPN setups.
* If you see PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR, this pref *might* be the cause
* [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/ (Myths 2,4,5,6) ***/
// user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
/* 5510: control when to send a cross-origin referer
* 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
* [NOTE] Will cause breakage: older modems/routers and some sites e.g banks, vimeo, icloud, instagram ***/
// user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 2);

/*** [SECTION 6000]: DON'T TOUCH ***/
user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "6000 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
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// user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.available", "");
// user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.supported", "");
// user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", "");
/* 6051: prefsCleaner: reset previously active items removed from arkenfox FF115+ ***/
// user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", "");

/*** [SECTION 7000]: DON'T BOTHER ***/
user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "7000 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
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// user_pref("dom.securecontext.allowlist_onions", true); // [FF97+] 1382359/1744006
// user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true); // 1305144
/* 7007: referers
* [WHY] Only cross-origin referers (1600s) need control ***/
* [WHY] Only cross-origin referers (1602, 5510) matter ***/
// user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
// user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
/* 7008: set the default Referrer Policy [FF59+]
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