changelog: v84

[Thorin-Oakenpants]

changelog: v84

• date: 05-Jan-2021
• foreword: These are all the changes since the last changelog (v82-beta, v83).

FF84 release notes
FF84 for developers
FF84 security advisories

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changelog: [all changes]

• all user.js updates for Firefox v84 are detailed in the ToDo: diffs FF83-FF84 issue
  • includes links to the commits made for each pref, links to bugzilla tickets, our discussions etc.
• for all the rest see the full list of pref changes below

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other news

• earthlng updated the troubleshooter by removing non-ESR78+ prefs see feaa1c3
• @ray851107 provided an updater.sh tweak - see 46bab27
• some genius came up with override recipes
  • feel free to submit recipes: e.g. how to enable DRM for video platforms

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all pref changes:

• new in 84
  • for appCache see reminder: appCache 84+ #1055
  • for CRLite see reminder: CRLite 84+ #1065
  • for HTTPS-Only mode see tracking: HTTPS-Only mode #1047

user_pref("browser.cache.offline.storage.enable", false);
user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode_send_http_background_request", false);
user_pref("security.pki.crlite_mode", 2);
user_pref("security.remote_settings.crlite_filters.enabled", true);

• new but inactive in 84

   // user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.engines", false); // note: FF85+
   // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.use_site", true);

• changed in 84 - see reminder: tighten cross origin referers #1077

user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 2); // was previously 1
user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 2); // previously 0

• made inactive in 84 - see reminder: appCache 84+ #1055

   // user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);

• made active in 84 - see tracking: HTTPS-Only mode #1047

user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode", true);

• removed in 84
  • for snippets see 755a455
  • for visited links see reminder: history timing attacks #933

user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets", "{}");
user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);

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[crssi]

Thank you gem 😄 ❤️

[silverwings15]

hi, thank you a lot for the new version. i noticed that ui.prefersReducedMotion is duplicated at lines 1488 and 1565, with a differing value for each instance. could you look into that please?

[rusty-snake]

Everything explained in #971.

[silverwings15]

thank you for the link

[crssi]

Thank you guys. ❤️