BetterFox #484
BetterFox #484
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* pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", true); was wrongly listed as 'bookmarks' (pref is singular, not plural)
* pref("javascript.options.warp", true); has been removed from about:config. Javascript WARP is permanently implemented by Mozilla (yay!)
* Commented out pref("geo.provider.network.url", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%") for now (see issue #405)
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Also, I noticed that some of these options are already the defaults. I can go through and find which are the default options so they can be removed |
Restored and brought over tfrom the firefox-branding.js:
pref("network.cookie.sameSite.laxByDefault", true);
pref("network.cookie.sameSite.noneRequiresSecure", true);
// pref("network.cookie.sameSite.schemeful", true); (commented out until further testing)
pref("privacy.webrtc.globalMuteToggles", true);
Removed:
pref("browser.aboutConfig.showWarning", false);
Code cleanup:
prefs flagged for removal in Fastfox
prefs flagged for removal at the start of SecureFox (already covered in branding.js)
prefs under "Mozilla UI" already in branding.js
prefs under "Pocket" already in branding.js
prefs under "New Tab Page / Activity Stream" already in branding.js
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This can be merged as soon comments from the original firefox-prefs.js will get copied over.
Great work @yokoffing, thank you!
| pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", true); | ||
| pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false); | ||
| pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false); | ||
| pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.topsites", false); |
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how about we enable this? It seems to be useful and as the list is stored locally it is private. I realize that it was disabled till now, but as we disable query suggestion maybe we can bring this in instead.
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For topsites, the original firefox-branding.js had this note:
Disable dropdown suggestions with empty query.
So if we enable this to true, suggestions would show even though the user hasn't typed anything. Conversely, we have history and bookmark enabled to show when a user starts typing in the URL bar.
Topsites is random clutter, IMO. I bookmark every site I use with frequency, but I understand that not every uses their web browser like me ;)
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@2br-2b Thank you for your help on this one. It's great to have another pair of eyes looking at those things! 👍🏻 |
Removed defaults:
pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", true);
pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", true);
pref("security.tls.version.enable-deprecated", false);
pref("dom.targetBlankNoOpener.enabled", true);
pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", "");
pref("media.autoplay.default", 1);
pref("browser.backspace_action", 2);
pref("pdfjs.disabled", false);
pref("browser.helperApps.showOpenOptionForPdfJS", true);
pref("privacy.popups.showBrowserMessage", true);
Removed prefs flagged for removal:
pref("dom.push.userAgentID", "");
prefs under PASSWORDS AND AUTOFILL, ADDRESS + CREDIT CARD MANAGER
pref("accessibility.force_disabled", 1);
pref("pdfjs.defaultZoomValue", "page-width");
Acknowledgement
Thank you for inviting me to be apart of the Ghostery team at a community level!
Purpose
This file will give everyday mainstream users the optimal privacy, security, and annoyance-free settings right out-of-the-box.
BetterFoxwas designed to allow users as much privacy as possible up to the point of experiencing breakage.Notes
From the original
BetterFox user.js, I have flagged for removal:firefox-branding.js, which disables Mozilla-specfic products;I also excluded:
toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheetsfrom beingtrueby default, so users will still need to enable this manually. We can enable this by default if you're okay with the small start-up performance hit for all users;Users can still modify features in
about:configor with auser.jsfile.These prefs mentioned above are commented out using
//. When everyone has signed off on these, I will remove them totally. This will reduce the clutter of unneeded code.I have retained most things, but two prefs I want to be sure you're aware of:
Search suggestions in the address bar from the default search provider and allowing websites to ask users for website notifications are enabled on most (all?) web browsers. However, this can be two unique selling points in that Ghostery Dawn respects user privacy in search and blocks a common annoyance right out-of-the-box. :)
The Ghostery team may want to change some of these. Just let me know what you'd like to change and I can make the appropriate alterations.
Closing
Thank you for helping achieve the goal of privacy by default.
If you'd like more detail on what a pref does, please see the appropriate section from my repo (SecureFox, PeskyFox) and read the description. Feel free to comment here if you have a question.
Clarifications
09 Feb 2021
Reminder: Prefs flagged to be removed are commented out using // . When everyone has signed off on these, I will remove them totally. This will reduce the clutter of unneeded code.
10 Feb 2021
Corrections:
pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", true);was wrongly listed as 'bookmarks' (pref is singular, not plural)pref("javascript.options.warp", true);has been removed from about:config. Javascript WARP is permanently implemented by Mozilla (yay!)pref("geo.provider.network.url", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%")for now (see issue Use Mozilla geolocation service API instead of the default Google one. #405)