make up yer mind

stick it back in for two releases - pref gets removed in FF65 anyway

.gitattributes

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-## * text=auto
+* text=auto
 
-*.js text=auto
-*.md text=auto
-*.yml text=auto
-*.txt text=auto
-*.sh text=auto
-*.bat eol=crlf
+*.js text
+*.md text
+*.yml text
+*.txt text
+*.sh text
+## *.bat text eol=crlf
+*.bat -text
 
 *.png binary
 
 .gitattributes export-ignore
 *.yml export-ignore
-wikipiki export-ignore
+/wikipiki export-ignore

README.md

@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
-### ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png) user.js
+### ![][b] 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](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.1-Overview) wiki page.
 
-### ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png) ghacks user.js
-The `ghacks user.js` is a **template**, which, as provided, 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).
+### ![][b] 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](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation) wiki page, as it contains important information regarding a few `ghacks user.js` settings.
 
 Sitemap: [Releases](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases), [changelogs](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Achangelog), [Wiki](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki), [stickies](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22sticky+topic%22). [diffs](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3Adiffs)
 
-### ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png) acknowledgments
+### ![][b] acknowledgments
 Literally thousands of sources, references and suggestions. That said...
 
 * Martin Brinkmann at [ghacks](https://www.ghacks.net/) <sup>1</sup>
 * The ghacks community and commentators
 * [12bytes](http://12bytes.org/tech/firefox/firefoxgecko-configuration-guide-for-privacy-and-performance-buffs)
-   * The 12bytes article now uses this user.js and supplements it with an additonal JS hosted right [here](https://github.com/atomGit/Firefox-user.js) at github
+   * The 12bytes article now uses this user.js and supplements it with an additonal JS hosted at [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/labwrat/Firefox-user.js/tree/master)
 
 <sup>1</sup> The ghacks user.js was an independent project by [Thorin-Oakenpants](https://github.com/Thorin-Oakenpants) started in early 2015 and was [first published](https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/18/a-comprehensive-list-of-firefox-privacy-and-security-settings/) at ghacks in August 2015. With Martin Brinkmann's blessing, it will keep the ghacks name.
 
-### ![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png) [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+### ![][b] [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+[b]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/wikipiki/bullet01.png

_config.yml

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-theme: jekyll-theme-midnight
+theme: jekyll-theme-midnight
+title: ghacks-user.js
+description: An ongoing comprehensive user.js template for configuring and hardening Firefox privacy, security and anti-fingerprinting

prefsCleaner.bat

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ TITLE prefs.js cleaner
 
 REM ### prefs.js cleaner for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 2.1
+REM ## version: 2.2
+
+CD /D "%~dp0"
 
 :begin
 ECHO:
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ ECHO:
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO                 ####  prefs.js cleaner for Windows  ####
 ECHO                 ####        by claustromaniac       ####
-ECHO                 ####              v2.1              ####
+ECHO                 ####              v2.2              ####
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO:
 CALL :message "This script should be run from your Firefox profile directory."

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-[removed].js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /***
  This will reset the preferences that have been removed completely from the ghacks user.js.
 
- Last updated: 27-May-2018
+ Last updated: 30-Sept-2018
 
  For instructions see:
  https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
@@ -90,13 +90,22 @@
     'browser.laterrun.enabled',
     'browser.offline-apps.notify',
     'browser.rights.3.shown',
-    'browser.slowStartup.maxSamples'
+    'browser.slowStartup.maxSamples',
     'browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled',
     'browser.slowStartup.samples',
+    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
     'dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows',
     'dom.disable_window_flip',
     'network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4',
     'offline-apps.quota.warn',
+    'services.blocklist.signing.enforced',
+    /* 62-beta */
+    'browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed',
+    'security.tls.version.fallback-limit',
+    /* 63-beta */
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall',
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled',
     /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
     '_user.js.parrot'
   ]

updater.bat

@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@ TITLE ghacks user.js updater
 
 REM ## ghacks-user.js updater for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 4.5
+REM ## version: 4.6
 REM ## instructions: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.3-Updater-Scripts
 
+SET v=4.7
+
+VERIFY ON
+CD /D "%~dp0"
 SET _myname=%~n0
 SET _myparams=%*
+
 :parse
 IF "%~1"=="" (GOTO endparse)
 IF /I "%~1"=="-unattended" (SET _ua=1)
@@ -20,17 +25,21 @@ IF /I "%~1"=="-singlebackup" (SET _singlebackup=1)
 SHIFT
 GOTO parse
 :endparse
+
 IF DEFINED _updateb (
 	REM The normal flow here goes from phase 1 to phase 2 and then phase 3.
 	IF NOT "!_myname:~0,9!"=="[updated]" (
 		IF EXIST "[updated]!_myname!.bat" (
 			REM ## Phase 3 ##: The new script, with the original name, will:
-			REM 	* Delete the [updated]*.bat script
+			REM 	* Delete the [updated]*.bat and *.bat.old scripts
 			REM 	* Begin the normal routine
+			FC "[updated]!_myname!.bat" "!_myname!.bat.old" >nul
+			IF NOT "!errorlevel!"=="0" (
+				CALL :message "Script updated to version !v!"
+				TIMEOUT 3 >nul
+			)
 			REN "[updated]!_myname!.bat" "[updated]!_myname!.bat.old"
-			DEL /F "[updated]!_myname!.bat.old"
-			CALL :message "Script updated^!"
-			TIMEOUT 3 >nul
+			DEL /F "!_myname!.bat.old" "[updated]!_myname!.bat.old"
 			GOTO begin
 		)
 		REM ## Phase 1 ##
@@ -38,10 +47,10 @@ IF DEFINED _updateb (
 		REM 	* Start that script in a new CMD window
 		REM 	* Exit
 		CALL :message "Updating script..."
-		REM Uncomment the next line and comment the powershell call for testing.
-		REM COPY /B /V /Y "!_myname!.bat" "[updated]!_myname!.bat"
+		REM Uncomment the next line and comment out the PowerShell call for testing.
+		REM COPY /B /Y "!_myname!.bat" "[updated]!_myname!.bat" >nul
 		(
-			powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/updater.bat', '[updated]!_myname!.bat')"
+			PowerShell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/updater.bat', '[updated]!_myname!.bat')"
 		) >nul 2>&1
 		IF EXIST "[updated]!_myname!.bat" (
 			START /min CMD /C "[updated]!_myname!.bat" !_myparams!
@@ -55,19 +64,17 @@ IF DEFINED _updateb (
 			TIMEOUT 300 >nul
 		) ELSE (
 			REM ## Phase 2 ##: The [updated]*.bat script will:
-			REM 	* Copy itself overwriting the original batch
-			REM 	* Start that script in a new CMD instance
+			REM 	* Rename the old script and make a copy of itself with the original name.
+			REM 	* Run that copy in a new CMD instance
 			REM 	* Exit
-			IF EXIST "!_myname:~9!.bat" (
-				REN "!_myname:~9!.bat" "!_myname:~9!.bat.old"
-				DEL /F "!_myname:~9!.bat.old"
-			)
-			COPY /B /V /Y "!_myname!.bat" "!_myname:~9!.bat"
+			IF EXIST "!_myname:~9!.bat" ( REN "!_myname:~9!.bat" "!_myname:~9!.bat.old" )
+			COPY /B /Y "!_myname!.bat" "!_myname:~9!.bat"
 			START CMD /C "!_myname:~9!.bat" !_myparams!
 		)
 	)
 	EXIT /B
 )
+
 :begin
 CLS
 ECHO:
@@ -75,7 +82,7 @@ ECHO:
 ECHO:                ########################################
 ECHO:                ####  user.js Updater for Windows   ####
 ECHO:                ####       by claustromaniac        ####
-ECHO:                ####             v4.5               ####
+ECHO:                ####             v!v!               ####
 ECHO:                ########################################
 ECHO:
 SET /A "_line=0"
@@ -121,7 +128,7 @@ IF DEFINED _log (
 IF EXIST user.js.new (DEL /F "user.js.new")
 CALL :message "Retrieving latest user.js file from github repository..."
 (
-	powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/user.js', 'user.js.new')"
+	PowerShell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/master/user.js', 'user.js.new')"
 ) >nul 2>&1
 IF EXIST user.js.new (
 	IF DEFINED _multi (
@@ -129,18 +136,18 @@ IF EXIST user.js.new (
 		IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (
 			IF DEFINED _merge (
 				CALL :message "Merging..."
-				COPY /B /V /Y user.js-overrides\*.js user-overrides-merged.js
+				COPY /B /Y user.js-overrides\*.js user-overrides-merged.js
 				CALL :merge user-overrides-merged.js
-				COPY /B /V /Y user.js.new+user-overrides-merged.js user.js.new
+				COPY /B /Y user.js.new+user-overrides-merged.js user.js.new
 				CALL :merge user.js.new
 			) ELSE (
 				CALL :message "Appending..."
-				COPY /B /V /Y user.js.new+"user.js-overrides\*.js" user.js.new
+				COPY /B /Y user.js.new+"user.js-overrides\*.js" user.js.new
 			)
 		) ELSE (CALL :message "No override files found.")
 	) ELSE (
 		IF EXIST "user-overrides.js" (
-			COPY /B /V /Y user.js.new+"user-overrides.js" "user.js.new"
+			COPY /B /Y user.js.new+"user-overrides.js" "user.js.new"
 			IF DEFINED _merge (
 				CALL :message "Merging user-overrides.js..."
 				CALL :merge user.js.new
@@ -169,6 +176,7 @@ IF EXIST user.js.new (
 		) ELSE (
 			REN user.js.new user.js
 			CALL :message "Update complete."
+			SET "_changed=true"
 		)
 	)
 ) ELSE (
@@ -176,7 +184,15 @@ IF EXIST user.js.new (
 	ECHO:  No changes were made.
 )
 IF NOT DEFINED _log (
-	IF NOT DEFINED _ua (PAUSE)
+	IF NOT DEFINED _ua (
+		IF EXIST prefsCleaner.bat (
+			IF "!_changed!"=="true" (
+				CALL :message "Would you like to run the prefsCleaner now?"
+				CHOICE /C YN /N /M "(Y/N) "
+				IF "1"=="!errorlevel!" ( START "" cmd.exe /C "prefsCleaner.bat" )
+			) ELSE (PAUSE)
+		) ELSE (PAUSE)
+	)
 )
 EXIT /B
 
@@ -188,6 +204,7 @@ ECHO:  %~1
 IF NOT "2"=="%_log%" (ECHO:)
 ENDLOCAL
 GOTO :EOF
+
 REM ############ Merge function ############
 :merge
 SETLOCAL DisableDelayedExpansion
@@ -226,6 +243,7 @@ FOR /F tokens^=2^,^*^ delims^=^' %%G IN ('FINDSTR /R /C:"^//// --- comment-out -
 MOVE /Y updatertempfile "%~1" >nul
 ENDLOCAL
 GOTO :EOF
+
 REM ############### Help ##################
 :showhelp
 MODE 80,46
@@ -260,4 +278,3 @@ CALL :message ""
 PAUSE
 MODE 80,25
 GOTO :begin
-REM #####################################

updater.sh

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 ### ghacks-user.js updater for Mac/Linux
-## author: @overdodactyl
-## version: 1.3
+## author: @overdodactyl, @ema-pe
+## version: 1.4
 
 ## DON'T GO HIGHER THAN VERSION x.9 !! ( because of ASCII comparison in check_for_update() )
 
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ update_pref=${1:--ask}
 
 currdir=$(pwd)
 
+DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="curl -s"
+DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE="curl -O"
+
+# Use wget if curl is not available.
+if [[ -z $(command -v "curl") ]]; then
+  DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="wget --quiet --output-document=-"
+  DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE="wget"
+fi
+
 ## get the full path of this script (readlink for Linux, greadlink for Mac with coreutils installed)
 sfp=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
 
@@ -24,7 +33,7 @@ cd "$(dirname "${sfp}")"
 ## Used to check if a new version of updater.sh is available
 update_available="no"
 check_for_update () {
-  online_version="$(curl -s ${updater} | sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p')"
+  online_version="$($DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT ${updater} | sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p')"
   path_to_script="$(dirname "${sfp}")/updater.sh"
   current_version="$(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$path_to_script")"
   if [[ "$current_version" < "$online_version" ]]; then
@@ -36,8 +45,8 @@ check_for_update () {
 update_script () {
   echo -e "This script will be backed up and the latest version of updater.sh will be executed.\n"
   mv updater.sh "updater.sh.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
-  curl -O ${updater} && echo -e "\nThe latest updater script has been downloaded\n"
-  
+  $DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE ${updater} && echo -e "\nThe latest updater script has been downloaded\n"
+
   # make new file executable
   chmod +x updater.sh
 
@@ -60,7 +69,7 @@ main () {
   if [ -e user.js ]; then
     echo "Your current user.js file for this profile will be backed up and the latest ghacks version from github will take its place."
     echo -e "\nIf currently using the ghacks user.js, please compare versions:"
-    echo "  Available online: $(curl -s ${ghacksjs} | sed -n '4p')"
+    echo "  Available online: $($DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT ${ghacksjs} | sed -n '4p')"
     echo "  Currently using:  $(sed -n '4p' user.js)"
   else
     echo "A user.js file does not exist in this profile. If you continue, the latest ghacks version from github will be downloaded."
@@ -80,7 +89,7 @@ main () {
 
     # download latest ghacks user.js
     echo "downloading latest ghacks user.js file"
-    curl -O ${ghacksjs} && echo "ghacks user.js has been downloaded"
+    $DOWNLOAD_TO_FILE ${ghacksjs} && echo "ghacks user.js has been downloaded"
 
     if [ -e user-overrides.js ]; then
       echo "user-overrides.js file found"
@@ -94,6 +103,7 @@ main () {
   cd "${currdir}"
 }
 
+
 update_pref="$(echo $update_pref | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')"
 if [ $update_pref = "-donotupdate" ]; then
   main

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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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