79 final

not deprecated, just hidden: default is false anyway

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/troubleshooting-help.md

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ assignees: ''
 ---
 
 Before you proceed...
-  - Keep reading this. Seriously.
+  - Issues will be closed as invalid if you do not [troubleshoot](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.4-Troubleshooting), including
-  - Note that we do not support forks (i.e. IceCat, Pale Moon, WaterFox, etc).
+     - confirming the problem is caused by the `user.js`
-  - Make sure you searched for the `[Setup` tags in the `user.js`.
+     - searching the `[Setup` tags in the `user.js`
   - Search the GitHub repository. The information you need is most likely here already.
-  - Check out our [troubleshooting](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.4-Troubleshooting) wiki page, including steps to see if the problem is caused by the `user.js` or an extension.
+  - Note: We do not support forks
 
 See also:
   - Extension breakage due to prefs [issue 391](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/391)

prefsCleaner.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## prefs.js cleaner for Linux/Mac
 ## author: @claustromaniac
-## version: 1.1
+## version: 1.2
 
 ## special thanks to @overdodactyl and @earthlng for a few snippets that I stol..*cough* borrowed from the updater.sh
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fQuit() {
 fFF_check() {
 	# there are many ways to see if firefox is running or not, some more reliable than others
 	# this isn't elegant and might not be future-proof but should at least be compatible with any environment
-	while [ -e webappsstore.sqlite-shm ]; do
+	while [ -e lock ]; do
 		echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile seems to be in use. Close Firefox and try again.\n"
 		read -p "Press any key to continue."
 	done
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ echo -e "\n\n"
 echo "                   ╔══════════════════════════╗"
 echo "                   ║     prefs.js cleaner     ║"
 echo "                   ║    by claustromaniac     ║"
-echo "                   ║           v1.1           ║"
+echo "                   ║           v1.2           ║"
 echo "                   ╚══════════════════════════╝"
 echo -e "\nThis script should be run from your Firefox profile directory.\n"
 echo "It will remove any entries from prefs.js that also exist in user.js."

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-RFP-alternatives.js

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 /***
- This will reset the preferences that are under sections 4600 & 4700 in the ghacks user.js
+ Version: up to and including FF/ESR78
- up to and including Firefox/ESR 68. These are the prefs that are no longer necessary,
+
- or they conflict with, privacy.resistFingerprinting if you have that enabled.
+ This will reset the preferences that are under sections 4600 & 4700 in the
+ ghacks user.js. These are the prefs that are no longer necessary, or they
+ conflict with, privacy.resistFingerprinting if you have that enabled.
 
  For instructions see:
  https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@
     'webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info',
     'dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled',
     'ui.use_standins_for_native_colors',
+    'ui.systemUsesDarkTheme',
+    'ui.prefersReducedMotion',
     /* section 4700 */
     'general.useragent.override',
     'general.buildID.override',

scratchpad-scripts/ghacks-clear-deprecated.js

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /***
+ Version: up to and including FF/ESR78
+
  This will reset the preferences that have been deprecated by Mozilla
- and used in the ghacks user.js up to and including Firefox/ESR 68
+ and used in the ghacks user.js
 
  It is in reverse order, so feel free to remove sections that do not apply
 
@@ -12,6 +14,31 @@
   let ops = [
     /* deprecated */
 
+    /* 78 */
+    'media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed',
+    'toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled',
+    /* 77 */
+    'browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches',
+    'browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess',
+    /* 76 */
+    'extensions.blocklist.url',
+    /* 74 */
+    'geo.wifi.uri',
+    'geo.wifi.logging.enabled',
+    'privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior',
+    'webgl.disable-extensions',
+    /* 72 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.ping.endpoint',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled',
+    'dom.indexedDB.enabled',
+    /* 71 */
+    'devtools.webide.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBExtension',
+    'offline-apps.allow_by_default',
+    /* 69 */
+    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled',
+    'plugins.click_to_play',
+    'media.autoplay.allow-muted',
     /* 68 */
     'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.disableSnippets',
     'browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl',

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: 19-December-2019
+ Last updated: 28-July-2020
 
  For instructions see:
  https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@
     /* 71-beta */
     'media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground',
     'middlemouse.paste',
+    /* 75-beta */
+    'browser.search.geoip.url',
+    'browser.search.region',
+    /* 79-beta */
+    'browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled',
     /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
     '_user.js.parrot'
   ]

scratchpad-scripts/troubleshooter.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-/*** ghacks-user.js troubleshooter.js v1.6.0 ***/
+/*** ghacks-user.js troubleshooter.js v1.6.1 ***/
 
 (function() {
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
   ]
 
   // any runtime-set pref that everyone will have and that can be safely reset
-  const oFILLER = { type: 64, name: 'extensions.blocklist.pingCountTotal', value: -1 };
+  const oFILLER = { type: 64, name: 'app.update.lastUpdateTime.browser-cleanup-thumbnails', value: 1580000000 };
 
   function getMyList(arr) {
     const aRet = [];

updater.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## ghacks-user.js updater for macOS and Linux
 
-## version: 2.5
+## version: 2.6
 ## Author: Pat Johnson (@overdodactyl)
 ## Additional contributors: @earthlng, @ema-pe, @claustromaniac
 
@@ -313,8 +313,10 @@ update_userjs () {
 
   # apply overrides
   if [ "$SKIPOVERRIDE" = false ]; then
-    while IFS=',' read -ra FILE; do
+    while IFS=',' read -ra FILES; do
-      add_override "$FILE"
+      for FILE in "${FILES[@]}"; do
+        add_override "$FILE"
+      done
     done <<< "$OVERRIDE"
   fi
 

user.js

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 /******
 * name: ghacks user.js
-* date: 24 January 2020
+* date: 13 Aug 2020
-* version 72
+* version 79
-* authors: v52+ github | v51- www.ghacks.net
 * url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js
 * license: MIT: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
 
 * releases: These are end-of-stable-life-cycle legacy archives.
-            *Always* use the master branch user.js for a current up-to-date version.
+            *Always* use the master branch user.js for a current up-to-date version
        url: https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/releases
 
 * README:
@@ -125,6 +124,9 @@ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored", false);
 user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.discoverystreamfeed", false); // [FF66+]
 /* 0105d: disable Activity Stream recent Highlights in the Library [FF57+] ***/
    // user_pref("browser.library.activity-stream.enabled", false);
+/* 0105e: clear default topsites
+ * [NOTE] This does not block you from adding your own ***/
+user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.default.sites", "");
 /* 0110: start Firefox in PB (Private Browsing) mode
  * [NOTE] In this mode *all* windows are "private windows" and the PB mode icon is not displayed
  * [WARNING] The P in PB mode is misleading: it means no "persistent" disk storage such as history,
@@ -150,39 +152,35 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely decease
  * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Access Your Location
  * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Location>Settings ***/
    // user_pref("permissions.default.geo", 2);
-/* 0203: use Mozilla geolocation service instead of Google when geolocation is enabled
+/* 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.wifi.uri", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%");
+user_pref("geo.provider.network.url", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%");
-   // user_pref("geo.wifi.logging.enabled", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
+   // 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]
-/* 0205: disable GeoIP-based search results
- * [NOTE] May not be hidden if Firefox has changed your settings due to your locale
- * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16254
- * [2] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-making-automatic-connections#w_geolocation-for-default-search-engine ***/
-user_pref("browser.search.region", "US"); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-user_pref("browser.search.geoip.url", "");
 /* 0206: disable geographically specific results/search engines e.g. "browser.search.*.US"
  * i.e. ignore all of Mozilla's various search engines in multiple locales ***/
 user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false);
 user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", "");
+/* 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
- * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/867501 ***/
+ * [SETUP-WEB] May break some input methods e.g xim/ibus for CJK languages, see [2]
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/867501
+ * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1629630 ***/
 user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-/* 0212: enforce fallback text encoding to match en-US
- * When the content or server doesn't declare a charset the browser will
- * fallback to the "Current locale" based on your application language
- * [SETTING] General>Language and Appearance>Fonts and Colors>Advanced>Text Encoding for Legacy Content
- * [TEST] https://hsivonen.com/test/moz/check-charset.htm
- * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20025 ***/
-user_pref("intl.charset.fallback.override", "windows-1252");
 
 /*** [SECTION 0300]: QUIET FOX
      Starting in user.js v67, we only disable the auto-INSTALL of Firefox. You still get prompts
@@ -204,12 +202,12 @@ user_pref("app.update.auto", false);
  * [SETTING] about:addons>Extensions>[cog-wheel-icon]>Update Add-ons Automatically (toggle) ***/
    // user_pref("extensions.update.autoUpdateDefault", false);
 /* 0306: disable extension metadata
- * used when installing/updating an extension, and in daily background update checks: if false, it
+ * used when installing/updating an extension, and in daily background update checks:
- * hides the expanded text description (if it exists) when you "show more details about an addon" ***/
+ * when false, extension detail tabs will have no description ***/
    // user_pref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false);
 /* 0308: disable search engine updates (e.g. OpenSearch)
  * [NOTE] This does not affect Mozilla's built-in or Web Extension search engines
- * [SETTING] General>Firefox Updates>Automatically update search engines ***/
+ * [SETTING] General>Firefox Updates>Automatically update search engines (FF72-) ***/
 user_pref("browser.search.update", false);
 /* 0309: disable sending Flash crash reports ***/
 user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false);
@@ -276,12 +274,10 @@ 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, but sanitize blocklist url
+/* 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/
+ * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl/ ***/
- * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/
 user_pref("extensions.blocklist.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
-user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklists.settings.services.mozilla.com/v1/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/");
 
 /** SAFE BROWSING (SB)
     Safe Browsing has taken many steps to preserve privacy. *IF* required, a full url is never
@@ -350,17 +346,14 @@ user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.url", ""); // [FF44+]
  * Currently blocked by 'datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled' (see 0340) ***/
 user_pref("browser.ping-centre.telemetry", false);
 /* 0515: disable Screenshots
- * alternatively in FF60+, disable uploading to the Screenshots server
+ * alternatively in FF60+, disable uploading to the Screenshots server ***/
- * [1] https://github.com/mozilla-services/screenshots
- * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/28/firefox-screenshots-integrated-in-firefox-nightly/ ***/
    // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.disabled", true); // [FF55+]
    // user_pref("extensions.screenshots.upload-disabled", true); // [FF60+]
 /* 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] Options>Privacy & Security>Forms and Autofill>Autofill addresses (FF74+)
+ * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Forms and Autofill>Autofill addresses (FF74+)
- * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill
+ * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill ***/
- * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/firefoxs-new-form-autofill-is-awesome/ ***/
 user_pref("extensions.formautofill.addresses.enabled", false); // [FF55+]
 user_pref("extensions.formautofill.available", "off"); // [FF56+]
 user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); // [FF56+]
@@ -375,16 +368,14 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!");
  * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Link_prefetching_FAQ ***/
 user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
 /* 0602: disable DNS prefetching
- * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/27/firefox-prefetching-what-you-need-to-know/
+ * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-DNS-Prefetch-Control ***/
- * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-DNS-Prefetch-Control ***/
 user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
 user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // [HIDDEN PREF ESR] [DEFAULT: true FF70+]
 /* 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
+ * [1] https://news.slashdot.org/story/15/08/14/2321202/how-to-quash-firefoxs-silent-requests ***/
- * [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/16/block-firefox-from-connecting-to-sites-when-you-hover-over-links/ ***/
 user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
 /* 0606: disable "Hyperlink Auditing" (click tracking) and enforce same host in case
  * [1] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/major-browsers-to-prevent-disabling-of-click-tracking-privacy-risk/ ***/
@@ -396,7 +387,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0700 syntax error: the parrot's given up the ghost
 /* 0701: disable IPv6
  * IPv6 can be abused, especially regarding MAC addresses. They also do not play nice
  * with VPNs. That's even assuming your ISP and/or router and/or website can handle it.
- * Firefox telemetry (April 2019) shows only 5% of all connections are IPv6.
+ * [STATS] Firefox telemetry (June 2020) shows only 5% 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.
@@ -432,17 +423,17 @@ user_pref("network.http.altsvc.oe", false);
  * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/WebBrowsers ***/
 user_pref("network.proxy.socks_remote_dns", true);
 /* 0708: disable FTP [FF60+]
- * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2018/02/20/firefox-60-with-new-preference-to-disable-ftp/ ***/
+ * [1] https://www.fxsitecompat.dev/en-CA/docs/2020/ftp-support-will-be-removed/ ***/
    // user_pref("network.ftp.enabled", false);
 /* 0709: disable using UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) paths [FF61+]
  * [SETUP-CHROME] Can break extensions for profiles on network shares
- * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/26424 ***/
+ * [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://trac.torproject.org/23044
+ * [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]
@@ -459,9 +450,8 @@ 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] Search buttons in the dropdown work, but hitting 'enter' in the location bar will fail
+ * [NOTE] This does **not** affect explicit user action such as using search buttons in the
- * [TIP] You can add keywords to search engines in options (e.g. 'd' for DuckDuckGo) and
+ * dropdown, or using keyword search shortcuts you configure in options (e.g. 'd' for DuckDuckGo)
- * the dropdown will now auto-select it and you can then hit 'enter' and it will work
  * [SETUP-CHROME] If you don't, or rarely, type URLs, or you use a default search
  * engine that respects privacy, then you probably don't need this ***/
 user_pref("keyword.enabled", false);
@@ -489,18 +479,20 @@ user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
  * [SETTING] Search>Provide search suggestions | Show search suggestions in address bar results ***/
 user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
 user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false);
-/* 0809: disable location bar suggesting "preloaded" top websites [FF54+]
- * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1211726 ***/
-user_pref("browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled", 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
- * If all three suggestion types are false, search engine keywords are disabled
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Address Bar>When using the address bar, suggest ***/
    // 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+]
 /* 0850c: disable location bar dropdown
  * This value controls the total number of entries to appear in the location bar dropdown
  * [NOTE] Items (bookmarks/history/openpages) with a high "frecency"/"bonus" will always
@@ -512,9 +504,6 @@ user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
 /* 0850d: disable location bar autofill
  * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/address-bar-autocomplete-firefox#w_url-autocomplete ***/
    // user_pref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false);
-/* 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches [FF51+]
- * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/ ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false);
 /* 0860: disable search and form history
  * [SETUP-WEB] Be aware thet autocomplete form data can be read by third parties, see [1] [2]
  * [NOTE] We also clear formdata on exit (see 2803)
@@ -543,7 +532,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!");
 /* 0902: use a master password
  * There are no preferences for this. It is all handled internally.
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Logins and Passwords>Use a master password
- * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/use-master-password-protect-stored-logins ***/
+ * [1] https://support.mozilla.org/kb/use-primary-password-protect-stored-logins-and-pas ***/
 /* 0903: set how often Firefox should ask for the master password
  * 0=the first time (default), 1=every time it's needed, 2=every n minutes (see 0904) ***/
 user_pref("security.ask_for_password", 2);
@@ -589,13 +578,17 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1000 syntax error: the parrot's gone to meet 'is m
  * [NOTE] We also clear cache on exiting Firefox (see 2803) ***/
 user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
 /* 1003: disable memory cache
-/* capacity: -1=determine dynamically (default), 0=none, n=memory capacity in kilobytes ***/
+ * capacity: -1=determine dynamically (default), 0=none, n=memory capacity in kibibytes ***/
    // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false);
    // user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 0); // [HIDDEN PREF ESR]
 /* 1006: disable permissions manager from writing to disk [RESTART]
  * [NOTE] This means any permission changes are session only
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/967812 ***/
    // user_pref("permissions.memory_only", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
+/* 1007: disable media cache from writing to disk in Private Browsing
+ * [NOTE] MSE (Media Source Extensions) are already stored in-memory in PB ***/
+user_pref("browser.privatebrowsing.forceMediaMemoryCache", true); // [FF75+]
+user_pref("media.memory_cache_max_size", 65536);
 
 /** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/
 /* 1020: exclude "Undo Closed Tabs" in Session Restore ***/
@@ -637,6 +630,8 @@ user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false);
 /*** [SECTION 1200]: HTTPS (SSL/TLS / OCSP / CERTS / HPKP / CIPHERS)
    Your cipher and other settings can be used in server side fingerprinting
    [TEST] https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/viewMyClient.html
+   [TEST] https://browserleaks.com/ssl
+   [TEST] https://ja3er.com/
    [1] https://www.securityartwork.es/2017/02/02/tls-client-fingerprinting-with-bro/
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
@@ -653,12 +648,14 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
 user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true);
 /* 1202: control TLS versions with min and max
  * 1=TLS 1.0, 2=TLS 1.1, 3=TLS 1.2, 4=TLS 1.3
+ * [STATS] Firefox telemetry (June 2020) shows only 0.16% of SSL handshakes use 1.0 or 1.1
  * [WARNING] Leave these at default, otherwise you alter your TLS fingerprint.
- * Firefox telemetry (April 2019) shows only 0.5% of TLS web traffic uses 1.0 or 1.1
  * [1] https://www.ssllabs.com/ssl-pulse/ ***/
-   // user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 3);
+   // user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 3); // [DEFAULT: 3 FF78+]
    // user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4);
-/* 1203: disable SSL session tracking [FF36+]
+/* 1203: enforce TLS 1.0 and 1.1 downgrades as session only */
+user_pref("security.tls.version.enable-deprecated", false);
+/* 1204: disable SSL session tracking [FF36+]
  * SSL Session IDs are unique, last up to 24hrs in Firefox, and can be used for tracking
  * [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,
@@ -667,12 +664,12 @@ user_pref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true);
  * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/967977
  * [3] https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.07304 ***/
 user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-/* 1204: disable SSL Error Reporting
+/* 1205: disable SSL Error Reporting
  * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html ***/
 user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false);
 user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false);
 user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "");
-/* 1205: disable TLS1.3 0-RTT (round-trip time) [FF51+]
+/* 1206: disable TLS1.3 0-RTT (round-trip time) [FF51+]
  * [1] https://github.com/tlswg/tls13-spec/issues/1001
  * [2] https://blog.cloudflare.com/tls-1-3-overview-and-q-and-a/ ***/
 user_pref("security.tls.enable_0rtt_data", false);
@@ -713,7 +710,7 @@ user_pref("security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level", 1);
  * 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://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21686 ***/
+ * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/21686 ***/
 user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
 /* 1222: disable intermediate certificate caching (fingerprinting attack vector) [FF41+] [RESTART]
  * [NOTE] This affects login/cert/key dbs. The effect is all credentials are session-only.
@@ -724,41 +721,56 @@ user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
  * 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://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16206 ***/
+ * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/16206 ***/
 user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
 
 /** MIXED CONTENT ***/
 /* 1240: disable insecure active content on https pages
- * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21323 ***/
+ * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/21323 ***/
 user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
 /* 1241: disable insecure passive content (such as images) on https pages [SETUP-WEB] ***/
 user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
 /* 1243: block unencrypted requests from Flash on encrypted pages to mitigate MitM attacks [FF59+]
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1190623 ***/
 user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_object_subrequest", true);
+/* 1244: enable https-only-mode [FF76+]
+ * [NOTE] This is experimental
+ * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>HTTPS-Only Mode (FF81+)
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1613063 */
+   // user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode", true); // [FF76+]
+   // user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode.upgrade_local", true); // [FF77+]
 
-/** CIPHERS [WARNING: do not meddle with your cipher suite: see the section 1200 intro] ***/
+/** CIPHERS [WARNING: do not meddle with your cipher suite: see the section 1200 intro]
-/* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128)
+ * These are all the ciphers still using SHA-1 and CBC which are weaker than the available alternatives. (see "Cipher Suites" in [1])
+ * Additionally some have other weaknesses like key sizes of 128 (or lower) [2] and/or no Perfect Forward Secrecy [3].
+ * [1] https://browserleaks.com/ssl
+ * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_size
+ * [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_secrecy
+ ***/
+/* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128 and no PFS)
  * [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3des#Security
  * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet-in-the-middle_attack
  * [3] https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ssl/fips-ssl-ciphersuites.html ***/
    // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha", false);
-/* 1262: disable 128 bits ***/
-   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
-   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
 /* 1263: disable DHE (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange)
  * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/how-to-protect-yourself-from-nsa-attacks-1024-bit-DH ***/
-   // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF78+]
-   // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF78+]
-/* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52 ***/
+/* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF78 (in order of preferred by FF) ***/
-   // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_256_sha", false);
-   // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_sha", false);
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false); // no PFS
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false); // no PFS
 
 /** 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]
+ * [STATS] SSL Labs (June 2020) reports 98.8% of sites have secure renegotiation [3]
  * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation
- * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1353705 ***/
+ * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1353705
+ * [3] https://www.ssllabs.com/ssl-pulse/ ***/
 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)
@@ -777,12 +789,12 @@ user_pref("security.insecure_connection_text.enabled", true); // [FF60+]
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
 /* 1401: disable websites choosing fonts (0=block, 1=allow)
  * This can limit most (but not all) JS font enumeration which is a high entropy fingerprinting vector
- * [SETUP-WEB] Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit.
+ * [SETUP-WEB] Can break some PDFs (missing text). Limiting to default fonts can "uglify" the web
  * [SETTING] General>Language and Appearance>Fonts & Colors>Advanced>Allow pages to choose... ***/
 user_pref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0);
 /* 1403: disable icon fonts (glyphs) and local fallback rendering
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/789788
- * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/8455 ***/
+ * [2] https://gitlab.torproject.org/legacy/trac/-/issues/8455 ***/
    // user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled", false); // [FF41+]
    // user_pref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.fallback_delay", -1);
 /* 1404: disable rendering of SVG OpenType fonts
@@ -794,7 +806,8 @@ user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
  * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite_(SIL) ***/
 user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
 /* 1409: limit system font exposure to a whitelist [FF52+] [RESTART]
- * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed.
+ * If the whitelist is empty, then whitelisting is considered disabled and all fonts are allowed
+ * [NOTE] RFP in FF80+ restricts the whitelist to bundled and "Base Fonts" (see 4618)
  * [WARNING] Creating your own probably highly-unique whitelist will raise your entropy.
  * Eventually privacy.resistFingerprinting (see 4500) will cover this
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1121643 ***/
@@ -867,18 +880,17 @@ user_pref("privacy.userContext.ui.enabled", true);
 /* 1702: enable Container Tabs [FF50+]
  * [SETTING] General>Tabs>Enable Container Tabs ***/
 user_pref("privacy.userContext.enabled", true);
-/* 1704: set behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu [FF53+] [SETUP-CHROME]
+/* 1703: set behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu on left click [FF74+]
- * 0=no menu (default), 1=show when clicked, 2=show on long press
+ * [NOTE] The menu is always shown on long press and right click
- * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1328756 ***/
+ * [SETTING] General>Tabs>Enable Container Tabs>Settings>Select a container for each new tab ***/
-user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2);
+   // user_pref("privacy.userContext.newTabContainerOnLeftClick.enabled", true);
 
 /*** [SECTION 1800]: PLUGINS ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1800 syntax error: the parrot's pushing up daisies!");
 /* 1803: disable Flash plugin
  * 0=deactivated, 1=ask, 2=enabled
  * ESR52.x is the last branch to *fully* support NPAPI, FF52+ stable only supports Flash
- * [NOTE] You can still override individual sites via site permissions
+ * [NOTE] You can still override individual sites via site permissions ***/
- * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2013/07/09/how-to-make-sure-that-a-firefox-plugin-never-activates-again/ ***/
 user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0);
 /* 1820: disable GMP (Gecko Media Plugins)
  * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
@@ -901,7 +913,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2000 syntax error: the parrot's snuffed it!");
  * [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) (see [3])
+ * In FF70+ these settings match Mode 4 (Mode 3 in older versions), see [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
@@ -918,7 +930,6 @@ user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
 user_pref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false);
 /* 2012: limit WebGL ***/
 user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true);
-user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true);
 user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true);
 /* 2022: disable screensharing ***/
 user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
@@ -935,8 +946,11 @@ user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
  * [NOTE] You can set exceptions under site permissions
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Permissions>Autoplay>Settings>Default for all websites ***/
    // user_pref("media.autoplay.default", 5);
-/* 2031: disable autoplay of HTML5 media if you interacted with the site [FF66+] ***/
+/* 2031: disable autoplay of HTML5 media if you interacted with the site [FF78+]
-user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed", false);
+ * 0=sticky (default), 1=transient, 2=user
+ * [NOTE] If you have trouble with some video sites, then add an exception (see 2030)
+ * [1] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/interaction.html#sticky-activation ***/
+user_pref("media.autoplay.blocking_policy", 2);
 
 /*** [SECTION 2200]: WINDOW MEDDLING & LEAKS / POPUPS ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2200 syntax error: the parrot's 'istory!");
@@ -956,7 +970,7 @@ user_pref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true);
  * This stops malicious window sizes and some screen resolution leaks.
  * You can still right-click a link and open in a new window.
  * [TEST] https://ghacksuserjs.github.io/TorZillaPrint/TorZillaPrint.html#screen
- * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9881 ***/
+ * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/9881 ***/
 user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 3);
 user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0);
 /* 2204: disable Fullscreen API (requires user interaction) to prevent screen-resolution leaks
@@ -1026,14 +1040,13 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!
 /* 2401: disable website control over browser right-click context menu
  * [NOTE] Shift-Right-Click will always bring up the browser right-click context menu ***/
    // user_pref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false);
-/* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content
+/* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content [SETUP-HARDEN]
- * [SETUP-WEB] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress
+ * [NOTE] This will break some sites' functionality e.g. Outlook, Twitter, Facebook, Wordpress
  * This applies to onCut/onCopy/onPaste events - i.e. it requires interaction with the website
  * [WARNING] If both 'middlemouse.paste' and 'general.autoScroll' are true (at least one
- * is default false) then enabling this pref can leak clipboard content, see [2]
+ * is default false) then enabling this pref can leak clipboard content, see [1]
- * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1528289 */
- * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1528289 */
+   // user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
-user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
 /* 2404: disable clipboard commands (cut/copy) from "non-privileged" content [FF41+]
  * this disables document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to protect your clipboard
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1170911 ***/
@@ -1053,11 +1066,14 @@ user_pref("dom.vibrator.enabled", false);
  * [5] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/#CVE-2017-5400
  * [6] https://rh0dev.github.io/blog/2017/the-return-of-the-jit/ ***/
 user_pref("javascript.options.asmjs", false);
-/* 2421: disable Ion and baseline JIT to help harden JS against exploits
+/* 2421: disable Ion and baseline JIT to harden against JS exploits [SETUP-HARDEN]
- * [WARNING] If false, causes the odd site issue and there is also a performance loss
+ * [NOTE] In FF75+, when **both** Ion and JIT are disabled, **and** the new
+ * hidden pref is enabled, then Ion can still be used by extensions (1599226)
+ * [WARNING] Disabling Ion/JIT can cause some site issues and performance loss
  * [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0817 ***/
    // user_pref("javascript.options.ion", false);
    // user_pref("javascript.options.baselinejit", false);
+   // user_pref("javascript.options.jit_trustedprincipals", true); // [FF75+] [HIDDEN PREF]
 /* 2422: disable WebAssembly [FF52+] [SETUP-PERF]
  * [NOTE] In FF71+ this no longer affects extensions (1576254)
  * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/WebAssembly ***/
@@ -1069,7 +1085,7 @@ user_pref("javascript.options.wasm", false);
    // user_pref("dom.IntersectionObserver.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);
+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!");
@@ -1077,13 +1093,9 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is m
  * Initially a Linux issue (high precision readout) that was fixed.
  * However, it is still another metric for fingerprinting, used to raise entropy.
  * e.g. do you have a battery or not, current charging status, charge level, times remaining etc
- * [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code. see [1]
+ * [NOTE] From FF52+ Battery Status API is only available in chrome/privileged code, see [1]
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1313580 ***/
    // user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
-/* 2504: disable virtual reality devices
- * Optional protection depending on your connected devices
- * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
-   // user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
 /* 2505: disable media device enumeration [FF29+]
  * [NOTE] media.peerconnection.enabled should also be set to false (see 2001)
  * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
@@ -1104,6 +1116,15 @@ user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
  * [1] https://github.com/WICG/media-capabilities
  * [2] https://wicg.github.io/media-capabilities/#security-privacy-considerations ***/
    // user_pref("media.media-capabilities.enabled", false);
+/* 2520: disable virtual reality devices
+ * Optional protection depending on your connected devices
+ * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WebVR_API ***/
+   // user_pref("dom.vr.enabled", false);
+/* 2521: set a default permission for Virtual Reality (see 2520) [FF73+]
+ * 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
+ * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Access Virtual Reality Devices
+ * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Virtual Reality>Settings ***/
+   // user_pref("permissions.default.xr", 0);
 
 /*** [SECTION 2600]: MISCELLANEOUS ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
@@ -1120,10 +1141,6 @@ 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]
-/* 2605: block web content in file processes [FF55+]
- * [SETUP-WEB] You may want to disable this for corporate or developer environments
- * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1343184 ***/
-user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess", false);
 /* 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", "");
@@ -1132,8 +1149,8 @@ user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
  * [1] https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/179#issuecomment-246468676 ***/
 user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
 /* 2608: disable remote debugging
- * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 ***/
+ * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/16222 ***/
-user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false);
+user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 /* 2609: disable MathML (Mathematical Markup Language) [FF51+] [SETUP-HARDEN]
  * [TEST] https://ghacksuserjs.github.io/TorZillaPrint/TorZillaPrint.html#misc
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1173199 ***/
@@ -1144,7 +1161,7 @@ user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false);
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1216893 ***/
    // user_pref("svg.disabled", true);
 /* 2611: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard
- * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10089 ***/
+ * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/10089 ***/
 user_pref("middlemouse.contentLoadURL", false);
 /* 2614: limit HTTP redirects (this does not control redirects with HTML meta tags or JS)
  * [NOTE] A low setting of 5 or under will probably break some sites (e.g. gmail logins)
@@ -1179,9 +1196,17 @@ user_pref("network.IDN_show_punycode", true);
  * 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]
-/* 2621: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS]
+/* 2621: disable links launching Windows Store on Windows 8/8.1/10 [WINDOWS] ***/
- * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/25/block-firefox-chrome-windows-store/ ***/
 user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store", false);
+/* 2622: enforce no system colors; they can be fingerprinted
+ * [SETTING] General>Language and Appearance>Fonts and Colors>Colors>Use system colors ***/
+user_pref("browser.display.use_system_colors", false); // [DEFAULT: 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
+ * 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);
 
 /** DOWNLOADS ***/
 /* 2650: discourage downloading to desktop
@@ -1211,7 +1236,7 @@ user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
  * [1] archived: https://archive.is/DYjAM ***/
 user_pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 5); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 user_pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15); // [DEFAULT: 15]
-/* 2662: disable webextension restrictions on certain mozilla domains (also see 4503) [FF60+]
+/* 2662: disable webextension restrictions on certain mozilla domains (you also need 4503) [FF60+]
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1384330,1406795,1415644,1453988 ***/
    // user_pref("extensions.webextensions.restrictedDomains", "");
 
@@ -1335,6 +1360,7 @@ user_pref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences
 user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
 
 /*** [SECTION 4000]: FPI (FIRST PARTY ISOLATION)
+ 4001: FPI
  ** 1278037 - isolate indexedDB (FF51+)
  ** 1277803 - isolate favicons (FF52+)
  ** 1264562 - isolate OCSP cache (FF52+)
@@ -1353,22 +1379,29 @@ user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
  ** 1506693 - isolate pdfjs range-based requests (FF68+)
  ** 1330467 - isolate site permissions (FF69+)
  ** 1534339 - isolate IPv6 (FF73+)
+ 4003: NETWORK PARTITON
+ ** 1647732 - isolate font cache (FF80+)
+ ** 1649673 - isolate speculative connections (FF80+)
 ***/
 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/1260931 ***/
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1260931
+ * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1299996 [META] ***/
 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. (see [2],[3])
+ * to reduce breakage it ignores the 1st-party domain (FPD) originAttribute, see [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); // [HIDDEN PREF ESR]
+/* 4003: enable site partitioning (FF78+)
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1590107 [META] */
+user_pref("privacy.partition.network_state", true);
 
 /*** [SECTION 4500]: RFP (RESIST FINGERPRINTING)
    This master switch will be used for a wide range of items, many of which will
@@ -1392,12 +1425,13 @@ user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
       This spoof *shouldn't* affect core chrome/Firefox performance
  ** 1217238 - reduce precision of time exposed by javascript (FF55+)
  ** 1369303 - spoof/disable performance API (see 2410-deprecated, 4602, 4603) (FF56+)
- ** 1333651 & 1383495 & 1396468 - spoof Navigator API (see section 4700) (FF56+)
+ ** 1333651 & 1383495 & 1396468 - spoof User Agent & Navigator API (see section 4700) (FF56+)
-      FF56: The version number will be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10
+      FF56: Version: rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10
-      FF57: The version number will match current ESR (1393283, 1418672, 1418162, 1511763)
+      FF57: Version: match current ESR (1393283, 1418672, 1418162, 1511763)
-      FF59: The OS will be reported as Windows, OSX, Android, or Linux (to reduce breakage) (1404608)
+      FF59: OS: Windows, OSX, Android, or Linux (to reduce breakage) (1404608)
-      FF66: The OS in HTTP Headers will be reduced to Windows or Android (1509829)
+      FF66: OS: HTTP Headers reduced to Windows or Android (1509829)
-      FF68: Reported OS versions updated to Windows 10, OS 10.14, and Adnroid 8.1 (1511434)
+      FF68: OS: updated to Windows 10, OS 10.14, and Android 8.1 (1511434)
+      FF78: OS: updated to OS 10.15 and Android 9.0 (1635011)
  ** 1369319 - disable device sensor API (see 4604) (FF56+)
  ** 1369357 - disable site specific zoom (see 4605) (FF56+)
  ** 1337161 - hide gamepads from content (see 4606) (FF56+)
@@ -1411,7 +1445,7 @@ user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
  ** 1354633 - limit MediaError.message to a whitelist (FF57+)
  ** 1382533 - enable fingerprinting resistance for Presentation API (FF57+)
       This blocks exposure of local IP Addresses via mDNS (Multicast DNS)
- **  967895 - enable site permission prompt before allowing canvas data extraction (FF58+)
+ **  967895 - spoof canvas and enable site permission prompt before allowing canvas data extraction (FF58+)
       FF59: Added to site permissions panel (1413780) Only prompt when triggered by user input (1376865)
  ** 1372073 - spoof/block fingerprinting in MediaDevices API (FF59+)
       Spoof: enumerate devices reports one "Internal Camera" and one "Internal Microphone" if
@@ -1424,15 +1458,18 @@ user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
       FF60: Fix keydown/keyup events (1438795)
  ** 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 (FF63+)
+ ** 1479239 - return "no-preference" with prefers-reduced-motion (see 4614) (FF63+)
- ** 1363508 - spoof/suppress Pointer Events (see 4614) (FF64+)
+ ** 1363508 - spoof/suppress Pointer Events (see 4615) (FF64+)
       FF65: pointerEvent.pointerid (1492766)
- ** 1485266 - disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (see 4615) (FF67+)
+ ** 1485266 - disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (see 4616) (FF67+)
  ** 1407366 - enable inner window letterboxing (see 4504) (FF67+)
- ** 1540726 - return "light" with prefers-color-scheme (see 4616) (FF67+)
+ ** 1494034 - return "light" with prefers-color-scheme (see 4617) (FF67+)
       [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-color-scheme
  ** 1564422 - spoof audioContext outputLatency (FF70+)
  ** 1595823 - spoof audioContext sampleRate (FF72+)
+ ** 1607316 - spoof pointer as coarse and hover as none (ANDROID) (FF74+)
+ ** 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+)
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
 /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting [FF41+]
@@ -1467,6 +1504,9 @@ user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.letterboxing", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
  * When default true (FF62+) 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
    * non-RFP users:
@@ -1485,8 +1525,8 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4600 syntax error: the parrot's crossed the Jordan
 // 4601: [2514] spoof (or limit?) number of CPU cores [FF48+]
    // [NOTE] *may* affect core chrome/Firefox performance, will affect content.
    // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1008453
-   // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21675
+   // [2] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/21675
-   // [3] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22127
+   // [3] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/22127
    // [4] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/workers.html#navigator.hardwareconcurrency
    // user_pref("dom.maxHardwareConcurrency", 2);
 // * * * /
@@ -1498,7 +1538,7 @@ user_pref("dom.enable_resource_timing", false);
 user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
 // 4604: [2512] disable device sensor API
    // Optional protection depending on your device
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15758
+   // [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/15758
    // [2] https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
    // [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1357733,1292751
    // user_pref("device.sensors.enabled", false);
@@ -1509,7 +1549,7 @@ user_pref("dom.enable_performance", false);
 user_pref("browser.zoom.siteSpecific", false);
 // 4606: [2501] disable gamepad API - USB device ID enumeration
    // Optional protection depending on your connected devices
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13023
+   // [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
@@ -1525,7 +1565,7 @@ user_pref("media.webspeech.synth.enabled", false);
 // * * * /
 // FF57+
 // 4610: [2506] disable video statistics - JS performance fingerprinting [FF25+]
-   // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/15757
+   // [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
@@ -1533,7 +1573,7 @@ user_pref("media.video_stats.enabled", false);
    // 0=disabled, 1=enabled, 2=autodetect
    // Optional protection depending on your device
    // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Touch_events
-   // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10286
+   // [2] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/10286
    // user_pref("dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled", 0);
 // * * * /
 // FF59+
@@ -1548,20 +1588,31 @@ user_pref("media.ondevicechange.enabled", false);
    // [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/WEBGL_debug_renderer_info
 user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
 // * * * /
-// FF65+
+// FF63+
-// 4614: [2516] disable PointerEvents
+// 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+
-// 4615: [2618] disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas [FF44+]
+// 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
+   // [NOTE] See second listed bug: may cause black on black for elements with undefined colors
-  // [SETUP-CHROME] Might affect CSS in themes and extensions
+   // [SETUP-CHROME] Might affect CSS in themes and extensions
-  // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=232227,1330876
+   // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=232227,1330876
 user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true);
-// 4616: enforce prefers-color-scheme as light [FF67+]
+// 4617: enforce prefers-color-scheme as light [FF67+]
-  // 0=light, 1=dark : This overrides your OS value
+   // 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, see [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);
 // * * * /
 // ***/
 
@@ -1570,8 +1621,8 @@ user_pref("ui.systemUsesDarkTheme", 0); // [HIDDEN PREF]
      to use RFP (4500) or an extension, in which case they become POINTLESS.
      (a) Many of the components that make up your UA can be derived by other means.
          And when those values differ, you provide more bits and raise entropy.
-         Examples of leaks include navigator objects, date locale/formats, iframes,
+         Examples of leaks include workers, navigator objects, date locale/formats,
-         headers, tcp/ip attributes, feature detection, and **many** more.
+         iframes, headers, tcp/ip attributes, feature detection, and **many** more.
      ALL values below intentionally left blank - use RFP, or get a vetted, tested
          extension and mimic RFP values to *lower* entropy, or randomize to *raise* it
 ***/
@@ -1608,7 +1659,6 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
    // user_pref("full-screen-api.warning.timeout", 0);
 /* APPEARANCE ***/
    // user_pref("browser.download.autohideButton", false); // [FF57+]
-   // user_pref("toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled", false); // [FF55+]
    // user_pref("toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets", true); // [FF68+] allow userChrome/userContent
 /* CONTENT BEHAVIOR ***/
    // user_pref("accessibility.typeaheadfind", true); // enable "Find As You Type"
@@ -1642,6 +1692,20 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
      [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/123
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "9999 syntax error: the parrot's deprecated!");
+/* ESR78.x still uses all the following prefs
+// [NOTE] replace the * with a slash in the line above to re-enable them
+// FF79
+// 0212: enforce fallback text encoding to match en-US
+   // When the content or server doesn't declare a charset the browser will
+   // fallback to the "Current locale" based on your application language
+   // [SETTING] General>Language and Appearance>Fonts and Colors>Advanced>Text Encoding for Legacy Content (FF72-)
+   // [TEST] https://hsivonen.com/test/moz/check-charset.htm
+   // [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/20025
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1603712
+user_pref("intl.charset.fallback.override", "windows-1252");
+// * * * /
+// ***/
+
 /* ESR68.x still uses all the following prefs
 // [NOTE] replace the * with a slash in the line above to re-enable them
 // FF69
@@ -1684,6 +1748,45 @@ user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled", false); // [FF59+]
    // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1488583
 user_pref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
 // * * * /
+// FF74
+// 0203: use Mozilla geolocation service instead of Google when geolocation is enabled
+   // Optionally enable logging to the console (defaults to false)
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1613627
+user_pref("geo.wifi.uri", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/geolocate?key=%MOZILLA_API_KEY%");
+   // user_pref("geo.wifi.logging.enabled", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
+// 1704: set behaviour on "+ Tab" button to display container menu [FF53+] [SETUP-CHROME]
+   // 0=no menu (default), 1=show when clicked, 2=show on long press
+   // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1328756
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1606265
+user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2);
+// 2012: limit WebGL
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1477756
+user_pref("webgl.disable-extensions", true);
+// * * * /
+// FF76
+// 0401: sanitize blocklist url
+   // [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1618188
+user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklists.settings.services.mozilla.com/v1/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/");
+// * * * /
+// FF77
+// 0850e: disable location bar one-off searches [FF51+]
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1628926
+   // user_pref("browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches", false);
+// 2605: block web content in file processes [FF55+]
+   // [SETUP-WEB] You may want to disable this for corporate or developer environments
+   // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1343184
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1603007
+user_pref("browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess", false);
+// * * * /
+// FF78
+// 2031: disable autoplay of HTML5 media if you interacted with the site [FF66+] - replaced by 'media.autoplay.blocking_policy'
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1509933
+user_pref("media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed", false);
+// 5000's: disable chrome animations - replaced FF77+ by 'ui.prefersReducedMotion' (4520)
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1640501
+   // user_pref("toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled", false); // [FF55+]
+// * * * /
 // ***/
 
 /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/