77 final

thanks @mloberg !

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: 12-April-2020
 
  For instructions see:
  https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@
     /* 71-beta */
     'media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground',
     'middlemouse.paste',
+    /* 75-beta */
+    'browser.search.geoip.url',
+    'browser.search.region',
     /* 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 [ "$SKIPOVERRIDE" = false ]; then
-    while IFS=',' read -ra FILE; do
-      add_override "$FILE"
+    while IFS=',' read -ra FILES; do
+      for FILE in "${FILES[@]}"; do
+        add_override "$FILE"
+      done
     done <<< "$OVERRIDE"
   fi
 

user.js

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /******
 * name: ghacks user.js
-* date: 07 April 2020
-* version 74
+* date: 14 Jun 2020
+* version 77
 * 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:
@@ -158,12 +158,6 @@ user_pref("geo.provider.network.url", "https://location.services.mozilla.com/v1/
 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);
@@ -174,7 +168,9 @@ user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", "");
  * [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
@@ -276,12 +272,10 @@ 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/
- * [2] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931 ***/
+ * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl/ ***/
 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
@@ -396,7 +390,7 @@ 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.
+ * Firefox telemetry (April 2019) 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.
@@ -447,6 +441,11 @@ user_pref("network.file.disable_unc_paths", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
  * [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIO_(software) ***/
 user_pref("network.gio.supported-protocols", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 
+/*** [SECTION 0709]: HOTFIX for FF77, FIXED in FF78 ***/
+/* 0709: disabling UNC can cause extension storage to fail
+ * [1] https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/923 ***/
+user_pref("network.file.disable_unc_paths", false); // [HIDDEN PREF]
+
 /*** [SECTION 0800]: LOCATION BAR / SEARCH BAR / SUGGESTIONS / HISTORY / FORMS
      Change items 0850 and above to suit for privacy vs convenience and functionality. Consider
      your environment (no unwanted eyeballs), your device (restricted access), your device's
@@ -512,9 +511,6 @@ 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)
@@ -596,6 +592,10 @@ user_pref("browser.cache.disk.enable", false);
  * [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", 16384);
 
 /** SESSIONS & SESSION RESTORE ***/
 /* 1020: exclude "Undo Closed Tabs" in Session Restore ***/
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ 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
  * [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
+ * Firefox telemetry (April 2020) shows only 0.25% 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.max", 4);
@@ -738,6 +738,11 @@ 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
+ * [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] ***/
 /* 1261: disable 3DES (effective key size < 128)
@@ -750,8 +755,8 @@ user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_object_subrequest", true);
    // 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_256_sha", false);
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF79+]
+   // user_pref("security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF79+]
 /* 1264: disable the remaining non-modern cipher suites as of FF52 ***/
    // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_128_sha", false);
    // user_pref("security.ssl3.rsa_aes_256_sha", false);
@@ -779,7 +784,7 @@ 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
@@ -1027,14 +1032,14 @@ 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
- * [SETUP-WEB] This will break some sites functionality such as pasting into facebook, wordpress
+/* 2402: disable website access to clipboard events/content [SETUP-HARDEN]
+ * [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]
  * [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2014/01/08/block-websites-reading-modifying-clipboard-contents-firefox/
  * [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 ***/
@@ -1054,11 +1059,14 @@ 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]
+ * [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 ***/
@@ -1070,7 +1078,7 @@ 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 FF78+]
 
 /*** [SECTION 2500]: HARDWARE FINGERPRINTING ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2500 syntax error: the parrot's shuffled off 'is mortal coil!");
@@ -1126,10 +1134,6 @@ 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", "");
@@ -1139,7 +1143,7 @@ user_pref("browser.uitour.url", "");
 user_pref("devtools.chrome.enabled", false);
 /* 2608: disable remote debugging
  * [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/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 ***/
@@ -1407,12 +1411,13 @@ 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+)
-      FF56: The version number will be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10
-      FF57: The version number will match current ESR (1393283, 1418672, 1418162, 1511763)
-      FF59: The OS will be reported as Windows, OSX, Android, or Linux (to reduce breakage) (1404608)
-      FF66: The OS in HTTP Headers will be reduced to Windows or Android (1509829)
-      FF68: Reported OS versions updated to Windows 10, OS 10.14, and Adnroid 8.1 (1511434)
+ ** 1333651 & 1383495 & 1396468 - spoof User Agent & Navigator API (see section 4700) (FF56+)
+      FF56: Version: rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10
+      FF57: Version: match current ESR (1393283, 1418672, 1418162, 1511763)
+      FF59: OS: Windows, OSX, Android, or Linux (to reduce breakage) (1404608)
+      FF66: OS: HTTP Headers reduced to Windows or Android (1509829)
+      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+)
@@ -1426,7 +1431,7 @@ 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
@@ -1439,7 +1444,7 @@ 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 4617) (FF63+)
  ** 1363508 - spoof/suppress Pointer Events (see 4614) (FF64+)
       FF65: pointerEvent.pointerid (1492766)
  ** 1485266 - disable exposure of system colors to CSS or canvas (see 4615) (FF67+)
@@ -1449,6 +1454,7 @@ user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate", true);
  ** 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+)
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4500 syntax error: the parrot's popped 'is clogs");
 /* 4501: enable privacy.resistFingerprinting [FF41+]
@@ -1578,6 +1584,9 @@ user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true);
 // 4616: enforce prefers-color-scheme as light [FF67+]
    // 0=light, 1=dark : This overrides your OS value
 user_pref("ui.systemUsesDarkTheme", 0); // [HIDDEN PREF]
+// 4617: enforce prefers-reduced-motion as no-preference [FF63+]
+   // 0=no-preference, 1=reduce
+user_pref("ui.prefersReducedMotion", 0); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 // * * * /
 // ***/
 
@@ -1586,8 +1595,8 @@ 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,
-         headers, tcp/ip attributes, feature detection, and **many** more.
+         Examples of leaks include workers, navigator objects, date locale/formats,
+         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
 ***/
@@ -1715,6 +1724,23 @@ user_pref("privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior", 2);
    // [-] 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+]
+   // [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/09/firefox-one-off-searches-address-bar/
+   // [-] 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);
+// * * * /
 // ***/
 
 /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/