v87

not that we recommend using tor over firefox: but at least the info is there for fiddlers

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/troubleshooting-help.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Before you proceed...
   - Note: We do not support forks
 
 See also:
+  - Override Recipes [issue 1080](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1080)
   - Extension breakage due to prefs [issue 391](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/391)
   - Prefs vs Recommended Extensions: Co-Existance+Enhancement | Conflicts [issue 350](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/350)
 

prefsCleaner.bat

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ TITLE prefs.js cleaner
 
 REM ### prefs.js cleaner for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 2.3
+REM ## version: 2.4
 
 CD /D "%~dp0"
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ECHO:
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO                 ####  prefs.js cleaner for Windows  ####
 ECHO                 ####        by claustromaniac       ####
-ECHO                 ####              v2.3              ####
+ECHO                 ####              v2.4              ####
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO:
 CALL :message "This script should be run from your Firefox profile directory."
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ IF ERRORLEVEL 3 (EXIT /B)
 IF ERRORLEVEL 2 (GOTO :showhelp)
 IF NOT EXIST "user.js" (CALL :abort "user.js not found in the current directory." 30)
 IF NOT EXIST "prefs.js" (CALL :abort "prefs.js not found in the current directory." 30)
+CALL :strlenCheck
 CALL :FFcheck
 CALL :message "Backing up prefs.js..."
 SET "_time=%time: =0%"
@@ -50,6 +51,21 @@ ECHO:
 ECHO:  %~1
 ECHO:
 GOTO :EOF
+REM ### string length Check Function ####
+:strlenCheck
+SET /a cnt=0
+setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
+FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=:" %%G IN ('FINDSTR /N "^" prefs.js') DO (
+	ECHO:%%H >nul
+	SET /a cnt += 1
+	IF /I "%%G" NEQ "!cnt!" (
+		ECHO:
+		CALL :message "ERROR: line !cnt! in prefs.js is too long."
+		(CALL :abort "Aborting ..." 30)
+	)
+)
+endlocal
+GOTO :EOF
 REM ####### Firefox Check Function ######
 :FFcheck
 TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq firefox.exe" 2>NUL | FIND /I /N "firefox.exe">NUL

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-clear-removed.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /***
  This will reset the preferences that have been removed completely from the arkenfox user.js.
 
- Last updated: 02-Nov-2020
+ Last updated: 03-Apr-2021
 
  For instructions see:
  https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  
 (function() {
   let ops = [
-    /* removed in arkenfox user.js v52-57 */
+    /* removed in arkenfox user.js */
     /* 52-alpha */
     'browser.search.reset.enabled',
     'browser.search.reset.whitelist',
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     'extensions.pocket.api', // covered by extensions.pocket.enabled
     'extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey', // ditto
     'extensions.pocket.site', // ditto
-    /* 56-alpha: none */
     /* 57-alpha */
     'geo.wifi.xhr.timeout', // covered by geo.enabled
     'browser.search.geoip.timeout', // ditto
@@ -229,6 +228,14 @@
     'privacy.partition.network_state',
     'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
     'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha',
+    /* 84-beta */
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets',
+    /* 85-beta */
+    'network.http.redirection-limit',
+    /* 86-beta */
+    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible',
+    /* 87-beta */
+    'browser.send_pings.require_same_host',
     /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
     '_user.js.parrot'
   ]

scratchpad-scripts/troubleshooter.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-/*** arkenfox user.js troubleshooter.js v1.6.2 ***/
+/*** arkenfox user.js troubleshooter.js v1.6.3 ***/
 
 (function() {
 
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     /* Storage + Cache */
     'browser.cache.offline.enable',
     'dom.storage.enabled',
-    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
     'dom.storageManager.enabled',
 
     /* Workers, Web + Push Notifications */
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
     /* Fonts */
     'browser.display.use_document_fonts',
     'font.blacklist.underline_offset',
-    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled',
     'gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled',
     'gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled',
     'layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled',
@@ -46,12 +44,10 @@
     'dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled',
     'dom.popup_allowed_events',
     'full-screen-api.enabled',
-    'geo.wifi.uri',
     'intl.accept_languages',
     'javascript.options.asmjs',
     'javascript.options.wasm',
     'permissions.default.shortcuts',
-    'security.csp.experimentalEnabled',
 
     /* Hardware */
     'dom.vr.enabled',
@@ -87,13 +83,11 @@
 
     /* Plugins + Flash */
     'plugin.default.state',
-    'plugin.defaultXpi.state',
-    'plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes',
     'plugin.state.flash',
 
     /* unlikely to cause problems */
-    'browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess',
     'dom.popup_maximum',
+    'geo.provider.network.url',
     'layout.css.visited_links_enabled',
     'mathml.disabled',
     'network.auth.subresource-http-auth-allow',
@@ -167,8 +161,8 @@
     reapply(aALL);
     myreset(aTmp.slice(0, _h(aTmp)));
     while (aTmp.length) {
-      alert("NOW TEST AGAIN !");
-      if (confirm("if the problem still exists click OK, otherwise click cancel.")) {
+      alert('NOW TEST AGAIN !');
+      if (confirm('if the problem still exists click OK, otherwise click Cancel.')) {
         aTmp = aTmp.slice(_h(aTmp));
       } else {
         aTmp = aTmp.slice(0, _h(aTmp));
@@ -182,16 +176,16 @@
 
     if (aDbg.length == 1) return alert("narrowed it down to:\n\n"+aDbg[0].name+"\n");
     if (aDbg.length == aALL.length) {
-      let msg = "Failed to narrow it down beyond the initial "+aALL.length+" prefs. The problem is most likely caused by at least 2 prefs!\n\n";
-      msg += "Either those prefs are too far apart in the list or there are exactly 2 culprits and they just happen to be at the wrong place.\n\n";
-      msg += "In case it's the latter, the script can add a dummy pref and you can try again - Try again?";
+      const msg = "Failed to narrow it down beyond the initial "+aALL.length+" prefs. The problem is most likely caused by at least 2 prefs!\n\n" +
+            "Either those prefs are too far apart in the list or there are exactly 2 culprits and they just happen to be at the wrong place.\n\n" +
+            "In case it's the latter, the script can add a dummy pref and you can try again - Try again?";
       if (confirm(msg)) return _main([...aALL, oFILLER]);
     } else if (aDbg.length > 10 && confirm("Narrowed it down to "+aDbg.length+" prefs. Try narrowing it down further?")) {
       return _main(aDbg.reverse());
     }
 
     alert("Narrowed it down to "+ aDbg.length.toString() +" prefs, check the console ...");
-    console.log("The problem is caused by 2 or more of these prefs:");
+    console.log('The problem is caused by 2 or more of these prefs:');
     for (const oPref of aDbg) console.log(oPref.name);
   }
 
@@ -200,14 +194,18 @@
 
   const aBAK = getMyList(aPREFS);
   //console.log(aBAK.length, "user-set prefs from our list detected and their values stored.");
+  
+  const sMsg = "all detected prefs reset.\n\n" +
+        "!! KEEP THIS PROMPT OPEN AND TEST THE SITE IN ANOTHER TAB !!\n\n" +
+        "IF the problem still exists, this script can't help you - click Cancel to re-apply your values and exit.\n\n" +
+        "Click OK if your problem is fixed.";
 
   focus();
   myreset(aBAK);
-  if (!confirm("all detected prefs reset.\n\n!! KEEP THIS PROMPT OPEN AND TEST THE SITE IN ANOTHER TAB !!\n\nIF the problem still exists, this script can't help you - click cancel to re-apply your values and exit.\n\nClick OK if your problem is fixed.")) {
+  if (!confirm(sMsg)) {
     reapply(aBAK);
     return;
   }
-
   _main(aBAK);
 
 })();

updater.bat

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ TITLE arkenfox user.js updater
 
 REM ## arkenfox user.js updater for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 4.12
+REM ## version: 4.14
 REM ## instructions: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.3-Updater-Scripts
 
-SET v=4.12
+SET v=4.14
 
 VERIFY ON
 CD /D "%~dp0"
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ SHIFT
 GOTO parse
 :endparse
 
+FOR /F %%i IN ('PowerShell -Command "[Enum]::GetNames([Net.SecurityProtocolType]) -contains 'Tls12'"') DO (
+	IF "%%i" == "False" (
+		CALL :message "Your PowerShell version doesn't support TLS1.2 ^!"
+		ECHO:  Instructions to update PowerShell are on the arkenfox wiki
+		PAUSE
+		EXIT
+	)
+)
+
 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]" (
@@ -51,9 +60,7 @@ IF DEFINED _updateb (
 		CALL :message "Updating script..."
 		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/arkenfox/user.js/master/updater.bat', '[updated]!_myname!.bat')"
-		) >nul 2>&1
+		CALL :psdownload https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/updater.bat "[updated]!_myname!.bat"
 		IF EXIST "[updated]!_myname!.bat" (
 			START /min CMD /C "[updated]!_myname!.bat" !_myparams!
 		) ELSE (
@@ -132,9 +139,7 @@ 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/arkenfox/user.js/master/user.js', 'user.js.new')"
-) >nul 2>&1
+CALL :psdownload https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/user.js "user.js.new"
 IF EXIST user.js.new (
 	IF DEFINED _rfpalts (
 		CALL :message "Activating RFP Alternatives section..."
@@ -218,6 +223,13 @@ IF NOT "2"=="%_log%" (ECHO:)
 ENDLOCAL
 GOTO :EOF
 
+::::::::::::::: Download :::::::::::::::
+:psdownload
+(
+	PowerShell -Command "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('%~1', '%~2')"
+) >nul 2>&1
+GOTO :EOF
+
 ::::::::::::::: Activate Section :::::::::::::::
 :activate
 :: arg1 = file

updater.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## arkenfox user.js updater for macOS and Linux
 
-## version: 2.8
+## version: 3.0
 ## Author: Pat Johnson (@overdodactyl)
 ## Additional contributors: @earthlng, @ema-pe, @claustromaniac
 
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 
 readonly CURRDIR=$(pwd)
 
-sfp=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
-[ -z "$sfp" ] && sfp=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}
-readonly SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "${sfp}")
+SCRIPT_FILE=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
+[ -z "$SCRIPT_FILE" ] && SCRIPT_FILE=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}
+readonly SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "${SCRIPT_FILE}")
 
 
 #########################
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ Optional Arguments:
 #     File Handling     #
 #########################
 
-# Download files
 download_file () { # expects URL as argument ($1)
   declare -r tf=$(mktemp)
 
@@ -122,36 +121,33 @@ open_file () { # expects one argument: file_path
 
 readIniFile () { # expects one argument: absolute path of profiles.ini
   declare -r inifile="$1"
-  declare -r tfile=$(mktemp)
 
-  if [ $(grep '^\[Profile' "$inifile" | wc -l) == "1" ]; then ### only 1 profile found
-    grep '^\[Profile' -A 4 "$inifile" | grep -v '^\[Profile' > $tfile
+  # tempIni will contain: [ProfileX], Name=, IsRelative= and Path= (and Default= if present) of the only (if) or the selected (else) profile
+  if [ $(grep -c '^\[Profile' "${inifile}") -eq "1" ]; then ### only 1 profile found
+    tempIni="$(grep '^\[Profile' -A 4 "${inifile}")"
   else
-    grep -E -v '^\[General\]|^StartWithLastProfile=|^IsRelative=' "$inifile"
-    echo ''
+    echo -e "Profiles found:\n––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––"
+    ## cmd-substitution to strip trailing newlines and in quotes to keep internal ones:
+    echo "$(grep --color=never -E 'Default=[^1]|\[Profile[0-9]*\]|Name=|Path=|^$' "${inifile}")"
+    echo '––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––'
     read -p 'Select the profile number ( 0 for Profile0, 1 for Profile1, etc ) : ' -r
     echo -e "\n"
     if [[ $REPLY =~ ^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$ ]]; then
-      grep '^\[Profile'${REPLY} -A 4 "$inifile" | grep -v '^\[Profile'${REPLY} > $tfile
-      if [[ "$?" != "0" ]]; then
-        echo "Profile${REPLY} does not exist!" && exit 1
-      fi
+      tempIni="$(grep "^\[Profile${REPLY}" -A 4 "${inifile}")" || {
+        echo -e "${RED}Profile${REPLY} does not exist!${NC}" && exit 1
+      }
     else
-      echo "Invalid selection!" && exit 1
+      echo -e "${RED}Invalid selection!${NC}" && exit 1
     fi
   fi
 
-  declare -r profpath=$(grep '^Path=' $tfile)
-  declare -r pathisrel=$(grep '^IsRelative=' $tfile)
+  # extracting 0 or 1 from the "IsRelative=" line
+  declare -r pathisrel=$(sed -n 's/^IsRelative=\([01]\)$/\1/p' <<< "${tempIni}")
 
-  rm "$tfile"
-
-  # update global variable
-  if [[ ${pathisrel#*=} == "1" ]]; then
-    PROFILE_PATH="$(dirname "$inifile")/${profpath#*=}"
-  else
-    PROFILE_PATH="${profpath#*=}"
-  fi
+  # extracting only the path itself, excluding "Path="
+  PROFILE_PATH=$(sed -n 's/^Path=\(.*\)$/\1/p' <<< "${tempIni}")
+  # update global variable if path is relative
+  [[ ${pathisrel} == "1" ]] && PROFILE_PATH="$(dirname "${inifile}")/${PROFILE_PATH}"
 }
 
 getProfilePath () {
@@ -161,16 +157,14 @@ getProfilePath () {
   if [ "$PROFILE_PATH" = false ]; then
     PROFILE_PATH="$SCRIPT_DIR"
   elif [ "$PROFILE_PATH" = 'list' ]; then
-    local ini=''
     if [[ -f "$f1" ]]; then
-      ini="$f1"
+      readIniFile "$f1" # updates PROFILE_PATH or exits on error
     elif [[ -f "$f2" ]]; then
-      ini="$f2"
+      readIniFile "$f2"
     else
       echo -e "${RED}Error: Sorry, -l is not supported for your OS${NC}"
       exit 1
     fi
-    readIniFile "$ini" # updates PROFILE_PATH or exits on error
   #else
     # PROFILE_PATH already set by user with -p
   fi
@@ -191,14 +185,12 @@ get_updater_version () {
 #   -d: New version will not be looked for and update will not occur
 #   -u: Check for update, if available, execute without asking
 update_updater () {
-  if [ $UPDATE = 'no' ]; then
-    return 0 # User signified not to check for updates
-  fi
+  [ $UPDATE = 'no' ] && return 0 # User signified not to check for updates
 
   declare -r tmpfile="$(download_file 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/updater.sh')"
   [ -z "${tmpfile}" ] && echo -e "${RED}Error! Could not download updater.sh${NC}" && return 1 # check if download failed
 
-  if [[ $(get_updater_version "${SCRIPT_DIR}/updater.sh") < $(get_updater_version "${tmpfile}") ]]; then
+  if [[ $(get_updater_version "$SCRIPT_FILE") < $(get_updater_version "${tmpfile}") ]]; then
     if [ $UPDATE = 'check' ]; then
       echo -e "There is a newer version of updater.sh available. ${RED}Update and execute Y/N?${NC}"
       read -p "" -n 1 -r
@@ -208,13 +200,12 @@ update_updater () {
   else
     return 0 # No update available
   fi
-  mv "${tmpfile}" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/updater.sh"
-  chmod u+x "${SCRIPT_DIR}/updater.sh"
-  "${SCRIPT_DIR}/updater.sh" "$@" -d
+  mv "${tmpfile}" "$SCRIPT_FILE"
+  chmod u+x "$SCRIPT_FILE"
+  "$SCRIPT_FILE" "$@" -d
   exit 0
 }
 
-
 #########################
 #    Update user.js     #
 #########################

user.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /******
 * name: arkenfox user.js
-* date: 22 Nov 2020
-* version 83
+* date: 04 April 2021
+* version 87
 * url: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js
 * license: MIT: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
        * Some site breakage and unintended consequences will happen. Everyone's experience will differ
          e.g. some user data is erased on close (section 2800), change this to suit your needs
        * While not 100% definitive, search for "[SETUP" tags
+         e.g. third party images/videos not loading on some sites? check 1603
        * Take the wiki link in step 2 and read the Troubleshooting entry
   5. Some tag info
        [SETUP-SECURITY] it's one item, read it
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
          [SETUP-CHROME] changes how Firefox itself behaves (i.e. not directly website related)
            [SETUP-PERF] may impact performance
               [WARNING] used sparingly, heed them
+  6. Override Recipes: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1080
 
 * RELEASES: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/releases
 
@@ -34,8 +36,9 @@
     - re-enable section 4600 if you don't use RFP
     ESR78
     - If you are not using arkenfox v78... (not a definitive list)
+      - 1244: HTTPS-Only mode is enabled
       - 1401: document fonts is inactive as it is now covered by RFP in FF80+
-      - 4600: some prefs may apply even if you use RFP (currently none apply as of FF84)
+      - 4600: some prefs may apply even if you use RFP
       - 9999: switch the appropriate deprecated section(s) back on
 
 * INDEX:
@@ -80,9 +83,8 @@
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "START: Oh yes, the Norwegian Blue... what's wrong with it?");
 
 /* 0000: disable about:config warning
- * FF71-72: chrome://global/content/config.xul
- * FF73+: chrome://global/content/config.xhtml ***/
-user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false); // XUL/XHTML version
+ * FF73-86: chrome://global/content/config.xhtml ***/
+user_pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig", false); // XHTML version
 user_pref("browser.aboutConfig.showWarning", false); // HTML version [FF71+]
 
 /*** [SECTION 0100]: STARTUP ***/
@@ -114,14 +116,11 @@ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry", false);
  * Runs code received from a server (aka Remote Code Execution) and sends information back to a metrics server
  * [1] https://abouthome-snippets-service.readthedocs.io/ ***/
 user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets", false);
-user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets", "{}");
 /* 0105c: disable Activity Stream Top Stories, Pocket-based and/or sponsored content ***/
 user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false);
 user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false);
 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", "");
@@ -141,13 +140,13 @@ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.default.sites", "");
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0200 syntax error: the parrot's definitely deceased!");
 /** GEOLOCATION ***/
 /* 0201: disable Location-Aware Browsing
- * [NOTE] Best left at default "true", fingerprintable, is already behind a prompt (see 0202)
+ * [NOTE] Best left at default "true", fingerprintable, already behind a prompt (see 0202)
  * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/geolocation/ ***/
    // user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
 /* 0202: set a default permission for Location (see 0201) [FF58+]
  * 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  * [NOTE] Best left at default "always ask", fingerprintable via Permissions API
- * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Access Your Location
+ * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Ctrl+I>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 [FF74+]
@@ -171,19 +170,17 @@ user_pref("browser.region.update.enabled", false); // [[FF79+]
  * [TEST] https://addons.mozilla.org/about ***/
 user_pref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en");
 /* 0211: enforce US English locale regardless of the system locale
- * [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 ***/
+ * [SETUP-WEB] May break some input methods e.g xim/ibus for CJK languages [1]
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=867501,1629630 ***/
 user_pref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 
 /*** [SECTION 0300]: QUIET FOX
-     Starting in user.js v67, we only disable the auto-INSTALL of Firefox. You still get prompts
-     to update, in one click. We have NEVER disabled auto-CHECKING, and highly discourage that.
-     Previously we also disabled auto-INSTALLING of extensions (302b).
+     We only disable the auto-INSTALL of Firefox (app) updates. You still get prompts to update,
+     and it only takes one click. We highly discourage disabling auto-CHECKING for updates.
 
-     There are many legitimate reasons to turn off auto-INSTALLS, including hijacked or monetized
-     extensions, time constraints, legacy issues, dev/testing, and fear of breakage/bugs. It is
-     still important to do updates for security reasons, please do so manually if you make changes.
+     Legitimate reasons to disable auto-INSTALLS include hijacked/monetized extensions, time
+     constraints, legacy issues, dev/testing, and fear of breakage/bugs. It is still important
+     to do updates for security reasons, please do so manually if you make changes.
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0300 syntax error: the parrot's not pinin' for the fjords!");
 /* 0301b: disable auto-CHECKING for extension and theme updates ***/
@@ -216,11 +213,11 @@ user_pref("extensions.htmlaboutaddons.recommendations.enabled", false);
  * IF unified=true then .enabled ONLY controls whether to record extended data
  * so make sure to have both set as false
  * [NOTE] FF58+ 'toolkit.telemetry.enabled' is now LOCKED to reflect prerelease
- * or release builds (true and false respectively), see [2]
+ * or release builds (true and false respectively) [2]
  * [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/components/telemetry/telemetry/internals/preferences.html
  * [2] https://medium.com/georg-fritzsche/data-preference-changes-in-firefox-58-2d5df9c428b5 ***/
 user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.unified", false);
-user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); // see [NOTE] above FF58+
+user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false); // see [NOTE]
 user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "data:,");
 user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.archive.enabled", false);
 user_pref("toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled", false); // [FF55+]
@@ -251,10 +248,10 @@ user_pref("browser.discovery.enabled", false);
 /* 0350: disable Crash Reports ***/
 user_pref("breakpad.reportURL", "");
 user_pref("browser.tabs.crashReporting.sendReport", false); // [FF44+]
-user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // [FF51+]
-/* 0351: disable backlogged Crash Reports
+   // user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.enabled", false); // [FF51+] [DEFAULT: false]
+/* 0351: enforce no submission of backlogged Crash Reports [FF58+]
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Firefox Data Collection & Use>Allow Firefox to send backlogged crash reports  ***/
-user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false); // [FF58+]
+user_pref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 /* 0390: disable Captive Portal detection
  * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/08/how-captive-portals-interfere-wireless-security-and-privacy
  * [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/CaptivePortal ***/
@@ -303,7 +300,7 @@ user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url", "");
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Security>... "Warn you about unwanted and uncommon software" ***/
    // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted", false);
    // user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_uncommon", false);
-/* 0419: disable 'ignore this warning' on SB warnings
+/* 0419: disable 'ignore this warning' on SB warnings [FF45+]
  * If clicked, it bypasses the block for that session. This is a means for admins to enforce SB
  * [TEST] see github wiki APPENDIX A: Test Sites: Section 5
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1226490 ***/
@@ -350,9 +347,9 @@ user_pref("extensions.formautofill.available", "off"); // [FF56+]
 user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.available", false); // [FF57+]
 user_pref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); // [FF56+]
 user_pref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false); // [FF55+]
-/* 0518: disable Web Compatibility Reporter [FF56+]
+/* 0518: enforce disabling of Web Compatibility Reporter [FF56+]
  * Web Compatibility Reporter adds a "Report Site Issue" button to send data to Mozilla ***/
-user_pref("extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled", false);
+user_pref("extensions.webcompat-reporter.enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 
 /*** [SECTION 0600]: BLOCK IMPLICIT OUTBOUND [not explicitly asked for - e.g. clicked on] ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0600 syntax error: the parrot's no more!");
@@ -362,31 +359,29 @@ user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);
 /* 0602: disable DNS prefetching
  * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-DNS-Prefetch-Control ***/
 user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
-user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
+   // user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
 /* 0603: disable predictor / prefetching ***/
 user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
-user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); // [FF48+]
+   // user_pref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); // [FF48+] [DEFAULT: false]
 /* 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 ***/
 user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
 /* 0606: enforce no "Hyperlink Auditing" (click tracking)
  * [1] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/major-browsers-to-prevent-disabling-of-click-tracking-privacy-risk/ ***/
-user_pref("browser.send_pings", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
-user_pref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true); // defense-in-depth
+   // user_pref("browser.send_pings", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 
 /*** [SECTION 0700]: HTTP* / TCP/IP / DNS / PROXY / SOCKS etc ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0700 syntax error: the parrot's given up the ghost!");
 /* 0701: disable IPv6
- * IPv6 can be abused, especially with MAC addresses, and they do not play nice with VPNs. That's
- * even assuming your ISP and/or router and/or website can handle it. Sites will fall back to IPv4
- * [STATS] Firefox telemetry (June 2020) shows only 5% of all connections are IPv6
+ * IPv6 can be abused, especially with MAC addresses, and can leak with VPNs. That's even
+ * assuming your ISP and/or router and/or website can handle it. Sites will fall back to IPv4
+ * [STATS] Firefox telemetry (Dec 2020) shows ~8% 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.
  * [NOTE] PHP defaults to IPv6 with "localhost". Use "php -S 127.0.0.1:PORT"
  * [TEST] https://ipleak.org/
- * [1] https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/437#issuecomment-403740626
- * [2] https://www.internetsociety.org/tag/ipv6-security/ (see Myths 2,4,5,6) ***/
+ * [1] https://www.internetsociety.org/tag/ipv6-security/ (see Myths 2,4,5,6) ***/
 user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);
 /* 0702: disable HTTP2
  * HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to
@@ -416,7 +411,7 @@ 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+] ***/
-   // user_pref("network.ftp.enabled", false);
+   // user_pref("network.ftp.enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false FF88+]
 /* 0709: disable using UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) paths [FF61+]
  * [SETUP-CHROME] Can break extensions for profiles on network shares
  * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/26424 ***/
@@ -458,13 +453,16 @@ user_pref("browser.fixup.alternate.enabled", false);
 /* 0803: display all parts of the url in the location bar ***/
 user_pref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false);
 /* 0805: disable coloring of visited links - CSS history leak
- * [NOTE] This has NEVER been fully "resolved": in Mozilla/docs it is stated it's
- * only in 'certain circumstances', also see latest comments in [2]
- * [TEST] https://earthlng.github.io/testpages/visited_links.html (see github wiki APPENDIX A on how to use)
- * [1] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy
- * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/147777
- * [3] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector ***/
-user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
+ * [SETUP-HARDEN] Bulk rapid history sniffing was mitigated in 2010 [1][2]. Slower and more expensive
+ * redraw timing attacks were largely mitigated in FF77+ [3]. Using RFP (4501) further hampers timing
+ * attacks. Don't forget clearing history on close (2803). However, social engineering [2#limits][4][5]
+ * and advanced targeted timing attacks could still produce usable results
+ * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector
+ * [2] https://dbaron.org/mozilla/visited-privacy
+ * [3] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1632765
+ * [4] https://earthlng.github.io/testpages/visited_links.html (see github wiki APPENDIX A on how to use)
+ * [5] https://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2016/08/css-mix-blend-mode-is-bad-for-keeping.html ***/
+   // user_pref("layout.css.visited_links_enabled", false);
 /* 0807: disable live search suggestions
 /* [NOTE] Both must be true for the location bar to work
  * [SETUP-CHROME] Change these if you trust and use a privacy respecting search engine
@@ -485,19 +483,18 @@ user_pref("browser.urlbar.dnsResolveSingleWordsAfterSearch", 0);
    // user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false);
    // user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false);
    // user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.topsites", false); // [FF78+]
+/* 0850b: disable tab-to-search [FF85+]
+ * Alternatively, you can exclude on a per-engine basis by unchecking them in Options>Search
+ * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Address Bar>When using the address bar, suggest>Search engines ***/
+   // user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.engines", false);
 /* 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
- * be displayed (no we do not know how these are calculated or what the threshold is),
- * and this does not affect the search by search engine suggestion (see 0807)
- * [NOTE] This setting is only useful if you want to enable search engine keywords
- * (i.e. at least one of 0850a suggestion types must be true) but you want to *limit* suggestions shown ***/
+ * This value controls the total number of entries to appear in the location bar dropdown ***/
    // user_pref("browser.urlbar.maxRichResults", 0);
 /* 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);
 /* 0860: disable search and form history
- * [SETUP-WEB] Be aware that autocomplete form data can be read by third parties, see [1] [2]
+ * [SETUP-WEB] Be aware that autocomplete form data can be read by third parties [1][2]
  * [NOTE] We also clear formdata on exit (see 2803)
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Remember search and form history
  * [1] https://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2011/10/autocompleteagain.html
@@ -513,7 +510,7 @@ user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled", false);
 user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled", false);
 user_pref("browser.taskbar.lists.tasks.enabled", false);
 /* 0871: disable Windows taskbar preview [WINDOWS] ***/
-user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false);
+   // user_pref("browser.taskbar.previews.enable", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 
 /*** [SECTION 0900]: PASSWORDS ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "0900 syntax error: the parrot's expired!");
@@ -594,7 +591,7 @@ user_pref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2);
 /* 1022: disable resuming session from crash ***/
    // user_pref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false);
 /* 1023: set the minimum interval between session save operations
- * Increasing this can help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes, see [1]
+ * Increasing this can help on older machines and some websites, as well as reducing writes [1]
  * Default is 15000 (15 secs). Try 30000 (30 secs), 60000 (1 min) etc
  * [SETUP-CHROME] This can also affect entries in the "Recently Closed Tabs" feature:
  * i.e. the longer the interval the more chance a quick tab open/close won't be captured.
@@ -630,38 +627,35 @@ user_pref("browser.shell.shortcutFavicons", false);
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1200 syntax error: the parrot's a stiff!");
 /** SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) ***/
 /* 1201: require safe negotiation
- * Blocks connections to servers that don't support RFC 5746 [2] as they're potentially
- * vulnerable to a MiTM attack [3]. A server *without* RFC 5746 can be safe from the attack
- * if it disables renegotiations but the problem is that the browser can't know that.
- * Setting this pref to true is the only way for the browser to ensure there will be
+ * Blocks connections (SSL_ERROR_UNSAFE_NEGOTIATION) to servers that don't support RFC 5746 [2]
+ * as they're potentially vulnerable to a MiTM attack [3]. A server without RFC 5746 can be
+ * safe from the attack if it disables renegotiations but the problem is that the browser can't
+ * know that. Setting this pref to true is the only way for the browser to ensure there will be
  * no unsafe renegotiations on the channel between the browser and the server.
+ * [STATS] SSL Labs (Dec 2020) reports 99.0% of sites have secure renegotiation [4]
  * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security:Renegotiation
  * [2] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5746
- * [3] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3555 ***/
+ * [3] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3555
+ * [4] https://www.ssllabs.com/ssl-pulse/ ***/
 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.
  * [1] https://www.ssllabs.com/ssl-pulse/ ***/
    // user_pref("security.tls.version.min", 3); // [DEFAULT: 3]
    // user_pref("security.tls.version.max", 4);
-/* 1203: enforce TLS 1.0 and 1.1 downgrades as session only */
+/* 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,
- * and the Tor Browser has extra protection, including enhanced sanitizing per Identity.
+ * SSL Session IDs are unique and last up to 24hrs in Firefox (or longer with prolongation attacks)
+ * [NOTE] These are not used in PB mode. In normal windows they are isolated when using FPI (4001)
+ * and/or containers. In FF85+ they are isolated by default (privacy.partition.network_state)
+ * [WARNING] There are perf and passive fingerprinting costs, for little to no gain. Preventing
+ * tracking via this method does not address IPs, nor handle any sanitizing of current identifiers
  * [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5077
  * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/967977
  * [3] https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.07304 ***/
-user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
-/* 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", "");
+   // user_pref("security.ssl.disable_session_identifiers", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 /* 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/ ***/
@@ -716,6 +710,12 @@ user_pref("security.family_safety.mode", 0);
  * by inspecting ALL your web traffic, then leave at current default=1
  * [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/16206 ***/
 user_pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 2);
+/* 1224: enforce CRLite [FF73+]
+ * In FF84+ it covers valid certs and in mode 2 doesn't fall back to OCSP
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1429800,1670985
+ * [2] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/tag/crlite/ ***/
+user_pref("security.remote_settings.crlite_filters.enabled", true);
+user_pref("security.pki.crlite_mode", 2);
 
 /** MIXED CONTENT ***/
 /* 1240: enforce no insecure active content on https pages
@@ -728,14 +728,25 @@ user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_display_content", true);
 user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_object_subrequest", true);
 /* 1244: enable HTTPS-Only mode [FF76+]
  * When "https_only_mode" (all windows) is true, "https_only_mode_pbm" (private windows only) is ignored
- * [WARNING] This is experimental [1] and you can't set exceptions if FPI is enabled [2] (fixed in FF83)
- * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Use insecure HTTP (FF80+)
+ * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Padlock>HTTPS-Only mode>On/Off/Off temporarily
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>HTTPS-Only Mode
- * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1613063 [META]
- * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1647829 ***/
-   // user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode", true); // [FF76+]
+ * [TEST] http://example.com [upgrade]
+ * [TEST] http://neverssl.org/ [no upgrade]
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1613063 [META] ***/
+user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode", true); // [FF76+]
    // user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode_pbm", true); // [FF80+]
-   // user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode.upgrade_local", true); // [FF77+]
+/* 1245: enable HTTPS-Only mode for local resources [FF77+] ***/
+   // user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode.upgrade_local", true);
+/* 1246: disable HTTP background requests [FF82+]
+ * When attempting to upgrade, if the server doesn't respond within 3 seconds, firefox
+ * sends HTTP requests in order to check if the server supports HTTPS or not.
+ * This is done to avoid waiting for a timeout which takes 90 seconds
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1642387,1660945 ***/
+user_pref("dom.security.https_only_mode_send_http_background_request", false);
+/* 1247: treat .onion as a secure context [FF60+] [TOR]
+ * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default: it is strongly recommended you just use Tor Browser
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1382359 ***/
+   // user_pref("dom.securecontext.whitelist_onions", true);
 
 /** CIPHERS [WARNING: do not meddle with your cipher suite: see the section 1200 intro]
  * These are all the ciphers still using SHA-1 and CBC which are weaker than the available alternatives. (see "Cipher Suites" in [1])
@@ -760,10 +771,8 @@ user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_object_subrequest", true);
 /** 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
- * [3] https://www.ssllabs.com/ssl-pulse/ ***/
+ * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1353705 ***/
 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)
@@ -794,7 +803,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1400 syntax error: the parrot's bereft of life!");
  * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/SVGOpenTypeFonts - iSECPartnersReport recommends to disable this ***/
 user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false);
 /* 1408: disable graphite
- * Graphite has had many critical security issues in the past, see [1]
+ * Graphite has had many critical security issues in the past [1]
  * [1] https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/#CVE-2017-7778
  * [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite_(SIL) ***/
 user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
@@ -808,10 +817,7 @@ user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
 /*** [SECTION 1600]: HEADERS / REFERERS
      Only *cross domain* referers need controlling: leave 1601, 1602, 1605 and 1606 alone
      ---
-            harden it a bit: set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 1 (as per the settings below)
-       harden it a bit more: set XOriginPolicy (1603) to 2 (and optionally 1604 to 1 or 2), expect breakage
-     ---
-     If you want any REAL control over referers and breakage, then use an extension
+     Expect some breakage: Use an extension if you need precise control
      ---
                     full URI: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html?id=1234
        scheme+host+port+path: https://example.com:8888/foo/bar.html
@@ -822,17 +828,17 @@ user_pref("gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled", false);
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "1600 syntax error: the parrot rests in peace!");
 /* 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer
  * 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default) ***/
-   // user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2); // [DEFAULT: 2]
+   // user_pref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 2);
 /* 1602: ALL: control the amount of information to send
  * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+port+path, 2=scheme+host+port ***/
-   // user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0); // [DEFAULT: 0]
+   // user_pref("network.http.referer.trimmingPolicy", 0);
 /* 1603: CROSS ORIGIN: control when to send a referer
  * 0=always (default), 1=only if base domains match, 2=only if hosts match
  * [SETUP-WEB] Known to cause issues with older modems/routers and some sites e.g vimeo, icloud ***/
-user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 1);
+user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy", 2);
 /* 1604: CROSS ORIGIN: control the amount of information to send [FF52+]
  * 0=send full URI (default), 1=scheme+host+port+path, 2=scheme+host+port ***/
-user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0); // [DEFAULT: 0]
+user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 2);
 /* 1605: ALL: disable spoofing a referer
  * [WARNING] Do not set this to true, as spoofing effectively disables the anti-CSRF
  * (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protections that some sites may rely on ***/
@@ -842,14 +848,14 @@ user_pref("network.http.referer.XOriginTrimmingPolicy", 0); // [DEFAULT: 0]
  * [NOTE] This is only a default, it can be overridden by a site-controlled Referrer Policy
  * [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/referrer-policy/
  * [2] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Referrer-Policy
- * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/31/preventing-data-leaks-by-stripping-path-information-in-http-referrers/ ***/
-   // user_pref("network.http.referer.defaultPolicy", 3); // [DEFAULT: 3]
+ * [3] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/31/preventing-data-leaks-by-stripping-path-information-in-http-referrers/
+ * [4] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/03/22/firefox-87-trims-http-referrers-by-default-to-protect-user-privacy/ ***/
+   // user_pref("network.http.referer.defaultPolicy", 2); // [DEFAULT: 2 FF87+]
    // user_pref("network.http.referer.defaultPolicy.pbmode", 2); // [DEFAULT: 2]
-/* 1607: TOR: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain [FF54+]
- * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default. We recommend you use
- * the Tor Browser which is specifically designed for hidden services
+/* 1607: hide (not spoof) referrer when leaving a .onion domain [FF54+] [TOR]
+ * [NOTE] Firefox cannot access .onion sites by default: it is strongly recommended you just use Tor Browser
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1305144 ***/
-user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true);
+   // user_pref("network.http.referer.hideOnionSource", true);
 /* 1610: ALL: enable the DNT (Do Not Track) HTTP header
  * [NOTE] DNT is enforced with Enhanced Tracking Protection regardless of this pref
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Enhanced Tracking Protection>Send websites a "Do Not Track" signal... ***/
@@ -886,12 +892,12 @@ user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0);
  * [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/GeckoMediaPlugins ***/
    // user_pref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false);
 /* 1825: disable widevine CDM (Content Decryption Module)
- * [SETUP-WEB] if you *need* CDM, e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, whatever ***/
-user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible", false);
-user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
+ * [NOTE] This is covered by the EME master switch (1830) ***/
+   // user_pref("media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled", false);
 /* 1830: disable all DRM content (EME: Encryption Media Extension)
- * [SETUP-WEB] if you *need* EME, e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, whatever
+ * [SETUP-WEB] e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO, Disney+, Showtime, Starz, DirectTV
  * [SETTING] General>DRM Content>Play DRM-controlled content
+ * [TEST] https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm
  * [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next ***/
 user_pref("media.eme.enabled", false);
 
@@ -903,7 +909,7 @@ 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) [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
@@ -919,15 +925,15 @@ user_pref("media.peerconnection.ice.proxy_only_if_behind_proxy", true); // [FF70
 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-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true);
+   // user_pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true);
+user_pref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true); // [DEFAULT: true FF86+]
 /* 2022: disable screensharing ***/
 user_pref("media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled", false);
 user_pref("media.getusermedia.browser.enabled", false);
 user_pref("media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled", false);
 /* 2024: set a default permission for Camera/Microphone [FF58+]
  * 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
- * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Use the Camera/Microphone
+ * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Ctrl+I>Permissions>Use the Camera/Microphone
  * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Camera/Microphone>Settings ***/
    // user_pref("permissions.default.camera", 2);
    // user_pref("permissions.default.microphone", 2);
@@ -963,8 +969,8 @@ user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction", 0);
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Permissions>Block pop-up windows ***/
 user_pref("dom.disable_open_during_load", true);
 /* 2212: limit events that can cause a popup [SETUP-WEB]
- * default is "change click dblclick auxclick mouseup pointerup notificationclick reset submit touchend contextmenu" ***/
-user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick");
+ * default FF86+: "change click dblclick auxclick mousedown mouseup pointerdown pointerup notificationclick reset submit touchend contextmenu ***/
+user_pref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick mousedown pointerdown");
 
 /*** [SECTION 2300]: WEB WORKERS
      A worker is a JS "background task" running in a global context, i.e. it is different from
@@ -1009,7 +1015,7 @@ user_pref("dom.push.enabled", false);
 /* 2306: set a default permission for Notifications (both 2304 and 2305) [FF58+]
  * 0=always ask (default), 1=allow, 2=block
  * [NOTE] Best left at default "always ask", fingerprintable via Permissions API
- * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Receive Notifications
+ * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Ctrl+I>Permissions>Receive Notifications
  * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Notifications>Settings ***/
    // user_pref("permissions.default.desktop-notification", 2);
 
@@ -1021,9 +1027,9 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2400 syntax error: the parrot's kicked the bucket!
 /* 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 [1]
- * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1528289 */
+ * [WARNING] In FF88 or lower, with clipboardevents enabled, if both 'middlemouse.paste' and
+ * 'general.autoScroll' are true (at least one is default false) then the clipboard can leak [1]
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1528289 ***/
    // 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
@@ -1071,7 +1077,7 @@ 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 [1]
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1313580 ***/
    // user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
 /* 2505: disable media device enumeration [FF29+]
@@ -1100,9 +1106,9 @@ user_pref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false);
    // 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 add site exceptions: Ctrl+I>Permissions>Access Virtual Reality Devices
  * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Permissions>Virtual Reality>Settings ***/
-   // user_pref("permissions.default.xr", 0);
+   // user_pref("permissions.default.xr", 2);
 
 /*** [SECTION 2600]: MISCELLANEOUS ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2600 syntax error: the parrot's run down the curtain!");
@@ -1116,8 +1122,7 @@ user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
 /* 2603: remove temp files opened with an external application
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/302433 ***/
 user_pref("browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit", true);
-/* 2604: disable page thumbnail collection
- * look in profile/thumbnails directory - you may want to clean that out ***/
+/* 2604: disable page thumbnail collection ***/
 user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 /* 2606: disable UITour backend so there is no chance that a remote page can use it ***/
 user_pref("browser.uitour.enabled", false);
@@ -1140,13 +1145,9 @@ user_pref("devtools.debugger.remote-enabled", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
 /* 2611: disable middle mouse click opening links from clipboard
  * [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)
- * To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an extension. Default is 20 ***/
-user_pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10);
 /* 2615: disable websites overriding Firefox's keyboard shortcuts [FF58+]
  * 0 (default) or 1=allow, 2=block
- * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Page Info>Permissions>Override Keyboard Shortcuts ***/
+ * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Ctrl+I>Permissions>Override Keyboard Shortcuts ***/
    // user_pref("permissions.default.shortcuts", 2);
 /* 2616: remove special permissions for certain mozilla domains [FF35+]
  * [1] resource://app/defaults/permissions ***/
@@ -1182,12 +1183,16 @@ user_pref("browser.display.use_system_colors", false); // [DEFAULT: false]
  * 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 */
+ * [1] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.platform/BdFOMAuCGW8/discussion ***/
 user_pref("permissions.delegation.enabled", false);
 /* 2624: enable "window.name" protection [FF82+]
  * If a new page from another domain is loaded into a tab, then window.name is set to an empty string. The original
- * string is restored if the tab reverts back to the original page. This change prevents some cross-site attacks ***/
-user_pref("privacy.window.name.update.enabled", true);
+ * string is restored if the tab reverts back to the original page. This change prevents some cross-site attacks
+ * [TEST] https://arkenfox.github.io/TZP/tests/windownamea.html ***/
+user_pref("privacy.window.name.update.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true FF86+]
+/* 2625: disable bypassing 3rd party extension install prompts [FF82+]
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1659530,1681331 ***/
+user_pref("extensions.postDownloadThirdPartyPrompt", false);
 
 /** DOWNLOADS ***/
 /* 2650: discourage downloading to desktop
@@ -1200,8 +1205,6 @@ user_pref("privacy.window.name.update.enabled", true);
 user_pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);
 /* 2652: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list ***/
 user_pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);
-/* 2653: disable hiding mime types (Options>General>Applications) not associated with a plugin ***/
-user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
 /* 2654: disable "open with" in download dialog [FF50+] [SETUP-HARDEN]
  * This is very useful to enable when the browser is sandboxed (e.g. via AppArmor)
  * in such a way that it is forbidden to run external applications.
@@ -1245,12 +1248,18 @@ user_pref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700);
      accessible to websites except shared/service workers where the cookie setting *must* be "Allow"
 ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "2700 syntax error: the parrot's joined the bleedin' choir invisible!");
-/* 2701: disable 3rd-party cookies and site-data [SETUP-WEB]
- * 0=Accept cookies and site data, 1=(Block) All third-party cookies, 2=(Block) All cookies,
- * 3=(Block) Cookies from unvisited websites, 4=(Block) Cross-site and social media trackers (default)
- * [NOTE] You can set exceptions under site permissions or use an extension
+/* 2701: disable or isolate 3rd-party cookies and site-data [SETUP-WEB]
+ * 0 = Accept cookies and site data
+ * 1 = (Block) All third-party cookies
+ * 2 = (Block) All cookies
+ * 3 = (Block) Cookies from unvisited websites
+ * 4 = (Block) Cross-site tracking cookies (default)
+ * 5 = (Isolate All) Cross-site cookies (TCP: Total Cookie Protection / dFPI: dynamic FPI) [1] (FF86+)
+ * Option 5 with FPI enabled (4001) is ignored and not shown, and option 4 used instead
+ * [NOTE] You can set cookie exceptions under site permissions or use an extension
  * [NOTE] Enforcing category to custom ensures ETP related prefs are always honored
- * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Enhanced Tracking Protection>Custom>Cookies ***/
+ * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Enhanced Tracking Protection>Custom>Cookies
+ * [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/ ***/
 user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 1);
 user_pref("browser.contentblocking.category", "custom");
 /* 2702: set third-party cookies (if enabled, see 2701) to session-only
@@ -1264,12 +1273,23 @@ user_pref("network.cookie.thirdparty.nonsecureSessionOnly", true); // [FF58+]
  * [NOTE] The setting below is disabled (but not changed) if you block all cookies (2701 = 2)
  * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Cookies and Site Data>Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed ***/
    // user_pref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 2);
-/* 2710: disable DOM (Document Object Model) Storage
+/* 2710: enable Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) in all windows
+ * [SETTING] Privacy & Security>Enhanced Tracking Protection>Custom>Tracking content
+ * [SETTING] to add site exceptions: Urlbar>ETP Shield
+ * [SETTING] to manage site exceptions: Options>Privacy & Security>Enhanced Tracking Protection>Manage Exceptions ***/
+user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", true);
+/* 2711: enable various ETP lists ***/
+user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.socialtracking.enabled", true);
+   // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
+   // user_pref("privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled", true); // [DEFAULT: true]
+/* 2720: disable DOM (Document Object Model) Storage
  * [WARNING] This will break a LOT of sites' functionality AND extensions!
  * You are better off using an extension for more granular control ***/
    // user_pref("dom.storage.enabled", false);
-/* 2730: disable offline cache ***/
-user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
+/* 2730: enforce no offline cache storage (appCache)
+ * The API is easily fingerprinted, use the "storage" pref instead ***/
+   // user_pref("browser.cache.offline.enable", false);
+user_pref("browser.cache.offline.storage.enable", false); // [FF71+] [DEFAULT: false FF84+]
 /* 2740: disable service worker cache and cache storage
  * [NOTE] We clear service worker cache on exiting Firefox (see 2803)
  * [1] https://w3c.github.io/ServiceWorker/#privacy ***/
@@ -1290,8 +1310,8 @@ user_pref("dom.storage.next_gen", true);
 
 /*** [SECTION 2800]: SHUTDOWN
      You should set the values to what suits you best.
-     - "Offline Website Data" includes appCache (2730), localStorage (2710),
-       service worker cache (2740), and QuotaManager (IndexedDB (2720), asm-cache)
+     - "Offline Website Data" includes appCache (2730), localStorage (2720),
+       service worker cache (2740), and QuotaManager (IndexedDB, asm-cache)
      - In both 2803 + 2804, the 'download' and 'history' prefs are combined in the
        Firefox interface as "Browsing & Download History" and their values will be synced
 ***/
@@ -1364,19 +1384,22 @@ user_pref("privacy.sanitize.timeSpan", 0);
 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
- * [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1299996 [META] ***/
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1260931,1299996 ***/
 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 [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);
+/* 4003: enable scheme with FPI [FF78+]
+ * [NOTE] Experimental: existing data and site permissions are incompatible
+ * and some site exceptions may not work e.g. HTTPS-only mode (see 1244) ***/
+   // user_pref("privacy.firstparty.isolate.use_site", true);
 
 /*** [SECTION 4500]: RFP (RESIST FINGERPRINTING)
    RFP covers a wide range of ongoing fingerprinting solutions.
@@ -1452,8 +1475,7 @@ user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true);
 /* 4502: set new window sizes to round to hundreds [FF55+] [SETUP-CHROME]
  * Width will round down to multiples of 200s and height to 100s, to fit your screen.
  * The override values are a starting point to round from if you want some control
- * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1330882
- * [2] https://hardware.metrics.mozilla.com/ ***/
+ * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1330882 ***/
    // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerWidth", 1000);
    // user_pref("privacy.window.maxInnerHeight", 1000);
 /* 4503: disable mozAddonManager Web API [FF57+]
@@ -1461,7 +1483,7 @@ user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting", true);
  * [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1384330,1406795,1415644,1453988 ***/
 user_pref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager", true); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 /* 4504: enable RFP letterboxing [FF67+]
- * Dynamically resizes the inner window by applying margins in stepped ranges, see [2]
+ * Dynamically resizes the inner window by applying margins in stepped ranges [2]
  * If you use the dimension pref, then it will only apply those resolutions. The format is
  * "width1xheight1, width2xheight2, ..." (e.g. "800x600, 1000x1000, 1600x900")
  * [SETUP-WEB] This does NOT require RFP (see 4501) **for now**, so if you're not using 4501, or you are but
@@ -1556,8 +1578,9 @@ user_pref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false);
    // 0=no-preference, 1=reduce
 user_pref("ui.prefersReducedMotion", 0); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 // FF64+
-// 4615: [2516] disable PointerEvents
+// 4615: [2516] disable PointerEvents [FF86 or lower]
    // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PointerEvent
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1688105
 user_pref("dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled", false);
 // * * * /
 // FF67+
@@ -1570,8 +1593,8 @@ user_pref("ui.use_standins_for_native_colors", true);
    // 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]
+// 4618: limit font visibility (non-ANDROID) [FF79+]
+   // Uses hardcoded lists with two parts: kBaseFonts + kLangPackFonts [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
@@ -1597,10 +1620,11 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "4700 syntax error: the parrot's taken 'is last bow
    // user_pref("general.useragent.override", ""); // [HIDDEN PREF]
 
 /*** [SECTION 5000]: PERSONAL
-     Non-project related but useful. If any of these interest you, add them to your overrides ***/
+     Non-project related but useful. If any of these interest you, add them to your overrides
+     To save some overrides, we've made a few active as they seem to be universally used ***/
 user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
 /* WELCOME & WHAT's NEW NOTICES ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); // master switch
+user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "ignore"); // master switch
    // user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url", "");
    // user_pref("startup.homepage_welcome_url.additional", "");
    // user_pref("startup.homepage_override_url", ""); // What's New page after updates
@@ -1619,6 +1643,7 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
    // user_pref("layout.spellcheckDefault", 2); // 0=none, 1-multi-line, 2=multi-line & single-line
 /* UX BEHAVIOR ***/
    // user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 2); // 0=previous page, 1=scroll up, 2=do nothing
+   // user_pref("browser.quitShortcut.disabled", true); // disable Ctrl-Q quit shortcut [LINUX] [MAC] [FF87+]
    // user_pref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false);
    // user_pref("browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInTabs", true); // open bookmarks in a new tab [FF57+]
    // user_pref("browser.urlbar.decodeURLsOnCopy", true); // see bugzilla 1320061 [FF53+]
@@ -1626,15 +1651,15 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "5000 syntax error: this is an ex-parrot!");
    // user_pref("ui.key.menuAccessKey", 0); // disable alt key toggling the menu bar [RESTART]
    // user_pref("view_source.tab", false); // view "page/selection source" in a new window [FF68+, FF59 and under]
 /* UX FEATURES: disable and hide the icons and menus ***/
-   // user_pref("browser.messaging-system.whatsNewPanel.enabled", false); // What's New [FF69+]
+user_pref("browser.messaging-system.whatsNewPanel.enabled", false); // What's New toolbar icon [FF69+]
    // user_pref("extensions.pocket.enabled", false); // Pocket Account [FF46+]
    // user_pref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled", false); // Firefox Accounts & Sync [FF60+] [RESTART]
    // user_pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); // Reader View
 /* OTHER ***/
    // user_pref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2);
-   // user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.addons", false); // disable CFR [FF67+]
+user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.addons", false); // disable CFR [FF67+]
       // [SETTING] General>Browsing>Recommend extensions as you browse
-   // user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.features", false); // disable CFR [FF67+]
+user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr.features", false); // disable CFR [FF67+]
       // [SETTING] General>Browsing>Recommend features as you browse
    // user_pref("network.manage-offline-status", false); // see bugzilla 620472
    // user_pref("xpinstall.signatures.required", false); // enforced extension signing (Nightly/ESR)
@@ -1655,14 +1680,26 @@ user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "9999 syntax error: the parrot's deprecated!");
    // [1] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/20025
    // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1603712
 user_pref("intl.charset.fallback.override", "windows-1252");
-// * * * /
 // FF82
 // 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
    // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1619926
 user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false);
 user_pref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", "");
-// * * * /
+// FF86
+// 1205: disable SSL Error Reporting
+   // [1] https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/base/sslerrorreport/preferences.html
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1681839
+user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false);
+user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false);
+user_pref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", "");
+// 2653: disable hiding mime types (Options>General>Applications) not associated with a plugin
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1581678
+user_pref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false);
+// FF87
+// 0105d: disable Activity Stream recent Highlights in the Library [FF57+]
+   // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1689405
+   // user_pref("browser.library.activity-stream.enabled", false);
 // ***/
 
 /* END: internal custom pref to test for syntax errors ***/