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🟩 Previous: [Overrides](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Overrides)
🟥 Summary: **These few items, out of 140+ pref changes, will solve 99% of usability issues and you only need to do it once**. You can always undo things (except deleted items like cookies and history and session restore: read the entire page!), and tweak over time
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🟪 SECURITY: IMPORTANT: Pay attention!
- `0403`: We disable binary checks not in Safe Browsing local lists
- :warning: If you do not understand the consequences of this, override these prefs
🟪 KEEP SOME COOKIES & LOGINS: Nothing to change
- We delete all cookies and site data on close
- There is no need to change any prefs - just add site exceptions
- Ctrl+I > Permissions > Cookies > Allow
- Options > Privacy & Security > Permissions > Settings
- For cross-domain logins you will need to add exceptions for both sites
🟪 COMMON: Change to suit
- `0102`: We disable session restore
- If you rely on session restore you had better change this, see our [override recipe](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1080)
- `0801`: We disable automatic search from the urlbar
- You can still use search buttons and keyword shortcuts. If you change to a privacy respecting search engine and trust them, override this
- `0811`: We disable search & form history
- Form data can easily be stolen by third parties
- see this 2017 [article](https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2017/12/27/no-boundaries-for-user-identities-web-trackers-exploit-browser-login-managers/) and these [bugzillas](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1443083,1427543)
- see this 2011 [article](https://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2011/10/autocompleteagain.html) and this [bugzilla](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/381681)
- `1223`: We enforce strict pinning
- If you have issues with antivirus
- `1601`: We hardened cross origin referers 🥇 `#1 ISSUE`
- This may cause breakage where third party images and videos may not load
- If `1601` is too strict for you, override it to default `0` and consider using Smart Referer in Strict mode
- `2022`: We disable DRM
- If you use Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime etc ... or consider watching those in a secondary browser
- `2811`: We delete history (download, form and browsing histories) on close
- Override `2811` (and `2812` for manual sanitizing) if you want
- `4520` We disable WebGL
- If you want it, override it
🟪 FINGERPRINTING
- `4501`: We enable RFP and `4504`: letterboxing
- letterboxing is independent of `4501` and is the pref that creates borders around your webpages
Read the next wiki page to decide if you want to keep using these or instead perhaps use Canvas Blocker
🟪 OTHER
Other preferences may cause site breakage, but nothing that can't be fixed. You won't "lose" anything...- it's not the end of the world.
- Check our [override recipes](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1080)
- Check already [answered](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3Aanswered) issues
- While not 100% definitive, search for `[SETUP` in the user.js; e.g.
* `[SETUP-WEB]` can cause some websites to break
* `[SETUP-CHROME]` changes how Firefox itself behaves (i.e. NOT directly website related)
- You may also want to add items e.g.
- `5000s` optional
- `9000s` personal
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🟩 Next: [Overrides [To RFP or Not]](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.3-Overrides-[To-RFP-or-Not])