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### :small_orange_diamond: Very important, check these first... ### :small_orange_diamond: Very important, check these first...
:exclamation: ULTRA SUPER UBER IMPORTANT. Do not just take the `user.js` and use it with your profile. There are some considerations to make first that concern your online security etc :exclamation: ULTRA UBER IMPORTANT. Do not just take the `user.js` and use it with your profile. There are some considerations to make first that concern your online security etc
- Tracking Protection (TP) and Safe Browsing (SB) (section 0400) - Tracking Protection (TP) and Safe Browsing (SB) (section 0400)
* IF YOU MODIFY SECTION 0400 AND DISABLE TP+SB, YOU MUST HAVE uBLOCK ORIGIN INSTALLED * IF YOU MODIFY SECTION 0400 AND DISABLE TP+SB, YOU MUST HAVE uBLOCK ORIGIN INSTALLED
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* It's important to keep software updated, we just recommend doing so manually for.. lots of reasons. * It's important to keep software updated, we just recommend doing so manually for.. lots of reasons.
* The default settings allow reminders/notifications, but you still have to manually apply them. * The default settings allow reminders/notifications, but you still have to manually apply them.
:exclamation: VERY IMPORTANT: Some data is deleted forever :exclamation: SUPER IMPORTANT: Some data is deleted forever
- Some items are deleted when Firefox closes (section 2800) - Some items are deleted when Firefox closes (section 2800)
* We do not delete your passwords, or cookies or site settings... * We do not delete your passwords, or cookies or site settings...
* BUT... and this may come as a nasty surprise to some, we DO delete history - download, form and browsing histories. If you want to keep them, comment out those preferences * BUT... and this may come as a nasty surprise to some, we DO delete history - download, form and browsing histories. If you want to keep them, comment out those preferences
* Note: Since FF55 we disabled form history * Note: Since FF55 we disabled form history
:exclamation: VERY IMPORTANT: Cookies and Extensions
- All cookies are disabled (2701) by default
* Cookies control access to local storage and IndexedDB
* Extensions (not Legacy Extensions) have more limited options for persistent storage, and many use IndexedDB
* If you block all cookies by default, then you will need to allow a cookie exception for some Extensions, including uBlock Origin, uMatrix, Stylus, and Violentmonkey
* See [Setting Extension Permission Exceptions](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.7-Setting-Extension-Permission-Exceptions)
:exclamation: REALLY IMPORTANT: privacy.resistFingerprinting (RFP) :exclamation: REALLY IMPORTANT: privacy.resistFingerprinting (RFP)
- The `user.js` uses RFP (section 4500) - The `user.js` uses RFP (section 4500)
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* ESR and non-RFP users may want to enable section 4600 * ESR and non-RFP users may want to enable section 4600
* :exclamation: RFP users should ***make sure*** to reset items in 4600 in about:config, as some cause RFP to not behave as you would expect and alter your fingerprint. * :exclamation: RFP users should ***make sure*** to reset items in 4600 in about:config, as some cause RFP to not behave as you would expect and alter your fingerprint.
:exclamation: PRETTY IMPORTANT: 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. :exclamation: QUITE IMPORTANT: 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.
- Search for `[WARNING]` and `[SETUP]` tags in the `user.js` - Search for `[WARNING]` and `[SETUP]` tags in the `user.js`
- Special mention: all cookies are disabled (2701), we expect you would be using a cookie extension by now
:exclamation: QUITE IMPORTANT:
- There is a deprecated (section 9999) - There is a deprecated (section 9999)
* ESR users will want to switch on the relevant ESR section * ESR users will want to switch on the relevant ESR section
* STABLE users will want to reset these prefs in about:config * STABLE users will want to reset these prefs in about:config