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🟩 Previous: [Overrides](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Overrides)
🟥 Summary: **These few items, out of 110+ pref changes, will solve 99% of usability issues and you only need to do it once**. You can always undo things - except deleted items (such as cookies, history and session restore), so read the entire page!
🟥 Summary: Arkenfox v115.1+ makes approx 110 pref changes. Of those, a tiny few cover almost all usability issues
- Your mileage may vary
- You can always change your overrides at any time and "undo"/"redo" things
- ⚠️ except deleted items (such as cookies, history and session restore)
- See that warning above? Now make sure to read the tiny few items below, because arkenfox deletes items by default
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- `0102`: We disable session restore
- If you rely on session restore, see our [override recipe](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1080)
- `0801`: We disable automatic search from the urlbar, also see `0804`
- You can still use search buttons and keyword shortcuts
- Override if you use and trust a privacy respecting search engine
- `0810`: 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 [bugzillas 1443083 + 1427543](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1443083,1427543)
- see this 2011 [article](https://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2011/10/autocompleteagain.html) and [bugzilla 381681](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/381681)
- `1223`: We enforce strict pinning
- Override 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, and with authentication on sites such as banks. If `1601` is too strict for you, override it to default `0` and consider using Smart Referer extension in Strict mode
- `2022`: We disable DRM
- Override if you use Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime, etc ... or consider watching those in a secondary browser
- Note: Mac and Linux users: RFP's HTTP Header spoofing can break streaming sites, see [bugzilla 1610762](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1610762#c8)
- `2811`: We delete history (download, form and browsing histories) on close
- And `2820` for manual sanitizing
- `4520`: We disable WebGL
#### 🟪 FINGERPRINTING
- `4501`: We enable RFP 🥇 `THE OTHER #1 ISSUE` and `4504`: letterboxing
- letterboxing is independent of `4501` and is the pref that creates borders around your webpages
- `4501`: We enable RFP 🥇 `THE #1 ISSUE` and `4504`: letterboxing
- letterboxing is independent of `4501` and is the pref that can creates borders around your webpages
Read the next wiki page to decide if you want to keep using these or perhaps use Canvas Blocker instead.
Read the next wiki page to decide if you want to keep using RFP. You have options.
#### 🟪 OTHER