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author | BeatLink <beatlink@protonmail.com> | 2019-06-19 00:00:50 +0000 |
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committer | BeatLink <beatlink@protonmail.com> | 2019-06-19 00:00:50 +0000 |
commit | fe593bdaf426846daf054f8d3b7a4418ef265c68 (patch) | |
tree | 58a79e16b5a836c121124429ea783a137abc0d05 | |
parent | Remove outdated/unnecessary comments (diff) | |
parent | Fix grammar errors in librewolf.cfg (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'grammar' into 'master'
Fix grammar errors in librewolf.cfg
See merge request librewolf-community/librewolf!1
-rw-r--r-- | settings/settings/librewolf.cfg | 293 |
1 files changed, 148 insertions, 145 deletions
diff --git a/settings/settings/librewolf.cfg b/settings/settings/librewolf.cfg index bd1711d..befdb47 100644 --- a/settings/settings/librewolf.cfg +++ b/settings/settings/librewolf.cfg @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ lockPref("general.config.filename", "librewolf.cfg"); // CIS 2.5.1 lockPref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 1); -// Pref : Cookies expires at the end of the session (when the browser closes) +// Pref : Cookies expire at the end of the session (when the browser closes) // http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.cookie.lifetimePolicy#2 // 0=until they expire (default) // 2=until you close Firefox @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ lockPref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 1); lockPref("network.cookie.lifetimePolicy", 2); // Pref : Disable Cookie Exception Button -// WARNING Bug !!! This lock the button whether its false or true +// WARNING Bug !!! This locks the button regardless of its value //lockPref("pref.privacy.disable_button.cookie_exceptions", false); // Pref : 2706: enable support for same-site cookies (FF60+) @@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ lockPref("network.cookie.thirdparty.nonsecureSessionOnly", true); // (FF58+) // // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Pref : Track Protection -// Firefox now integrate a tracking protection feature (based on disconnect.me) -// it's a light list content blocking, listing can not be edited, this feature +// Firefox now integrates a tracking protection feature (based on disconnect.me). +// It is a light-list content blocking; the list can not be edited. This feature // is disabled in LibreWolf. it's recommended to use ublock instead. // This feature is disabled : -// - Until it evolve and integrate at least list editing -// - Because double filtering (this + ublock) is not suitable for performance. +// - Until it evolves and integrates at least list editing +// - Because double filtering (this + ublock) is not good for performance. // Pref : Track Protection lockPref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", false); @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ lockPref("privacy.trackingprotection.enabled", false); // Passive TP annotates channels to lower the priority of network loads for resources // on the tracking protection list // [NOTE] It has no effect if TP is enabled, but keep in mind that by default TP is -// only enabled in Private Windows +// enabled only in Private Windows // This is included for people who want to completely disable Tracking Protection. // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1170190,1141814 lockPref("privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels", false); @@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ lockPref("browser.contentblocking.reportBreakage.url", ""); lockPref("browser.contentblocking.rejecttrackers.reportBreakage.enabled", false); // Pref : Third-party cookie ui under preferences -lockPref("browser.contentblocking.rejecttrackers.ui.enabled", false); //This hide third-party cookie ui -// Needed to lock third-party cookie ui (third-party cookies are blocked tho) +lockPref("browser.contentblocking.rejecttrackers.ui.enabled", false); //This hides third-party cookie ui +// Should lock third-party cookie ui, but third-party cookies are blocked too // Pref : Disable tracking protection ui list editing under url bar popup lockPref("browser.contentblocking.trackingprotection.control-center.ui.enabled", false); @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ lockPref("browser.contentblocking.trackingprotection.control-center.ui.enabled", // Pref : Disable tracking protection ui list editing under preferences lockPref("browser.contentblocking.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", false); -// Pref : Other CB/TP UI not needed +// Pref : Other unnecessary CB/TP UI //lockPref("browser.contentblocking.global-toggle.enabled", false); //lockPref("browser.contentblocking.rejecttrackers.ui.recommended", false); //lockPref("browser.contentblocking.fastblock.ui.enabled", false); @@ -182,26 +182,26 @@ lockPref("browser.contentblocking.trackingprotection.ui.enabled", false); //lockPref("browser.contentblocking.allowlist.annotations.enabled", false); //lockPref("browser.contentblocking.allowlist.storage.enabled", false); -// Pref : Disable exception button but does not work as expected. +// Pref : Disable exception button (does not work as expected) //lockPref("pref.privacy.disable_button.tracking_protection_exceptions", false); -// This seems to only disable the button, not suitable +// This seems to only disable the button; not suitable // Pref : Third-party cookie ui under url bar //lockPref("browser.contentblocking.rejecttrackers.control-center.ui.enabled", false); -// This disable third-party cookie ui under url bar -// This is disabled to leave icon on url +// This disables third-party cookie ui under url bar +// This is disabled to leave icon in url bar // Pref : Disable TP UI //lockPref("browser.contentblocking.ui.enabled", false); -// Fully disable CB/TP ui, this is disabled to leave icon on url +// Fully disable CB/TP ui, this is disabled to leave icon in url bar // Pref : 0426 : Enforce Content Blocking (required to block cookies) (FF63+) // Master switch for all content blocking features (includes tracking protection, // but excludes tracking annotations annotate_channels). //lockPref("browser.contentblocking.enabled", false); // default: true -// Other settings already regulate this section sub settings (this master switch +// Other settings already regulate this section's sub-settings (this master switch // is not suitable). -// Disabled this because it is needed for blocking third party cookies +// Disabled because it is needed for blocking third party cookies // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // User Settings : Auto play settings @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ lockPref("signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff", false); // default: true // User Settings : History settings // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -// Pref : 0804 : limit history leaks via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY +// Pref : 0804 : limit history leak via enumeration (PER TAB: back/forward) - PRIVACY // This is a PER TAB session history. You still have a full history stored under all history // default=50, minimum=1=currentpage, 2 is the recommended minimum as some pages // use it as a means of referral (e.g. hotlinking), 4 or 6 or 10 may be more practical @@ -293,38 +293,37 @@ defaultPref("privacy.history.custom", true); // Same as 2805, session storage is cleared anyway... check with storage inspector // Pref : 2805: privacy.*.openWindows (clear session restore data) (FF34+) -// [NOTE] There is a years-old bug that these cause two windows when Firefox restarts. -// You do not need these anyway if session restore is disabled (see 1020) +// [NOTE] There is a several-year old bug associated with these that causes two windows +// when Firefox restarts. +// These are not needed anyway if session restore is disabled (see 1020) //defaultPref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.openWindows", true); -// Break session restore on crash & some theming extensions -// Also this have a bug causing two windows when Firefox restarts. +// Breaks session restore on crash & some theming extensions // The session is deleted anyway on restart so its not useful // Mitigated with other settings // Pref : Defaulting Settings : Clear history when closing - Pref : 2803 : Duplicate ? // "sessions" removed from cleaning list as its an important data to keep... // user may add it back in the gui -// This settings work only as string not as bool (This seems to be a bug in Firefox) -// Also this settings seems to kill following settings so it should be the last +// This setting works only as string not as bool (This seems to be a bug in Firefox) +// Also this setting seems to kill following settings so it should be the last //defaultPref("privacy.sanitize.pending", '[{"id":"shutdown","itemsToClear":["cache","cookies","history","formdata","downloads"],"options":{}}]'); // Its erased if not enforced... and default does not differ a lot (session included in default...) -// This erase the settings no matter what ! so careful here +// [WARNING] This erases the settings no matter what. // ------------------------------------- -// Pref : 1006: disable permissions manager from writing to disk [RESTART] -// [NOTE] This means any permission changes are session only +// Pref : 1006: prevent permissions manager from writing to disk [RESTART] +// [NOTE] This means any permission changes are session-only // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/967812 //lockPref("permissions.memory_only", true); // (hidden pref) -// This does not keep sites permission and exceptions its then disabled // This is managed by sanitize settings // Pref : Delete Search and Form History // Disabled - Deprecated Active - This is not deprecated // Only used in a single test ? does not harm to have it // CIS Version 1.2.0 October 21st, 2011 2.5.6 -// Default value is 180 day -// Disabled because its managed by sanitize settings +// Default value is 180 days +// Disabled because it's managed by sanitize settings //lockPref("browser.formfill.expire_days", 0); // Also check "User Settings : Session" @@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ defaultPref("privacy.history.custom", true); // Pref : 1021 : disable storing extra session data // extra session data contains contents of forms, scrollbar positions, cookies and POST data -// define on which sites to save extra session data: +// set sites on which extra session data should be saved // Pref : 0=everywhere, 1=unencrypted sites, 2=nowhere lockPref("browser.sessionstore.privacy_level", 2); @@ -359,7 +358,7 @@ lockPref("extensions.formautofill.available", "off"); lockPref("extensions.formautofill.creditCards.enabled", false); lockPref("extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled", false); -// Pref : Require manual intervention to autofill known username/passwords sign-in forms +// Pref : Require manual intervention to autofill known username/passwords in sign-in forms // http://kb.mozillazine.org/Signon.autofillForms // https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#identifier-linkability lockPref("signon.autofillForms", false); @@ -372,7 +371,7 @@ lockPref("signon.autofillForms.http", false); // http://kb.mozillazine.org/Inline_autocomplete //lockPref("browser.urlbar.autoFill", false); //lockPref("browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed", false); -// This does not cause privacy/leaking issue +// This does not cause privacy/leaking issues // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // User Settings : Check default browser Settings @@ -387,7 +386,7 @@ lockPref("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false); // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Pref : DRM/CDM -// This is disabled because it's a closed source blob +// DRM is disabled because it's a closed source blob // Encrypted Media Extensions lockPref("media.eme.enabled", false); lockPref("media.gmp-provider.enabled", false); @@ -480,7 +479,7 @@ lockPref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+) // CVE-2017-5384 : Information disclosure via Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1255474 // Does not need to be set as its false by default -// BUG : This lock proxy settings from the panel +// BUG : This locks proxy settings from the panel // BUG-Fix : Fixed in defaulting section // MIGRATED : To defaulting section // WARNING : Do not change this settings here or proxy settings will be locked @@ -505,7 +504,7 @@ lockPref("media.peerconnection.ice.no_host", true); // (FF51+) // [WARNING] DoH bypasses hosts and gives info to yet another party (e.g. Cloudflare) // [1] https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/configure-dns-over-https-in-firefox/ // [2] https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/05/a-cartoon-intro-to-dns-over-https/ -// BUG : This seem to disable socks_remote_dns ?! need to check with wireshark +// BUG : This seems to disable socks_remote_dns ?! need to check with wireshark // If true, just settings urls to null should be enough to disable // Without impacting socks_remote_dns // ------- @@ -521,7 +520,7 @@ lockPref("network.trr.uri", ""); // If your OS or ISP does not support IPv6, there is no reason to have this preference set to false. lockPref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true); -// Pref : Disable DNS prefetching +// Pref : Disable DNS pre-fetching // http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.dns.disablePrefetch // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Controlling_DNS_prefetching lockPref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true); @@ -543,7 +542,7 @@ lockPref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.prerender", false); // Defaulting Settings : Do not track settings // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -// Set to enforce, choice was left to the user in previous version +// Set to enforce; choice was left to the user in a previous version lockPref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", true); // Pref : 1610: (36+) set DNT "value" to "not be tracked" (FF21+) @@ -576,8 +575,8 @@ lockPref("privacy.donottrackheader.value", 1); // https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1043508 // Does not prevent JS leaks of the page close event. // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/beforeunload -// Disabled by default could be useful on important site like banking -//lockPref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true); +// Disabled by default in Librefox; could be useful on some sites, e.g. banking sites +lockPref("dom.disable_beforeunload", true); // Pref : Disable geo localisation lockPref("permissions.default.geo", 2); @@ -593,7 +592,7 @@ lockPref("permissions.default.geo", 2); // Defaulting Settings : Other Defaulting // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -// Pref : Preferred language for displaying websites... +// Pref : Preferred language for displaying websites. // The first settings overflow the second one defaultPref("privacy.spoof_english", 2); //defaultPref("intl.accept_languages", "en-US, en"); //This make lang windows unusable @@ -641,9 +640,9 @@ defaultPref("browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab", false); defaultPref("general.autoScroll", false); // Pref : 1601: ALL: control when images/links send a referer +// This breaks a lot of sites. This is mitigating by an extension. // 0=never, 1=send only when links are clicked, 2=for links and images (default) //defaultPref("network.http.sendRefererHeader", 1); -// This break a lot of sites.. mitigating by extension // Pref : 2620: enable Firefox's built-in PDF reader // [SETTING] General>Applications>Portable Document Format (PDF) @@ -689,7 +688,7 @@ defaultPref("general.useragent.site_specific_overrides", false); // Pref : Display all sections by default defaultPref("extensions.ui.experiment.hidden", false); -// Those two are not needed (they are set to true automatically when their list is empty ) +// These two are not needed (they are set to true automatically when their list is empty) //defaultPref("extensions.ui.dictionary.hidden", false); //defaultPref("extensions.ui.locale.hidden", false); @@ -716,8 +715,8 @@ defaultPref("browser.uidensity", 1); // including files/blobs. This API uses indexes to enable high-performance searches of this data. // While Web Storage is useful for storing smaller amounts of data, it is less useful for storing // larger amounts of structured data. IndexedDB provides a solution. This is the main landing page -// for MDN's IndexedDB coverage — here we provide links to the full API reference and usage guides, -// browser support details, and some explanation of key concepts +// for MDN's IndexedDB coverage — "here we provide links to the full API reference and usage guides, +// browser support details, and some explanation of key concepts" // Also this is cleaned by privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps" // https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2018/08/03/new-backend-for-storage-local-api/ // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/IndexedDB @@ -736,7 +735,7 @@ lockPref("dom.indexedDB.enabled", true); //default true lockPref("dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled", false); // Pref : 0702 : disable HTTP2 (which was based on SPDY which is now deprecated) -// HTTP2 raises concerns with "multiplexing" and "server push", does nothing to enhance +// HTTP2 adds "multiplexing" and "server push", but does nothing to enhance // privacy, and in fact opens up a number of server-side fingerprinting opportunities // [1] https://http2.github.io/faq/ // [2] https://blog.scottlogic.com/2014/11/07/http-2-a-quick-look.html @@ -749,8 +748,8 @@ lockPref("dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled", false); // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> // Section : Firefox Fingerprint -// ResistFingerprinting : Overrided by 'privacy.resistFingerprinting' -// This need to be kept disabled to make resistFingerprinting efficient +// ResistFingerprinting : Overriden by 'privacy.resistFingerprinting' +// This needs to be kept disabled to make resistFingerprinting efficient // https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Fingerprinting // Bench Diff : +0/5000 // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @@ -774,7 +773,7 @@ lockPref("privacy.resistFingerprinting.block_mozAddonManager", true); // Pref : 0864 : disable date/time picker (FF57+ default true) // This can leak your locale if not en-US // [1] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21787 -// How does this work with resistFingerprinting efficient ?? +// Does this work efficiently with resistFingerprinting ?? lockPref("dom.forms.datetime", false); // Pref : Prevent leaking application locale/date format using JavaScript @@ -788,7 +787,7 @@ lockPref("javascript.use_us_english_locale", true); // Already applied by resistFingerprinting ? lockPref("intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales", false); -// Pref : Local and useragent... +// Pref : Locale and useragent. // Already applied by resistFingerprinting ? lockPref("intl.locale.requested", "en-US"); @@ -796,7 +795,7 @@ lockPref("intl.locale.requested", "en-US"); // Disabled to make resistFingerprinting efficient //lockPref("general.useragent.override", "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0, 45"); -// Pref : This does not work with resistFingerprinting... (Still needed for ESR) +// Pref : This does not work with resistFingerprinting. Still needed for ESR. lockPref("general.appname.override", "Netscape"); lockPref("general.appversion.override", "5.0 (Windows)"); lockPref("general.platform.override", "Win32"); @@ -814,12 +813,12 @@ lockPref("toolkit.coverage.opt-out", true); // [HIDDEN PREF] // DOWNLOADS // Pref : 2652: disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list -lockPref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false); //do not disabled +lockPref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false); //do not disable // Pref : 2653: disable hiding mime types (Options>General>Applications) not associated with a plugin -lockPref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false); //do not disabled +lockPref("browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions", false); //do not disable // Pref : 2617: remove webchannel whitelist -// Default value +// Default value: // "https://content.cdn.mozilla.net https://input.mozilla.org https://support.mozilla.org https://install.mozilla.org" lockPref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", ""); @@ -828,11 +827,12 @@ lockPref("webchannel.allowObject.urlWhitelist", ""); lockPref("browser.cache.offline.insecure.enable", false); // default: false in FF62+ // Pref : 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 +// [NOTE] A low setting of 5 or less will probably break some sites (e.g. gmail logins) +// To control HTML Meta tag and JS redirects, use an extension. +// Default: 20 lockPref("network.http.redirection-limit", 10); -// Pref : 2731: enforce websites to ask to store data for offline use +// Pref : 2731: enforce websites to ask whether to store data for offline use // [1] https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1098540 // [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/959985 lockPref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false); @@ -842,7 +842,9 @@ lockPref("offline-apps.allow_by_default", false); // [SETUP-CHROME] This will break extensions that do not use the default XPI directories // [1] https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/understanding-add-on-scopes/ // [1] archived: https://archive.is/DYjAM -lockPref("extensions.enabledScopes", 5); // (hidden pref) // Breaks all default themes (including dark) starting with FF68.0+ +lockPref("extensions.enabledScopes", 5); // (hidden pref) +// Breaks all default themes (including dark) starting with FF68.0+ + // Tor-compatibility-patch lockPref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 15); //Tor value must be 0 // Pref : 2663: enable warning when websites try to install add-ons @@ -954,7 +956,7 @@ lockPref("security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation", true); lockPref("security.tls.enable_0rtt_data", false); // (FF55+ default true) // Pref : 1272 : display advanced information on Insecure Connection warning pages -// only works when it's possible to add an exception +// Only works when it's possible to add an exception // i.e. it doesn't work for HSTS discrepancies (https://subdomain.preloaded-hsts.badssl.com/) // [TEST] https://expired.badssl.com/ lockPref("browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert", true); @@ -1007,12 +1009,12 @@ lockPref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.status", true); // status bar - defaul lockPref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.titlebar", true); lockPref("dom.disable_window_open_feature.toolbar", true); -// Pref : 2202 : prevent scripts moving and resizing open windows +// Pref : 2202 : prevent scripts from moving and resizing open windows lockPref("dom.disable_window_move_resize", true); // Pref : 2426 : disable Intersection Observer API (FF53+) -// Almost a year to complete, three versions late to stable (as default false), -// number #1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an +// Took almost a year to complete, three versions late to 'stable' (as default false), +// number 1 cause of crashes in nightly numerous times, and is (primarily) an // ad network API for "ad viewability checks" down to a pixel level // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Intersection_Observer_API // [2] https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/ @@ -1086,8 +1088,8 @@ lockPref("extensions.webextensions.base-content-security-policy", "default-src ' // Please check readme section "Extensions Firewall" // Pref : CSP Main Settings I/II : -// Those are default value for CSP -// Those are not intended to to be uncommented +// Those are default values for CSP +// Those are not meant to to be uncommented //defaultPref("security.csp.enable", true); //This is its default value //defaultPref("security.csp.enableStrictDynamic", true); //This is its default value //defaultPref("security.csp.enable_violation_events", true); //This is its default value @@ -1115,7 +1117,7 @@ lockPref("security.csp.enable_violation_events", false); //Deprecated Active // Extensions Security : // --------------------- -// Pref : Enable tab hiding API by default. +// Pref : Enable tab-hiding API by default. defaultPref("extensions.webextensions.tabhide.enabled", false); //Default true // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1157,7 +1159,7 @@ defaultPref("extensions.webextensions.background-delayed-startup", true); //defa // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> // Section : IJWY To Shut Up // I Just Want You To Shut Up : Closing all non necessary communication to mozilla.org etc. -// Thoses settings are not used in gHacks for the moment. +// These settings are not used in gHacks at the moment. // Will be upstreamed once stable in final version. // Bench Diff : +0/5000 // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @@ -1175,7 +1177,7 @@ lockPref("gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.0.uriTemplate", ""); // Deprecated A // Default Value // https://www.mibbit.com/?url=%s -// Pref : “coverage” ping [FF64+] +// Pref : "coverage" ping [FF64+] // This ping is not enabled by default. When enabled, a ping is generated a total of once //per profile, as a diagnostic tool to determine whether Telemetry is working for users. lockPref("toolkit.coverage.enabled", false); //default false @@ -1608,7 +1610,7 @@ lockPref("prio.publicKeyB", ""); // Default Value // 26E6674E65425B823F1F1D5F96E3BB3EF9E406EC7FBA7DEF8B08A35DD135AF50 -// Alpha Settings Not Needed For The Moment -------------------------------------------------------------- +// Alpha Settings Not Needed At The Moment -------------------------------------------------------------- // Pref : //lockPref("urlclassifier.phishTable", ""); @@ -1816,9 +1818,9 @@ lockPref("security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic", false); lockPref("security.ssl.errorReporting.url", ""); // Pref : Check disabled section -// OCSP Leaks the visited sited exactly same issue as safebrowsing. -// Stapling have the site itsefl proof that his certificate is good -// through the CA so apparently nothing is leaked in this case. +// OCSP leaks the visited sites. Exactly same issue as with safebrowsing. +// Stapling forces the site to prove that its certificate is good +// through the CA, so apparently nothing is leaked in this case. // [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ lockPref("security.OCSP.enabled", 0); lockPref("security.OCSP.require", false); @@ -1829,11 +1831,11 @@ lockPref("security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled", false); // Pref : Manage certificates button //lockPref("security.disable_button.openCertManager", false); -// Disabled because of a bug that disable the button no matter what is the value +// Disabled because of a bug that disables the button regardless of its value // Pref : Manage security devices button //lockPref("security.disable_button.openDeviceManager", false); -// Disabled because of a bug that disable the button no matter what is the value +// Disabled because of a bug that disables the button regardless of its value // Pref : lockPref("security.mixed_content.upgrade_display_content", true); @@ -1888,10 +1890,10 @@ defaultPref("layers.acceleration.force-enabled", true); // Pref : 2508: disable hardware acceleration to reduce graphics fingerprinting // [SETTING] General>Performance>Custom>Use hardware acceleration when available -// [SETUP-PERF] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different), impacts video performance, -// and parts of Quantum that utilize the GPU will also be affected as they are rolled out +// [SETUP-PERF] Affects text rendering (fonts will look different) and impacts video performance. +// Parts of Quantum that utilize the GPU will also be affected as they are rolled out // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/GFX/HardwareAcceleration -// Resolved with extension +// Resolved by extension defaultPref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", false); // [WINDOWS] defaultPref("layers.acceleration.disabled", false); @@ -1930,14 +1932,14 @@ defaultPref("browser.tabs.animate", false); // https://webassembly.org/ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebAssembly // https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21549 -// Solved with extension disabled here for performance +// Solved by extension disabled here for performance //lockPref("javascript.options.wasm", false); // Bench Diff : -100/5000 // Pref : Prevent font fingerprinting // https://browserleaks.com/fonts // https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/120 -// Solved with extension disabled here for performance +// Solved by extension disabled here for performance //lockPref("browser.display.use_document_fonts", 0); // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @@ -1947,7 +1949,7 @@ defaultPref("browser.tabs.animate", false); // Bench Diff : -220/5000 // Pref : Disable webGL I/II -// WebGL introduce high fingerprinting... (webgl is direct hardware js) +// WebGL introduces high fingerprinting (WebGL is a js API for directly accessing hardware) defaultPref("webgl.disabled", false); // Tor have it false but the rest is the same (webgl) // This does not leak lockPref("webgl.enable-webgl2", false); @@ -1955,7 +1957,7 @@ lockPref("webgl.min_capability_mode", true); // Bench Diff : 0/5000 // Pref : Disable webGL II/II -// WebGL introduce high fingerprinting... (webgl is direct hardware js) +// WebGL introduces high fingerprinting (WebGL is a js API for directly accessing hardware) lockPref("pdfjs.enableWebGL", false); lockPref("webgl.disable-extensions", true); lockPref("webgl.disable-fail-if-major-performance-caveat", true); @@ -1967,7 +1969,7 @@ lockPref("webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info", false); //Deprecated Active // https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-29/ // https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-50/ // https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2712 -// Solved with extension disabled here for performance +// Solved by extension disabled here for performance // Tor enforce this //lockPref("javascript.options.asmjs", false); @@ -1989,10 +1991,10 @@ lockPref("javascript.options.shared_memory", false); // Bench Diff : -50/5000 // Pref : 2302 : disable service workers // Service workers essentially act as proxy servers that sit between web apps, and the browser -// and network, are event driven, and can control the web page/site it is associated with, +// and network. They are event-driven, and can control the web page/site it is associated with, // intercepting and modifying navigation and resource requests, and caching resources. -// SW may decrease performance depending on the script this ot that site is running in background -// So overall disabling SW should enhance performance because it block SW Scripts +// SW may decrease performance depending on the script that is running in background. +// So overall, disabling SW should enhance performance because it blocks SW Scripts. // [NOTE] Service worker APIs are hidden (in Firefox) and cannot be used when in PB mode. // [NOTE] Service workers only run over HTTPS. Service Workers have no DOM access. lockPref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false); @@ -2002,9 +2004,9 @@ lockPref("dom.serviceWorkers.enabled", false); // Bench Diff : +100/5000 // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -// Pref : Onboarding tour disable because of included telemetry -// This extension is already removed this setting is just in case it -// comeback or for users using the script outside the bundle +// Pref : Onboarding tour disabled because of included telemetry +// This extension has already been removed. This setting is here to disable it just in case it +// comes back or for users using the script outside the bundle. lockPref("browser.onboarding.notification.finished", true); lockPref("browser.onboarding.tour.onboarding-tour-customize.completed", true); lockPref("browser.onboarding.tour.onboarding-tour-performance.completed", true); @@ -2081,7 +2083,7 @@ lockPref("browser.chrome.errorReporter.enabled", false); lockPref("browser.ping-centre.staging.endpoint", ""); lockPref("browser.ping-centre.telemetry", false); -// Pref : Google Safe Browsing (Block dangerous and deceptive contents) +// Pref : Google Safe Browsing (Blocks dangerous and deceptive contents) // browser.safebrowsing.downloads.enabled true // browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_potentially_unwanted true @@ -2157,7 +2159,7 @@ lockPref("dom.battery.enabled", false); // Pref : lockPref("dom.permissions.enabled", false); -// Pref : Maximum pop launch at the same time +// Pref : Maximum popups that may be launched at the same time lockPref("dom.popup_maximum", 4); // Pref : @@ -2168,7 +2170,7 @@ lockPref("extensions.blocklist.detailsURL", ""); lockPref("extensions.blocklist.itemURL", ""); // Pref : Block list url disabled -// gHacks tune this to minimize privacy issue.. its complitely disabled here +// gHacks tunes this to minimize privacy issues. its complitely disabled here // Disabled complitely lockPref("extensions.blocklist.url", ""); @@ -2207,8 +2209,8 @@ lockPref("mailnews.messageid_browser.url", ""); lockPref("mailnews.mx_service_url", ""); // Pref : 0608 : disable predictor / prefetching (FF48+) -// Network predicator load pages before they are opened -// with mose hover for example +// Network predictor load pages before they are opened +// with mouse hover for example lockPref("network.predictor.enabled", false); lockPref("network.predictor.cleaned-up", true); lockPref("network.predictor.enable-prefetch", false); @@ -2256,7 +2258,7 @@ lockPref("toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled", false); lockPref("toolkit.telemetry.infoURL", ""); lockPref("toolkit.telemetry.newProfilePing.enabled", false); lockPref("toolkit.telemetry.previousBuildID", ""); -lockPref("toolkit.telemetry.prompted", 2); //Setting seem to still exist +lockPref("toolkit.telemetry.prompted", 2); //Setting seems to still exist lockPref("toolkit.telemetry.rejected", true); lockPref("toolkit.telemetry.reportingpolicy.firstRun", false); lockPref("toolkit.telemetry.server", "data:,"); @@ -2294,7 +2296,7 @@ lockPref("dom.event.contextmenu.enabled", false); // Pref : Disable clipboard event detection (onCut/onCopy/onPaste) via Javascript // Disabling clipboard events breaks Ctrl+C/X/V copy/cut/paste functionaility in -// JS-based web applications (Google Docs...) +// JS-based web applications (Google Docs etc.) // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Preferences/Preference_reference/dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled lockPref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false); @@ -2331,7 +2333,7 @@ lockPref("browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID", "20100101"); // http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings lockPref("browser.send_pings", false); -// Pref : When browser pings are enabled, only allow pinging the same host as the origin page +// Pref : When browser pings are enabled, only allow pinging the origin page's host // http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.send_pings.require_same_host lockPref("browser.send_pings.require_same_host", true); @@ -2374,7 +2376,7 @@ lockPref("dom.enable_user_timing", false); // Pref : Disable Web Audio API // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1288359 -// Avoid fingerprinting... +// Avoid fingerprinting lockPref("dom.webaudio.enabled", false); // Pref : When geolocation is enabled, don't log geolocation requests to the console @@ -2408,7 +2410,7 @@ lockPref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url", ""); // Pref : Don't use Mozilla-provided location-specific search engines lockPref("browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults", false); -// Pref : Don't trim HTTP off of URLs in the address bar. +// Pref : Don't trim HTTP from URLs in the address bar. // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665580 lockPref("browser.urlbar.trimURLs", false); @@ -2435,7 +2437,7 @@ lockPref("security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy", true); lockPref("gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled", false); // Pref : Enable only whitelisted URL protocol handlers -// Disabling nonessential protocols breaks all interaction with custom protocols such +// Disabling non-essential protocols breaks all interaction with custom protocols such // as mailto:, irc:, magnet: ... and breaks opening third-party mail/messaging/torrent/... // clients when clicking on links with these protocols lockPref("network.protocol-handler.warn-external-default",true); @@ -2461,7 +2463,7 @@ lockPref("network.protocol-handler.expose.chrome",true); lockPref("network.protocol-handler.expose.blob",true); lockPref("network.protocol-handler.expose.data",true); -// Pref : Ensure you have a security delay when installing add-ons (milliseconds) +// Pref : Ensure there is a security delay when installing add-ons (milliseconds) // http://kb.mozillazine.org/Disable_extension_install_delay_-_Firefox // http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/01/race-conditions-in-security-dialogs/ lockPref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700); @@ -2470,7 +2472,7 @@ lockPref("security.dialog_enable_delay", 700); // https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/how-to-opt-out-of-add-on-metadata-updates/ lockPref("extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled", false); -// Pref : Opt-out of themes (Persona) updates +// Pref : Opt-out of theme (Persona) updates // https://support.mozilla.org/t5/Firefox/how-do-I-prevent-autoamtic-updates-in-a-50-user-environment/td-p/144287 lockPref("lightweightThemes.update.enabled", false); lockPref("lightweightThemes.persisted.headerURL", false); @@ -2483,7 +2485,7 @@ lockPref("plugin.state.flash", 0); // Pref : Disable sending Flash Player crash reports lockPref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false); -// Pref : When Flash crash reports are enabled, don't send the visited URL in the crash report +// Pref : When Flash Player crash reports are enabled, don't send the visited URL in the crash report lockPref("dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL", false); // Pref : Disable Shumway (Mozilla Flash renderer) @@ -2493,13 +2495,13 @@ lockPref("shumway.disabled", true); // Pref : Disable Gnome Shell Integration NPAPI plugin lockPref("plugin.state.libgnome-shell-browser-plugin", 0); -// Pref : Enable plugins click-to-play +// Pref : Enable click-to-play plugin // https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Click_To_Play // https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/10/11/click-to-play-plugins-blocklist-style/ lockPref("plugins.click_to_play", true); lockPref("plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes", 0); -// Pref : Updates addons automatically +// Pref : Update addons automatically // https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/how-to-turn-off-add-on-updates/ lockPref("extensions.update.enabled", false); @@ -2539,7 +2541,7 @@ lockPref("browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit2", false); // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1370801 lockPref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false); -// Pref : Disable new tab tile ads & preload & Activity Stream +// Pref : Disable new tab tile ads, preload, and Activity Stream // http://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-remove-ad-tiles-from-firefox // http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=13876331#p13876331 // https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Activity_Stream @@ -2562,7 +2564,7 @@ lockPref("browser.newtab.preload", false); lockPref("browser.urlbar.suggest.searches", false); lockPref("browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice", true); -// Pref : Never check updates for search engines +// Pref : Never check for updates to search engines // https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-making-automatic-connections#w_auto-update-checking lockPref("browser.search.update", false); @@ -2597,19 +2599,19 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // - Disabled - Section OFF ----------------------------------------------------------------- // Pref : Don't remember browsing history -// MIGRATED : To defaulting section, this settings does not need to be enforced +// MIGRATED to defaulting section, this setting does not need to be enforced //lockPref("places.history.enabled", false); // Pref : Clear all history on shutdown -// MIGRATED : To defaulting section, this settings does not need to be enforced -// This setting can be enforced here +// MIGRATED to defaulting section, this setting does not need to be enforced +// This setting may be enforced here if preferred //lockPref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true); // Pref : 2804: reset default history items to clear with Ctrl-Shift-Del (to match above) // This dialog can also be accessed from the menu History>Clear Recent History // Firefox remembers your last choices. This will reset them when you start Firefox. // [NOTE] Regardless of what you set privacy.cpd.downloads to, as soon as the dialog -// for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced to the same as 'history' +// for "Clear Recent History" is opened, it is synced with 'privacy.cpd.history' //defaultPref("privacy.cpd.siteSettings", false); // Site Preferences //defaultPref("privacy.cpd.downloads", true); // not used, see note above //defaultPref("privacy.cpd.cache", true); @@ -2619,10 +2621,10 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); //defaultPref("privacy.cpd.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data //defaultPref("privacy.cpd.passwords", false); // this is not listed //defaultPref("privacy.cpd.sessions", true); // Active Logins -// Not needed // remplaced by //defaultPref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true); +// Not needed // replaced by //defaultPref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true); // Also default value are already good -// Pref : 2803: set what history items to clear on shutdown +// Pref : 2803: set which history items are to be cleared on shutdown // [SETTING] Privacy & Security>History>Custom Settings>Clear history when Firefox closes>Settings // [NOTE] If 'history' is true, downloads will also be cleared regardless of the value // but if 'history' is false, downloads can still be cleared independently @@ -2637,13 +2639,13 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); //defaultPref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps", true); // Offline Website Data //defaultPref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions", true); // Active Logins // Make panel locked (bug) -// remplaced by //defaultPref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true); +// replaced by //defaultPref("privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown", true); // Pref : 0801: disable location bar using search - PRIVACY -// don't leak typos to a search engine, give an error message instead +// don't leak typos to a search engine; give an error message instead //lockPref("keyword.enabled", false); // Beak search from url bar -// After other settings this does not send data to search.... +// After other settings, this does not send any data to search. // Pref : Disable Firefox Account //lockPref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled", false); //Deprecated Active @@ -2659,7 +2661,7 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API //lockPref("dom.webnotifications.enabled", false); // (FF22+) //lockPref("dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled", false); // (FF44+) -// After tuning this is no loger a privacy issue but a feature +// After tuning, this is no longer a privacy issue but a feature // Pref : History sessionhistory //lockPref("browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers", 0); @@ -2674,14 +2676,14 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // It does not affect "Recently Closed Windows" or any history. //lockPref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 0); //lockPref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0); -// Not really a privacy issue, it's usefull to have this feature +// Not really a privacy issue, but it's useful to have this feature -// Pref : Disable URL bar autocomplete and history/bookmarks suggestions dropdown +// Pref : Disable URL bar autocomplete and history/bookmark suggestion dropdown //lockPref("browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled", false); //lockPref("browser.urlbar.suggest.history", false); //lockPref("browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmark", false); //lockPref("browser.urlbar.suggest.openpage", false); -// This does not cause privacy/leaking issue +// This does not cause privacy/leaking issues // Pref : 2605: block web content in file processes (FF55+) // [SETUP-WEB] You may want to disable this for corporate or developer environments @@ -2691,7 +2693,7 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // DOWNLOADS // Pref : 2650: discourage downloading to desktop (0=desktop 1=downloads 2=last used) -// [SETTING] To set your default "downloads": General>Downloads>Save files to +// [SETTING] To set your default "downloads", set General>Downloads>Save files to //lockPref("browser.download.folderList", 2); // Pref : 2651: enforce user interaction for security by always asking the user where to download // [SETTING] General>Downloads>Always ask you where to save files @@ -2705,9 +2707,9 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // Not an issue // OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) -// OCSP Leaks the visited sited exactly same issue as safebrowsing. -// Stapling have the site itsefl proof that his certificate is good -// through the CA so apparently nothing is leaked in this case. +// OCSP leaks the visited sites. Exactly same issue as with safebrowsing. +// Stapling forces the site to prove that its certificate is good +// through the CA, so apparently nothing is leaked in this case. // [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ // Pref : 1211: control when to use OCSP fetching (to confirm current validity of certificates) // 0=disabled, 1=enabled (default), 2=enabled for EV certificates only @@ -2716,10 +2718,11 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // [NOTE] This pref only controls OCSP fetching and does not affect OCSP stapling // [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocsp //lockPref("security.OCSP.enabled", 1); + // Pref : 1212: set OCSP fetch failures (non-stapled, see 1211) to hard-fail [SETUP-WEB] -// When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox just continues the connection (=soft-fail) -// Setting this pref to true tells Firefox to instead terminate the connection (=hard-fail) -// It is pointless to soft-fail when an OCSP fetch fails: you cannot confirm a cert is still valid (it +// When a CA cannot be reached to validate a cert, Firefox just continues with the connection (=soft-fail) +// Setting this pref to true tells Firefox to terminate the connection instead (=hard-fail) +// It is pointless to soft-fail when an OCSP fetch fails: you cannot confirm that the cert is still valid (it // could have been revoked) and/or you could be under attack (e.g. malicious blocking of OCSP servers) // [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/07/29/ocsp-stapling-in-firefox/ // [2] https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/04/19/revchecking.html @@ -2727,19 +2730,19 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // Pref : 1022: disable resuming session from crash [SETUP-CHROME] //lockPref("browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash", false); -// Not really a privacy issue, it's usefull to have this feature +// Not really a privacy issue, but it's useful to have this feature // Pref : 0103: set HOME+NEWWINDOW page // about:home=Activity Stream (default, see 0105), custom URL, about:blank // [SETTING] Home>New Windows and Tabs>Homepage and new windows //lockPref("browser.startup.homepage", "about:blank"); -// Let the user have the choice, could be easily changed +// Let the user have the choice, and easily change it // Pref : 2740: disable service workers cache and cache storage // [1] https://w3c.github.io/ServiceWorker/#privacy //lockPref("dom.caches.enabled", false); -// Not really a privacy issue, it's usefull to have this feature -// Other settings solve privacy issue related to this +// Not really a privacy issue, but it's useful to have this feature +// Other settings solve privacy issues related to this // Pref : First-party isolation // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1299996 @@ -2747,7 +2750,7 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/FirstPartyIsolation // First-party isolation breaks Microsoft Teams // First-party isolation causes HTTP basic auth to ask for credentials for every new tab (see #425) -// Solved with extension +// Solved by extension // Pref : 4001: enable First Party Isolation (FF51+) // [SETUP-WEB] May break cross-domain logins and site functionality until perfected // [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1260931 @@ -2779,18 +2782,18 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // [NOTE] Not recommended due to performance issues // lockPref("browser.cache.memory.enable", false); // lockPref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 0); // (hidden pref) -// This is going too far... disabled for performance -// Firefox should be run in a container... sandbox or... +// This is overkill. Disabled for performance. +// Firefox should be run in a container: sandbox or otherwise -// Pref : Newtabpage +// Pref : New tab page //lockPref("browser.newtabpage.enabled", false); -// New page site shortcuts does not spy after tunning can be enabled +// New page site shortcuts does not spy after tunning. May be enabled if preferred. // Pref : Disable in-content SVG rendering (Firefox >= 53) (disabled) // Disabling SVG support breaks many UI elements on many sites // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1216893 //lockPref("svg.disabled", true); -// Solved with extension +// Solved by extension // Pref : Disable Caching of SSL Pages // CIS Version 1.2.0 October 21st, 2011 2.5.8 @@ -2801,7 +2804,7 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // default is "change click dblclick mouseup pointerup notificationclick reset submit touchend" // [1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dom.popup_allowed_events //lockPref("dom.popup_allowed_events", "click dblclick"); -// This does not cause privacy/leaking issue +// This does not cause privacy/leaking issues // Also already set in "dom.popup_maximum" // Pref : 2031 : disable audio auto-play in non-active tabs (FF51+) @@ -2817,12 +2820,12 @@ lockPref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true); // Pref : 1405 : disable WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format) (FF35+) //lockPref("gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled", false); -// Solved with extension +// Solved by extension // Pref : 1406 : disable CSS Font Loading API // Disabling fonts can uglify the web a fair bit. //lockPref("layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled", false); -// Solved with extension +// Solved by extension // - Disabled - Dumped Disabled From (gHacks, Check user.js for description) ---------------- @@ -2888,7 +2891,7 @@ lockPref("security.tls.version.max", 4); // 4 = allow up to and including TLS 1. // Pref : 0516 : disable Onboarding (FF55+) // Onboarding is an interactive tour/setup for new installs/profiles and features. Every time -// about:home or about:newtab is opened, the onboarding overlay is injected into that page +// about:home or about:newtab is opened, the onboarding overlay is injected into it // [NOTE] Onboarding uses Google Analytics [2], and leaks resource://URIs [3] // [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Onboarding // [2] https://github.com/mozilla/onboard/commit/db4d6c8726c89a5d6a241c1b1065827b525c5baf @@ -2899,7 +2902,7 @@ lockPref("browser.onboarding.enabled", false); // Removed in v64 //Deprecated Ac // https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16222 // https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Tools/WebIDE lockPref("devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper", false); -// Remplaced by "devtools.webide.autoinstallADBExtension" in 64 +// Replaced by "devtools.webide.autoinstallADBExtension" in 64 // Pref : Disable raw TCP socket support (mozTCPSocket) // https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18863 @@ -2912,7 +2915,7 @@ lockPref("dom.mozTCPSocket.enabled", false); // Pref : Enforce checking for Firefox updates lockPref("app.update.enabled", false); -// Pref : Disable bookmarks backups (default: 15) +// Pref : Disable bookmark backups (default: 15) // http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.bookmarks.max_backups lockPref("browser.bookmarks.max_backups", 2); @@ -3007,7 +3010,7 @@ lockPref("media.video_stats.enabled", false); lockPref("network.websocket.enabled", false); // Pref : Disable Reader -// Not deprecated but usefull to be located here +// Not deprecated but useful to be located here lockPref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false); // CIS 2.7.4 Disable Scripting of Plugins by JavaScript @@ -3056,7 +3059,7 @@ lockPref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false); //lockPref("browser.safebrowsing.reportURL", ""); //lockPref("browser.safebrowsing.updateURL", ""); -// Pref : 1031: disable favicons in tabs and new bookmarks - merged into browser.chrome.site_icons +// Pref : 1031: disable favicons in tabs and new bookmarks - merged with browser.chrome.site_icons // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1453751 // lockPref("browser.chrome.favicons", false); @@ -3065,7 +3068,7 @@ lockPref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false); // Disabled to make resistFingerprinting efficient //lockPref("intl.locale.matchOS", false); -// Pref : 1601: disable referer from an SSL Website +// Pref : 1601: disable referer from SSL Websites // [-] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/1308725 //lockPref("network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer", false); @@ -3094,7 +3097,7 @@ lockPref("security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback", false); // - Disabled - Default is same ------------------------------------------------------------------- // This is generally a bad idea: if FF disables something due to a security concern, the -// end user who doesn't keep up to date with changes (IF you do them) is now fucked over +// end user who doesn't keep up to date with changes (IF they do update) would be screwed over // Thanks to @Thorin-Oakenpants // Pref : Display a notification bar when websites offer data for offline use |