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   1 /* Tracking protection */
   2
   3
   4 /* Don't notify servers when I leave a webpage.
   5  *
   6  * References:
   7  *
   8  * 1. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1387745
   9  *
  10  */
  11 user_pref("beacon.enabled", false);
  12
  13
  14 /* Don't let websites query the battery status of my PC.
  15  * This should now be disabled... but let's turn it off
  16  * again, just in case.
  17  *
  18  * References:
  19  *
  20  * 1. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1387745
  21  * 2. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313580
  22  * 3. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Privacy_Task_Force/firefox_about_config_privacy_tweeks
  23  */
  24 user_pref("dom.battery.enabled", false);
  25
  26
  27 /* Don't allow websites to spy on my copy/paste actions.
  28  *
  29  * References:
  30  *
  31  * 1. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1387745
  32  * 2. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Preferences/Preference_reference/dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled
  33  * 3. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Privacy_Task_Force/firefox_about_config_privacy_tweeks
  34  */
  35 user_pref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
  36
  37
  38 /* Disable WebRTC. I don't need a web browser to chat, thanks.
  39  *
  40  * References:
  41  *
  42  * 1. https://restoreprivacy.com/webrtc-leaks/
  43  * 2. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC/Privacy
  44  */
  45 user_pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", false);
  46
  47
  48 /* Don't allow websites to snoop on my webcam or microphone.
  49  *
  50  * References:
  51  *
  52  * 1. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Privacy_Task_Force/firefox_about_config_privacy_tweeks
  53  * 2. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/getUserMedia
  54  */
  55 user_pref("media.navigator.enabled", false);
  56
  57
  58 /* Disable geolocation. Websites shouldn't know where I am,
  59  * and neither should Google (whose API is used to track me).
  60  *
  61  * References:
  62  *
  63  * 1. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/geolocation/
  64  * 2. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Privacy_Task_Force/firefox_about_config_privacy_tweeks
  65  *
  66  */
  67 user_pref("geo.enabled", false);
  68
  69
  70 /* Disable WebGL. I actually don't need websites to be able to
  71  * directly access my video hardware.
  72  *
  73  * References:
  74  *
  75  * 1. https://www.contextis.com/en/blog/webgl-a-new-dimension-for-browser-exploitation
  76  *
  77  */
  78 user_pref("webgl.disabled", true);
  79
  80
  81 /* Disable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), which is a helpful service that sends
  82  * all of your DNS requests to Cloudflare. DoH is presently disabled
  83  * by default in Gentoo, but let's disable it again so that we're not
  84  * subject to the whims of the Gentoo security/privacy zeitgeist.
  85  *
  86  * References:
  87  *
  88  * 1. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Trusted_Recursive_Resolver#network.trr.mode
  89  *
  90  */
  91 user_pref("network.trr.mode", 5);
  92
  93
  94 /* Disable the "Normandy" service, which allows Mozilla to force-push
  95  * invasive (the irony of word-association is not lost here) preference
  96  * updates to your browser. Normandy is presently disabled by default in
  97  * Gentoo, but it's the sort of thing worth killing twice, just to be sure.
  98  *
  99  * References:
 100  *
 101  * 1. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Normandy/PreferenceRollout
 102  * 2. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield/Heartbeat
 103  *
 104  */
 105 user_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false);