From b9cbdb3ee6c7546dd4c20eaa322351e9f417bdb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Orlitzky Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 20:54:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] tracking: disable DNS-over-HTTPS and the "Normandy" service. --- tracking | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) diff --git a/tracking b/tracking index c585cac..648c04e 100644 --- a/tracking +++ b/tracking @@ -77,3 +77,29 @@ user_pref("geo.enabled", false); */ user_pref("webgl.disabled", true); + +/* Disable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), which is a helpful service that sends + * all of your DNS requests to Cloudflare. DoH is presently disabled + * by default in Gentoo, but let's disable it again so that we're not + * subject to the whims of the Gentoo security/privacy zeitgeist. + * + * References: + * + * 1. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Trusted_Recursive_Resolver#network.trr.mode + * + */ +user_pref("network.trr.mode", 5); + + +/* Disable the "Normandy" service, which allows Mozilla to force-push + * invasive (the irony of word-association is not lost here) preference + * updates to your browser. Normandy is presently disabled by default in + * Gentoo, but it's the sort of thing worth killing twice, just to be sure. + * + * References: + * + * 1. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Normandy/PreferenceRollout + * 2. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Shield/Heartbeat + * + */ +user_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false); -- 2.43.2