From f884db877b88c8a283a8973d3a256f43648ca535 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Narsil Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:11:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'README.md' --- README.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5f0ba8e..7b3ea71 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,28 @@ -# desktop_user.js +# # user.js | Firefox ESR, Firefox and Firefox Nightly. +This a is a fork of the arkenfox project. -user.js file for configuring and hardening Firefox privacy.- \ No newline at end of file +The `user.js` file is for configuring and hardening Firefox privacy.- + +## Goals + +* enhance privacy +* improve performance +* better fingerprint possible +* reduce automatic connections to the minimum posible + +## Considerations + +This user.js is a fork from the arkenfox project with a substantial divergence. It tries to avoid all the automatic connections even though security could be reduced slightly. +For instance OSCP is a privacy breach. Nevertheless, it is also a security feature. This user.js disables them as well as safebrowsing, automatic addons connections and so on. You will have to check manually updates of addons in the related preferences section. + +However, 2 connections could not be blocked anymore: +-firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com +-content-signature-2.cdn.mozilla.net +So you'll have to add them to the host list of your OS. + +## Thanks: + +I really thank the following authors: + +* [Arkenfox] (https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js) - The majority of this user.js and updates. +* [Quindecim] (https://git.nixnet.xyz/quindecim/mobile_user.js) - Some unique strings.