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## user.js | Firefox, Firefox ESR and Firefox Nightly.
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A `user.js` file for configuring and hardening desktop Firefox privacy.
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Concretely, this is a fork from the [arkenfox](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js) project.
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## Goals
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* enhance privacy and security
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* improve performance
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* better fingerprint possible
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* reduce automatic connections to the minimum posible
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## Considerations
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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.
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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 addons updates in the related preferences section.
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However, one connection could not be blocked anymore:
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* firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1598562#c13
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[How to stop Firefox from making automatic connections](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-making-automatic-connections)
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(Section "Automatic updates and Security/Login breach information")
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So you will have to include it to the host list of your OS.
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Nevertheless, consider installing Abrowser from Trisquel, Icecat (from Parabola or an unofficial build for Windows) and/or Iceweasel for Parabola. They lack that connection:
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[Abrowser](https://archive.trisquel.info/trisquel/pool/main/f/firefox/?C=S;O=D)
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[Unofficial Icecat for Windows](https://github.com/muslayev/icecat-win64)
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[Icecat for Parabola](https://repomirror.parabola.nu/sources/parabola/)
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[Iceweasel](https://repomirror.parabola.nu/sources/parabola/)
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If you are still interested in using vanilla Firefox take into account it makes a connection to aus5.mozilla.org in order to autoupdate itself so you'll also have to add it to your host list.
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Alternatively, you could copy the folder `distribution` with the `policies.json` file into your Firefox installation folder. More information about this:
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[Customizing firefox using policies.json](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson)
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[DisableAppUpdate](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#disableappupdate)
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## Updating addons
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Write about:addons
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Choose Extensions
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Click the icon above on the right (Tools for all add-ons) and Check for updates.
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You may also install them manually downloading the respective xpi files.
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## Adding new search engines
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Installing new search engines from mycroftproject.com web is not working. Besides, they have embedded Google analytic trackers recently.
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Follow this guide instead:
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[Add a search engine from the address bar](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox#w_add-a-search-engine-from-the-address-bar)
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## Thanks:
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I really thank the following authors:
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* [Arkenfox](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js) - The majority of this user.js and updates.
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* [LibreWolf](https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community) - Some strings.
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* [Quindecim](https://git.nixnet.xyz/quindecim/mobile_user.js) - Some unique strings.
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* [Spyware Watchdog](https://web.archive.org/web/20200402031335/https://spyware.neocities.org/guides/firefox.html) - Mozilla Firefox Spyware Mitigation Guide (Archive.org)
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## License
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GNU General Public License v3.0.
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See `LICENSE` for more details.
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## Other mirrors
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https://gitlab.com/Jorgu81/user.js/tree/master/Firefox%20Desktop |