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Diffstat (limited to 'profiles')
-rw-r--r-- | profiles/noClutter.nix | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | profiles/noPocket.nix | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | profiles/noStudies.nix | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | profiles/noTunnels.nix | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | profiles/noUpdates.nix | 13 |
5 files changed, 45 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/profiles/noClutter.nix b/profiles/noClutter.nix index e416894..42e864a 100644 --- a/profiles/noClutter.nix +++ b/profiles/noClutter.nix @@ -1,4 +1,10 @@ { }: { + meta.description = '' + Disable potentionally distracting features, to let the user focus. + + This module does not aim to improve privacy or security. + ''; + policies = { HomePage.StartPage = "none"; }; diff --git a/profiles/noPocket.nix b/profiles/noPocket.nix index 0814328..7582fd6 100644 --- a/profiles/noPocket.nix +++ b/profiles/noPocket.nix @@ -1,4 +1,10 @@ { ffLib }: { + meta.description = '' + Pocket allows saving sites to an external services. + For some reason, it has been integrated into Firefox directly, + instead of being offered as an extension. + ''; + policies = { DisablePocket = true; }; diff --git a/profiles/noStudies.nix b/profiles/noStudies.nix index 222cefe..c6398d5 100644 --- a/profiles/noStudies.nix +++ b/profiles/noStudies.nix @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ { ffLib }: { - # https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/update-looking-glass-add/ - # https://mozilla.github.io/normandy/user/end_user_interaction.html#opt-out-preference + meta.description = '' + Firefox Shield Studies are meant to allow Mozilla to perform A/B testing + on Firefox users. + Studies have been used in the past to introduce surprising behaviour [1], + and we may want to prevent that from happening to our users. + + [1]: https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/update-looking-glass-add/ + https://mozilla.github.io/normandy/user/end_user_interaction.html#opt-out-preference + ''; + policies = { DisableFirefoxStudies = true; }; diff --git a/profiles/noTunnels.nix b/profiles/noTunnels.nix index f8f5154..292b034 100644 --- a/profiles/noTunnels.nix +++ b/profiles/noTunnels.nix @@ -1,4 +1,14 @@ { }: { + meta.description = '' + Take reasonable precautions against the use of a proxy, or an encrypted DNS tunnel. + + This can make sense if we do DNS-level filtering, and the user does not have full control + over the device they're using. + + If a motivated user has local write and execution privileges, it is unlikely that we can prevent + them from circumventing these restrictions. + ''; + policies = { DNSOverHTTPS = { Enabled = false; diff --git a/profiles/noUpdates.nix b/profiles/noUpdates.nix index 67cdb43..921a969 100644 --- a/profiles/noUpdates.nix +++ b/profiles/noUpdates.nix @@ -1,4 +1,17 @@ { ffLib }: { + meta.description = '' + Disable all automatic updates, including: + - Firefox itself + - Extensions + - Search providers + + If some or all of these are externally managed, we may want to prevent automatic + updates from undoing our changes. + + If any properties of our deployment have been audited, automatic updates may introduce + unaudited components and compromise any guarantees made about the users security or privacy. + ''; + policies = { DisableAppUpdate = true; DisableSystemAddonUpdate = true; |