Disable system add-ons

Fixes #419

README.md

@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ Harden preferences related to external plugins
 * Updates addons automatically [ [1](https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/how-to-turn-off-add-on-updates/) ]
 * Enable add-on and certificate blocklists (OneCRL) from Mozilla [ [1](https://wiki.mozilla.org/Blocklisting) [2](https://blocked.cdn.mozilla.net/) [3](http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extensions.blocklist.enabled) [4](http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extensions.blocklist.url) [5](https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/03/03/revoking-intermediate-certificates-introducing-onecrl/) ]
 * Decrease system information leakage to Mozilla blocklist update servers [ [1](https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931) ]
+* Disable system add-ons (hidden & always-enabled add-ons from Mozilla) [ [1](https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/addon-manager/SystemAddons.html) [2](https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2018/08/20/effectively-measuring-search-in-firefox/) [3](https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/419) [4](https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/AddonManager.jsm#1248-1257) ]
 
 ### Firefox (anti-)features / components
 
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ Hardening your often implies a trade-off with ease-of-use and comes with reduced
 * Enabling Mixed Display Content blocking can prevent images/styles... from loading properly when connection to the website is only partially secured
 * Disabling SVG support breaks many UI elements on many sites
 * Disabling nonessential protocols breaks all interaction with custom protocols such as mailto:, irc:, magnet: ... and breaks opening third-party mail/messaging/torrent/... clients when clicking on links with these protocols
+* Disabling system add-ons prevents Mozilla from "hotfixing" your browser to patch critical problems (one possible use case from the documentation)
 * Containers are not available in Private Browsing mode
 * Fully automatic updates are disabled and left to package management systems on Linux. Windows users may want to change this setting.
 * Update check page might incorrectly report Firefox ESR as out-of-date

user.js

@@ -432,6 +432,14 @@ user_pref("services.blocklist.update_enabled", true);
 // https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16931
 user_pref("extensions.blocklist.url", "https://blocklist.addons.mozilla.org/blocklist/3/%APP_ID%/%APP_VERSION%/");
 
+// PREF: Disable system add-ons (hidden & always-enabled add-ons from Mozilla)
+// https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/addon-manager/SystemAddons.html
+// https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2018/08/20/effectively-measuring-search-in-firefox/
+// https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/419
+// https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/AddonManager.jsm#1248-1257
+// NOTICE: Disabling system add-ons prevents Mozilla from "hotfixing" your browser to patch critical problems (one possible use case from the documentation)
+user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.enabled", false);
+
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