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**Affected versions**
- latest Nightly 67.0a1

**Affected platforms**
* Windows 10 x64
* macOS 10.13
* Ubuntu 16.04 x64

**Prerequisites**
Set the following prefs to true in about:config
- privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled
- privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled
- browser.contentblocking.cryptomining.preferences.ui.enabled
- browser.contentblocking.fingerprinting.preferences.ui.enabled

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Launch Firefox on a clean profile.
2. Go to the following test page https://senglehardt.com/test/trackingprotection/test_pages/fingerprinting_and_cryptomining.html

**Expected result**
- The shield icon is turn on, and Cryptominers/Fingerprinters are blocked on the test page.

**Actual result**
- The shield icon doesn't turn on, and Cryptominers/Fingerprinters are NOT blocked on the test page.

**Regression range**
- Not a regression, I was able to reproduce this on 67.0a1 (2019-02-12) as well, when this feature first landed.


**Additional notes**
- It seems that this issue happens only on clean profiles, after leaving the Firefox idle for a couple of the minutes the blocking starts to work again correctly.
**Affected versions**
- latest Nightly 67.0a1

**Affected platforms**
* Windows 10 x64
* macOS 10.13
* Ubuntu 16.04 x64

**Prerequisites**
Launch Firefox on a clean profile.
Set the following prefs to true in about:config
- privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled
- privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled
- browser.contentblocking.cryptomining.preferences.ui.enabled
- browser.contentblocking.fingerprinting.preferences.ui.enabled

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Go to the following test page https://senglehardt.com/test/trackingprotection/test_pages/fingerprinting_and_cryptomining.html

**Expected result**
- The shield icon is turn on, and Cryptominers/Fingerprinters are blocked on the test page.

**Actual result**
- The shield icon doesn't turn on, and Cryptominers/Fingerprinters are NOT blocked on the test page.

**Regression range**
- Not a regression, I was able to reproduce this on 67.0a1 (2019-02-12) as well, when this feature first landed.


**Additional notes**
- It seems that this issue happens only on clean profiles, after leaving the Firefox idle for a couple of the minutes the blocking starts to work again correctly.
**Affected versions**
- latest Nightly 67.0a1

**Affected platforms**
* Windows 10 x64
* macOS 10.13
* Ubuntu 16.04 x64

**Prerequisites**
Launch Firefox on a clean profile.
Set the following prefs to true in about:config
- privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled
- privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled
- browser.contentblocking.cryptomining.preferences.ui.enabled
- browser.contentblocking.fingerprinting.preferences.ui.enabled

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Go to the following test page https://senglehardt.com/test/trackingprotection/test_pages/fingerprinting_and_cryptomining.html

**Expected result**
- The shield icon is turn on, and Cryptominers/Fingerprinters are blocked on the test page.

**Actual result**
- The shield icon doesn't turn on, and Cryptominers/Fingerprinters are NOT blocked on the test page.

**Regression range**
- Not a regression, I was able to reproduce this on 67.0a1 (2019-02-12) as well, when this feature first landed.


**Additional notes**
- It seems that this issue happens only on clean profiles, after leaving the Firefox idle for a couple of hours the blocking starts to work again correctly.

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