1472540 - (FastBlock) [meta] FastBlock MVP

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: General, enhancement, P2)

Description

[Ethan Tseng [:ethan]]

We are working on the FastBlock feature, which aims at improving Firefox page loading performance by restricting the loading of trackers.

This meta bug is used to track all the blockers for the FastBlock program.

Comment 1

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Release Note Request (optional, but appreciated)
[Why is this notable]: New great feature
[Affects Firefox for Android]: Ethan?
[Suggested wording]: Improved page load performance by blocking cross-site tracking 
[Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]: https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2018/08/30/changing-our-approach-to-anti-tracking/

Comment 2

[Pascal Chevrel:pascalc]

(In reply to Sylvestre Ledru [:sylvestre] from comment #1)
> Release Note Request (optional, but appreciated)
> [Why is this notable]: New great feature
> [Affects Firefox for Android]: Ethan?
> [Suggested wording]: Improved page load performance by blocking cross-site
> tracking 
> [Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]:
> https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2018/08/30/changing-our-approach-to-
> anti-tracking/

Added to nightly desktop notes

Comment 3

[Ethan Tseng [:ethan]]

(In reply to Sylvestre Ledru [:sylvestre] from comment #1)
> [Affects Firefox for Android]:
No. This is Desktop only.

> [Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]:
> https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2018/08/30/changing-our-approach-to-
> anti-tracking/
One more document for reference. The Product Hypothesis Document of FastBlock:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LQdOFIZeoiD38NNMxvpm32bX6Urnv0KbEsGfgAuw5L8/edit?usp=sharing