1575813 - [Custom mode] Cryptominers/Fingerprinters section doesn’t appear in the allowed sections

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox :: Protections UI, defect, P1)

Description

[Oana Botisan, Desktop QA]

Affected versions

• Firefox 70.a01

Affected platforms

• Windows 10 x64
• Ubuntu 18.04 x64
• macOS 10.13

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to about:preferences#privacy.
2. Select Custom mode and make sure that everything is selected except "Fingerprinters".
3. Go to https://senglehardt.com/test/trackingprotection/test_pages/fingerprinting_and_cryptomining.html.
4. Click on the shield icon.

Expected result

• Fingerprinters are displayed in the "Allowed" section.

Actual result

• Fingerprinters are displayed in the "None Detected" section.

Regression range

• I don't think this is a regression.

Additional notes

• The same issue happens with Cryptominers.
• This issue is not reproducing with Cookies and Tracking Content.

Comment 1

[(inactive) Nihanth Subramanya [:nhnt11]]

Attachment: Bug 1575813 - isAllowing state of Fingerprinting and Cryptomining categories shouldn't consider enabled state. r=johannh

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/571467ffd1d4
isAllowing state of Fingerprinting and Cryptomining categories shouldn't consider enabled state. r=johannh

Comment 3

[Dorel Luca [:dluca]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/571467ffd1d4

Comment 4

[Oana Botisan, Desktop QA]

I verified the fix with the latest Nightly 70.0a1 on Ubuntu 18.04 x64, Windows 10 x64 and macOS 10.13. The bug is not reproducing anymore.