1588765 - Inconsistent Protection Panel appearance after date is set ahead

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: Protections UI, defect, P5)

Description

[Simona Badau, Desktop QA]

Affected platforms

• Windows 10 x64
• Ubuntu 18.04 x64
• Mac OS X 10.14

Steps to reproduce:
Scenario A:

1. Start Firefox with a clean profile.
2. In 4 different tabs open this site:
   https://senglehardt.com/test/trackingprotection/test_pages/fingerprinting.html
3. Change the date on your computer 3 days ahead.
4. Open the site from step 2, in different tabs, until the Fingerprinting panel is displayed.

Scenario B: - make sure to reset the date

1. Start Firefox with a clean profile.
2. In 4 different tabs open this site:
   https://senglehardt.com/test/trackingprotection/test_pages/fingerprinting.html
3. Close Firefox
4. Change the date on your computer 3 days ahead
5. Open Firefox and open the site from step 2, in different tabs, until the Fingerprinting panel is displayed.

Expected results:
In both scenarios - the same number of tabs should be opened to see the second fingerprinting panel.

Actual results:
In scenario A - step 4 the panel is showed in the first tab while in scenario B step 5 - the panel appears in the 4th tab.

Comment 1

[Johann Hofmann [:johannh]]

This seems like a very minor issue, right?

Comment 2

[Gary Chen [:xeonchen]]

I think this is expected, since your "first tab" in scenario A is actually the fifth tab since Firefox launched, right?

I would say this bug is invalid.

Comment 3

[Simona Badau, Desktop QA]

Yes, it is the 5th tab loaded in that session, but by setting the time ahead with 3 days, I would have expected a "reset" when it comes to seeing the door hanger. Or the appearance of the door hanger only after the 4th-page load is only happening per Firefox session?

Comment 4

[Gary Chen [:xeonchen]]

The page load is per session, it isn't related to date/time.

Comment 5

[Simona Badau, Desktop QA]

Based on Comment 2 and Comment 4, setting this bug to Resolved Invalid.