1599414 - Level 2 Trackers aren't shown as blocked in "about:url-classifier" page when visiting particular websites

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: Protections UI, defect)

Description

[Hani Yacoub, Desktop QA]

Attachment: abouturlclassifier.png

Affected versions

• Firefox Nightly 72.0a1 (2019-11-25)

Affected platforms

• macOS 10.14
• Windows 10 x64
• Ubuntu 18.04 x64

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Firefox
2. Go to "https://edition.cnn.com/" or "https://www.nba.com/"
3. Click on the Shield icon and check the list of the blocked Cross-Site Tracking cookies
4. Navigate to about:url-classifier
5. In "Search" section, introduce "https://edition.cnn.com/" or "https://www.nba.com/" in "URL" field.
6. Observe "Results" section.

Expected result

• Level 2 Trackers should be displayed as blocked in About:url-classifier page when visiting particular websites.

Actual result

• "Results" section in displayed empty, even though when visiting any of the websites Level 2 trackers are displayed blocked under "Cross-Site Tracking Cookies".

Comment 1

[(no longer active)]

You should type the URL of the third-party domain that's suspected to be a tracker, not the first-party website. First party websites which are not on the disconnect list like the ones in comment 0 will never produce any result when you search for them in about:url-classifier.