1730037 - Remove or update probes expiring in Firefox 95: blocklist.*

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Blocklist Implementation, task, P1)

Description

[telemetry-probes]

The following Firefox probes will expire in the next major Firefox nightly release: version 95 [1].

blocklist.addonBlockChange#addonBlockChange
blocklist.mlbf_source

What to do about this:

1. If one, some, or all of the metrics are no longer needed, please remove them from their definitions files (Histograms.json, Scalars.yaml, Events.yaml).
2. If one, some, or all of the metrics are still required, please submit a Data Collection Review [2] and patch to extend their expiry. There is a shorter form for data collection renewal [3].

If you have any problems, please ask for help on the #data-help Slack channel or the #telemetry Matrix room at https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#telemetry:mozilla.org. We'll give you a hand.

Your Friendly, Neighborhood Telemetry Team

[1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/Calendar
[2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Data_Collection
[3] https://github.com/mozilla/data-review/blob/master/renewal_request.md

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Comment 2

[Rob Wu [:robwu]]

I'll take care of extending these probes together with the ones mentioned in bug 1730047. The full set of probes to extend is:

blocklist.addonBlockChange#addonBlockChange
blocklist.lastModified_rs_addons
blocklist.lastModified_rs_addons_mlbf
blocklist.lastModified_rs_plugins
blocklist.mlbf_enabled
blocklist.mlbf_generation_time
blocklist.mlbf_stash_time_oldest
blocklist.mlbf_stash_time_newest
blocklist.mlbf_source

Comment 3

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Changing severity to N/A because this does not affect users directly.

Comment 4

[Sebastian Hengst [:aryx] (needinfo me if it's about an intermittent or backout)]

[Tracking Requested - why for this release]: This will cause XPCshell in toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/xpcshell/rs-blocklist/ failures after the next version increase.

Comment 5

[Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM]]

Any updates on this, Rob? We're a bit over a week out from the version bump.

Comment 6

[Rob Wu [:robwu]]

Attachment: renewal_request-blocklist-v3-usage-telemetry.md

Comment 7

[Chris H-C :chutten]

Comment on attachment 9242725 [details]
renewal_request-blocklist-v3-usage-telemetry.md

Is the provided Data Collection Review complete, correct, and data-review+ by a Data Steward?

Yes.

Is the data collection covered by the existing Firefox Privacy Notice?

Yes.

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Result: datareview+

Comment 8

[Rob Wu [:robwu]]

Attachment: Bug 1730037 - Update expiration of blocklist probes

And remove obsolete blocklist.lastModified_rs_plugins scalar,
which became obsolete with the removal of NPAPI plugins in
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/6e00aba7

Comment 9

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/dfa17df1d866
Update expiration of blocklist probes r=rpl

Comment 10

[Marian-Vasile Laza]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/dfa17df1d866

Comment 11

[Sebastian Hengst [:aryx] (needinfo me if it's about an intermittent or backout)]

Verified fixed in today's version increase simulation.