1988313 - ChatGPT keeps asking for permission to store data in persistent storage

Status: ASSIGNED

(Firefox :: Site Permissions, defect, P3)

Description

[Robert Orzanna]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:142.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/142.0

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open https://chatgpt.com/
2. I receive a notification if content should be stored permanently. Screenshot: https://snipboard.io/nMVRBS.jpg
3. I click block

Actual results:

Firefox remembers this for the current session but next time I get the message again.

Expected results:

Firefox should permanently remember that I have blocked this website from using permanent storage.

Comment 1

[Andrew McCreight [:mccr8]]

Thanks for the report. asuth pointed out an older bug that sounds similar, but asuth suggested we keep this separate for visibility. I'll mark it for the WebCompat flag, as this is a popular site and this sounds like it would be annoying for some privacy-conscious users.

Comment 2

[Monica Chiorean]

I can not reproduce it on Win11x64 using FF builds 142.0.1, 144.0b1 and 145.0a1. I am not receiving the notification. I even used a localized DE 142.0 build.
Robert Orzanna, do you use any specific settings? Thank you.

Comment 3

[Robert Orzanna]

Nothing special. I have a normal free account, not even Pro.

I keep seeing this message every time I open chatgpt.com.

I use ublock Origin add-on if that matters.

Comment 4

[D]

(In reply to Robert Orzanna from comment #3)

Nothing special. I have a normal free account, not even Pro.

I keep seeing this message every time I open chatgpt.com.

I use ublock Origin add-on if that matters.

I've been having the exact same issue as well, for maybe the last month or so. Doesn't matter how I configure my browser. It always prompts me, regardless of how I answer. I tried completely disabling it, in about:config, that that's not a solution, as it causes other sites to break.

Comment 6

[D]

If it's useful, I'm on macOS 15.6.1 (24G90). Firefox version 143.0.1 (aarch64).

Comment 7

[Jeff Muizelaar [:jrmuizel]]

I can reproduce this.

Comment 8

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

:mconley, since you are the author of the regressor, bug 1697903, could you take a look?

For more information, please visit BugBot documentation.

Comment 9

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

I don't think bug 1697903 is really the right regressor here. That bug removed the checkbox, but the checkbox (iirc) was completely non-functional before, which is why we removed it.

Comment 10

[Robert Orzanna]

How can I stop receiving notifications about this bug?

It's too many emails.

I already stopped following and checked the box "never email me about this bug" but no effect.

Comment 11

[Manuel Bucher [:manuel]]

How can I stop receiving notifications about this bug?

After checking [x] Never email me about this bug you need to click on "Save changes". The bug should then appear in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email at the bottom under ignored bugs. You are also able to ignore the bug from that preference page by entering the bug id 1988313 there.

Comment 12

[Kagami Rosylight [:saschanaz] (they/them)]

diagnosis-team:privacy, following the component change.

Comment 13

[Emma Zühlcke [:emz]]

(In reply to Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️) from comment #9)

I don't think bug 1697903 is really the right regressor here. That bug removed the checkbox, but the checkbox (iirc) was completely non-functional before, which is why we removed it.

The checkboxe allowed users to do a persistent block. With the linked patch users lost the capability to set a persistent block directly through the prompt. Maybe we should bring it back?

Comment 14

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

(In reply to Emma Zühlcke [:emz] from comment #13)

(In reply to Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️) from comment #9)

I don't think bug 1697903 is really the right regressor here. That bug removed the checkbox, but the checkbox (iirc) was completely non-functional before, which is why we removed it.

The checkboxe allowed users to do a persistent block. With the linked patch users lost the capability to set a persistent block directly through the prompt. Maybe we should bring it back?

I was under the impression that the old checkbox was completely non-functional, which is why it was removed. Is that assumption false? If it is, then yes, by all means let us bring it back.

Comment 15

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

If the old checkbox was non-functional, I can confirm that adding it back causes it to behave as expected. I personally think it makes sense to put this back.

Comment 16

[Mike Conley (:mconley) (:⚙️)]

Attachment: Bug 1988313 - Add back the ability to remember the persistent storage permission decision. r?emz!

Comment 17

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

Set release status flags based on info from the regressing bug 1697903