2032123 - Let TouchPoints, ScreenAvail, and Efficient Canvas Randomization ride the trains on Desktop; Enable them in bFPP Android Nightly

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Privacy: Anti-Tracking, enhancement)

Description

[Tom Ritter [:tjr]]

TouchPoints, ScreenAvail, and Efficient Canvas Randomization have been enabled in bFPP (Standard Mode) in Nightly this cycle. We had one report of breakage (Bug 2025570) which we were able to diagnose and resolve. Let's let it ride the trains to beta, and next cycle we can run a release experiment for it.

These were never enabled on Android - mostly inadvertently, so let's enable them in Nightly for a cycle and then assuming no issues, let them follow.

Comment 1

[Tom Ritter [:tjr]]

Attachment: Bug 2032123: Enable Fingerprinting Protections in Desktop and Android Nightly r?freddyb

Comment 2

[Frederik Braun [:freddy]]

Tom, please provide a relnote draft following this template:

Release Note Request (optional, but appreciated)
[Why is this notable]: Improved Fingerprinting protections
[Affects Firefox for Android]:
[Suggested wording]:
[Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]:

Comment 3

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/005ce3c2020f
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/020dd5eda8f7
Enable Fingerprinting Protections in Desktop and Android Nightly r=freddyb

Comment 4

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/18d9aa7517d5
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/4340d77a9859
Revert "Bug 2032123: Enable Fingerprinting Protections in Desktop and Android Nightly r=freddyb" for causing android build bustages @nsRFPService.cpp.

Comment 5

[agoloman]

Backed out for causing android build bustages @nsRFPService.cpp.

• Backout link
• Push with failures
• Failure Log

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/cc4ebb2adcb7
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/d867d3524f23
Enable Fingerprinting Protections in Desktop and Android Nightly r=freddyb

Comment 7

[Atila Butkovits]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/d867d3524f23

Comment 8

[Atila Butkovits]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/d867d3524f23

Comment 9

[Donal Meehan [:dmeehan]]

Adding a need-info for Comment 2

Comment 10

[Tom Ritter [:tjr]]

Release Note Request (optional, but appreciated)
[Why is this notable]:

Improved Fingerprinting protections

[Affects Firefox for Android]:

No, on Android its only enabled in Nightly

[Suggested wording]:

Standard Enhanced Tracking Protection mode is getting increased protections against fingerprinting that limit the amount of information revealed about your computer and frustrating attempts to track you across websites.

[Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]:

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/fingerprinting-protections/
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-against-fingerprinting

Comment 11

[Donal Meehan [:dmeehan]]

Thanks, added to the Fx151 nightly release notes, please allow 30 minutes for the site to update.
Keeping the relnote-firefox flag as ? to keep it on the radar for inclusion in the final Fx151 release notes.