521891 - Need pref pane entry for extension blocklist feature

Status: NEW

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect)

Description

[Karsten Düsterloh]

Attachment: blocklist pref as part of software installation

All our privacy-relevant features (as stated in the current draft for the SeaMonkey Privacy Policy, see URL) are configurable in the preferences, except for the extensions blocklist feature.
While, in toto, it's very desirable to have it enabled always, it is indeed a privacy violation and sensitive users should have the possibility to configure this without resorting to hacking about:config. 
In fact, "hiding" this there would be rather misleading and, well, dishonest.

The attached patch is proposal as a discussion base for including this for the SeaMonkey 2.1 timeframe. It places the pref entry onto the software installation pane, with rather negative wording.

Comments?

Comment 1

[Robert Kaiser]

The wording should make clear that turning this off enables add-ons and plugins that are known to be harmful, but I think this already comes near to what it should be.
As it introduces a new string, it of course can go into 2.1 only right now.

Comment 3

[Martin F.]

Is it possible (by design of the blocklist system) that the blocklist remains enabled but specific plug-ins receive an "override" by the user?

Comment 4

[Justin Wood (:Callek)]

Karsten's not working on this, has l10n impact, won't land in 2.1

Comment 5

[Ian Neal]

Might be of interest to ewong ;)