Closed Bug 860367 Opened 12 years ago Closed 12 years ago

Change add-ons to be opt-in for Private Windows

Categories

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

x86
macOS
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

()

RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: canuckistani, Unassigned)

Details

Currently add-ons are active in Private Windows and users have no real expectation of privacy from Add-ons while shopping for engagement rings. I'd like to propose we change the Add-on Manager so that Add-ons are not active in private windows unless the user has selected them to be, similar to how Chrome works. I understand that there are current architectural limitations to Firefox that may make this impossible.
(In reply to Jeff Griffiths (:canuckistani) from comment #0) > I understand that there are current architectural > limitations to Firefox that may make this impossible. Yes, it does. Add-ons aren't run in windows, they're run in the entire application. It's entirely up to the add-on to get this right, and there's nothing we can do about it. Er, well, there is one thing: We have policies for reviewing add-ons on AMO, and part of those policies is ensuring add-ons don't do the wrong thing with private windows. We can't force the add-on to expose a user-choice however.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 12 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
(In reply to Blair McBride [:Unfocused] (Back from the dead. Mostly.) from comment #1) > (In reply to Jeff Griffiths (:canuckistani) from comment #0) > > I understand that there are current architectural > > limitations to Firefox that may make this impossible. > > Yes, it does. Add-ons aren't run in windows, they're run in the entire > application. It's entirely up to the add-on to get this right, and there's > nothing we can do about it. > > Er, well, there is one thing: We have policies for reviewing add-ons on AMO, > and part of those policies is ensuring add-ons don't do the wrong thing with > private windows. We can't force the add-on to expose a user-choice however. Ya this basically can't be done for old school add-ons.
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