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)
Tracking
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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.
Comment 1•12 years ago
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(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
Comment 2•12 years ago
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(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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