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Re: [tor-bugs] #21260 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor browser should be set so add-ons will not automatically update in the background
#21260: Tor browser should be set so add-ons will not automatically update in the
background
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Reporter: Dbryrtfbcbhgf | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: closed
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution: duplicate
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Changes (by gk):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => duplicate
Comment:
Replying to [comment:5 Dbryrtfbcbhgf]:
> Replying to [comment:4 yawning]:
> > Replying to [comment:2 Dbryrtfbcbhgf]:
> > > But the add-ons are set to update automatically from
addons.mozilla.org servers when a new version of the add on is released to
the public.
> >
> > I know, and I think that's wrong, and I specified what I think what
the behavior should be changed to, at least for HTTPS-E and NoScript. I'm
not sure about what behavior for random other things users decide to
install should be, in general I think they have other more fundemental
problems than the updater when they do that...
> >
> > Coincidentally, the Linux sandbox disables the addon updater by
default.
> Will future versions of tor browser have automatic updates disabled for
every add-on including HTTPS-E and NoScript?
The plan to do this only for the extensions we ship. Marking this as a
duplicate of #10394.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21260#comment:6>
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