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Re: [tor-bugs] #8312 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Remove "This Plugin is Disabled" click-through
#8312: Remove "This Plugin is Disabled" click-through
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Reporter: proper | Owner: mikeperry
Type: defect | Status: needs_review
Priority: critical | Milestone:
Component: Firefox Patch Issues | Version:
Keywords: tbb-usability, tbb-rebase-regression | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Comment(by mikeperry):
Replying to [comment:9 proper]:
> Replying to [comment:8 mikeperry]:
> > Our choices here are "Remove the 'Click to manage plugins' link", or
"Remove the barrier entirely".
>
> What are the privacy/security/usability consequences of "Remove the
barrier entirely"?
>
> Let's suppose the user got on youtube.com and flash is still disabled by
Tor Button (by default). What would happen once the user clicks on the
first video?
I just tested this as a Firefox patch.
> * case a: html5 / flash video
The video displays as a black box while the youtube JS loads, probes for
flash, detects it's missing, and then loads the HTML5 player, which
NoScript then blocks. This can take several seconds.
> * case b: flash-only video
Youtube tells you that the video requires Adobe flash, and gives you a
download link.
It's my opinion that this behavior is better overall. I also created #8386
to remove the NoScript HTML5 video barrier. I tested disabling the
NoScript barrier, and I think it's a substantial enough improvement that
we should just go ahead and remove it by default.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/8312#comment:10>
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