[tor-bugs] #22240 [Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox]: Selectively re-enable extension auto updates.

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#22240: Selectively re-enable extension auto updates.
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     Reporter:  yawning                           |      Owner:  yawning
         Type:  enhancement                       |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                            |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                            |   Keywords:
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 Right now, regardless of how it's setup the sandbox disables extension
 auto-updates, as they will fail in the default configuration anyway (can't
 write the updated extension to disk), and because third parties being able
 to ram new versions of critical extensions down the user's throat is bad.

 The browser people are talking about disabling extension auto-updates for
 all bundled extensions.  This removes one of my objections to having auto
 updates enabled, so if the user configures their sandbox in a way that
 allows for extension updates to succeed, maybe the auto updater should
 also be re-enabled.

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