Feature #11642

Add some explanation about add-ons not being verified in Tor Browser

Added by emmapeel 2016-08-16 06:51:13 . Updated 2018-01-17 14:30:08 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
emmapeel
Category:
Target version:
Start date:
2016-08-16
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
1
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Description

Mozilla foundation is enforcing more verification on the Add-ons,
and now our Tor Browser shows a scary message when you look at the Add-ons.

We should add some note somewhere about this.

Known bugs?

Tor Browser?

Attached the message

Files

firefoxaddons.png (72651 B) emmapeel, 2016-08-16 06:51:08
Screenshot from 2018-01-17 14-27-53.png (81840 B) emmapeel, 2018-01-17 14:29:54

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #8469: Document the Amnesia-branding Add-on Resolved 2014-12-21

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2016-08-16 07:11:53

  • Assignee set to emmapeel

(Assuming this was an oversight.)

#2 Updated by sajolida 2016-11-04 14:30:58

  • Subject changed from Add some explanation about the Tails add-ons in Tor Browser to Add some explanation about add-ons not being verified in Tor Browser

#3 Updated by sajolida 2016-11-04 14:31:14

  • related to Feature #8469: Document the Amnesia-branding Add-on added

#4 Updated by emmapeel 2018-01-17 14:30:08

This is not the case anymore: The amnesia branding plugin is gone in my machine™ running Tails 3.4, and the scary messages are gone. I attach screenshot Screenshot from 2018-01-17 14-27-53.png