[tbb-bugs] #30175 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Manually whitelist extensions removed from AMO for purely political reasons in Tor Browser to fight Mozilla's censorship

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#30175: Manually whitelist extensions removed from AMO for purely political reasons
in Tor Browser to fight Mozilla's censorship
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by cypherpunks):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 >How would that work? There's no need for a "whitelist" since there is no
 "blocklist" in the first place, one can easily install that extension by
 manually downloading it for instance.

 Once installed, it only becomes a temporary add-on that is disabled at the
 next browser restart. That sounds like demoting it to a second-class
 citizen to me. My proposed fix would allow it to be upgraded to a full
 add-on.

 >Yep. Apart from that we strongly discourage installing random extensions
 from the internet (even from Mozilla's extensions' store) as they contain
 unknown risks to the privacy and anonymity of Tor Browser users. Thus,
 this is a won't fix.

 If the Tor Project doesn't wish to fix the technical problems with
 Firefox's extension system (which people are going to use regardless of
 the warnings against them), then the Tor Project should at least issue a
 statement against Mozilla's actions here.

 Use your influence and take a stand for Internet freedom. After all, you
 felt the need to issue a statement condemning The Daily Stormer, even
 though that was completely and utterly superfluous because they were doing
 nothing but using hidden services for what they were intended.

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