[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:  closed
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                     |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by gk):

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


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 cypherpunks]:
 > >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.

 That's not a Tor Browser bug then. Thus, please leave this ticket closed,
 thanks.

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