[tor-bugs] #19890 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Browser warning: "Your Firefox is out of date."

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#19890: Tor Browser warning: "Your Firefox is out of date."
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 Reporter:  arthuredelstein                      |          Owner:  tbb-
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     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Critical                             |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201608,                |  Actual Points:
  tbb-6.0-issues                                 |
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Changes (by gk):

 * keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201608 => TorBrowserTeam201608, tbb-6.0-issues


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 arthuredelstein]:
 > Looks like it came from this bug.
 > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1280378
 >
 > I'm not sure yet how it gets into Firefox (or Tor Browser for that
 matter).

 It seems the infrastructure was already there starting with Firefox 44:

 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1192924 and
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1213348.

 Now, they probably just were ready with the "your Firefox is out of
 date"-system add-on. I guess we should just disable that update ping with
 our `data:text/plain,` trick. And think about how to get rid of already
 installed system extensions.

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