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Hey, if you just click on that storage.googleapis.com link it installs the hotfix directly without having to enable normandy ;)
It does, but it didn't fix anything for me. All my extensions are still gone. :(
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This worked for me on Firefox 60.6.1esr on Debian 9 Linux—changing the setting instantly restored my addons.
No go for me on Firefox 59.0 / Debian 64bit. I even restarted Firefox but they're all still "Legacy Extensions". :(
To re-enable all disabled non-system addons you can do the following. I am not responsible if this fucks up your install: Open the browser console by hitting ctrl-shift-j Copy and paste the following code, hit enter. Until mozilla fixes the problem you will need to redo this once every 24 hours: // Re-enable *all* extensions async function set_addons_as_signed() { Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/addon…
// Re-enable all extensions async function set_addons_as_signed() { Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/addons/XPIDatabase.jsm"); Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/AddonManager.jsm"); let addons = await XPIDatabase.getAddonList(a => true); for (let addon of addons) { // The add-on might have vanished, we'll catch that on the next startup if (!addon._sourceBundle.exists()) continue; if( addon…
what did I do wrong? (It's all Greek to me)
Update: We have rolled out a partial fix for this issue. We generated a new intermediate certificate with the same name/key but an updated validity window and pushed it out to users via Normandy (this should be most users). Users who have Normandy on should see their add-ons start working over the next few hours. We are continuing to work on packaging up the new certificate for users who have Normandy disabled.
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> Firefox, it turns out, has a built-in telemetry system that defaults to enable exactly the same behavior: changing your system, to suit their desires. An example of the typical use of this system: say Mozilla wants to enable video hardware acceleration in Firefox but they don't know if bugs in video drivers or in Firefox will make crashing more frequent. So they enable hardware acceleration for 1% of users instead…
At some point in the next five-ten years we will see this "feature" abused. Maybe Mozilla will use it to "soften" commonly used ad blockers to enable "acceptable" ads for Firefox users. Maybe Mozilla will be hacked by some government that wants to enable MITM attacks against its citizens, and Normandy will make that happen. Or maybe Mozilla will just cooperate with the government trying to do so. You say it is "typic…
Mozilla has had several "PR nightmare" decisions that a vocal set of users didn't like, and sometimes were genuinely ill advised/bad/shitty. But as far as I can see they do not have a bad track record when it comes to security/privacy. Do you have any examples of actual serious security/privacy fuck ups by Mozilla/Firefox? I mean that stood up to scrutiny beyond the sensationalist headlines?
Their defaults might not be your defaults, but they are even working on bringing Tor into mainstream Firefox. None of this means they are above criticism of course, but... context!
The sum total of their actions points towards an organisation that has some internal problems but that is genuinely pursuing privacy and an open web as a goal for as many users as possible.
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JSON response from the `normandy` API here: https://xor.cat/assets/other/random/2019-05-04/normandy_sign... hotfix-update-xpi-signing-intermediate-bug-1548973: https://storage.googleapis.com/moz-fx-normandy-prod-addons/e... From the looks, it installs the above plugin, and changes `app.update.lastUpdateTime.xpi-signature-verification` to `1556945257` I can't get it to work in ESR 60 though. Getting file not found on…
Hey, if you just click on that storage.googleapis.com link it installs the hotfix directly without having to enable normandy ;)
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// Re-enable all extensions async function set_addons_as_signed() { Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/addons/XPIDatabase.jsm"); Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/AddonManager.jsm"); let addons = await XPIDatabase.getAddonList(a => true); for (let addon of addons) { // The add-on might have vanished, we'll catch that on the next startup if (!addon._sourceBundle.exists()) continue; if( addon…
TypeError: Components.utils is undefined[Learn More] what did I do wrong? (It's all Greek to me)
Apparently beta and nightly need to change `Components.utils.import` to `ChromeUtils.import`.
But anyways, don't use this now, use the semi-official fix of clicking on this link and letting it install: https://storage.googleapis.com/moz-fx-normandy-prod-addons/e...
This is the fix Mozilla has published to be installed via shield studies, but skipping the shield studies part. You can be sure it's not malicious because it is signed by Mozilla... and if your browser installed unsigned extensions you wouldn't be looking for this solution in the first place.
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TypeError: Components.utils is undefined[Learn More] what did I do wrong? (It's all Greek to me)
What version of firefox are you running? Apparently beta and nightly need to change `Components.utils.import` to `ChromeUtils.import`. But anyways, don't use this now, use the semi-official fix of clicking on this link and letting it install: https://storage.googleapis.com/moz-fx-normandy-prod-addons/e... This is the fix Mozilla has published to be installed via shield studies, but skipping the shield studies part. Y…
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I have spent ~10 years using Firefox daily, tweaking the config and getting the addons set up the way I want. I was a professional web developer for most of those years. This is the first I have heard of Firefox changing my config settings invisibly in the background. This is obscene. Who on earth thought this was a good idea? The security ramifications are limitless. I understand all too well that most companies hav…
>>This is the first I have heard of Firefox changing my config settings invisibly in the background. you must not have been paying attention the last 3 or so years Mozilla is doing all kinds of, IMO, unethical things with FireFox that goes against the core value of the mission statement of the Mozilla Foundation. They are too busy trying to replicate Chrome to care about privacy, security, or basic user rights
I didn't realize what a true mess Mozilla had become.