[tbb-bugs] #17248 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Investigate new WebExtensions API requirements for our extensions
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#17248: Investigate new WebExtensions API requirements for our extensions
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Reporter: gk | Owner: tbb-team
Type: task | Status: closed
Priority: High | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution: fixed
Keywords: TorBrowserTeam201512 | Actual Points:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):
Replying to [comment:15 yawning]:
> Having to start firefox with the privileges/capabilities that tor needs
is horrific and is something that we should move away from unless we have
a lot of faith in Firefox acquiring decent security/sandboxing.
Well seems like the faith paid off ;) FF acquired Chromium-level
sandboxing on all three major platforms and should be more and more
restricted for the upcoming esr FF59:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Sandbox
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Sandbox/Specifics
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