[tbb-bugs] #17554 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Addon to encrypt history and bookmarks

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#17554: Addon to encrypt history and bookmarks
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Changes (by traumschule):

 * type:  defect => enhancement


Comment:

 I just installed it and got a tab saying:
 > Welcome to Link Password 5.0
 > Hi and sorry for your inconvenience with Link Password in lately.
 > Long story short, Firefox recently release it Firefox version 57 that
 totally break the functionality in Link Password and I (Link Password
 developer) was forced to rewrite the addon from start to working with
 Firefox 57.
 > Unfortunately some functionality that exists early has to be change in
 Link Password 5.0 (due to Firefox 57 changes). The Link Password is now
 using ext+linkpassword:// as protocol any exiting encrypted bookmark your
 have should be updated to ext+linkpassword:// next time Firefox restarts.
 > Checkout the new icon for accessing options for encrypt and decrypt
 bookmarks folders.
 > Please leave any feedback or issue you have on
 https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/link-password/ and we can see
 what we can do.
 > Best Regards Link Password Developer.

 A padlock symbol appeared in the toolbar. It offers a dropdown menu to
 encrypt four kinds of bookmarks. It asks for a password and offers to
 rename bookmarks to some nonsense. Clicking on an encrypted bookmark opens
 a tab but the connection never resolves. After decrypting everything is
 back to normal.

 I see no privacy / fingerprinting issues here. Did not test persistence
 across sessions yet.

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