[tbb-bugs] #25658 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Activity 2.1: Improve user understanding and user control by clarifying Tor Browser's security features

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#25658: Activity 2.1: Improve user understanding and user control by clarifying Tor
Browser's security features
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 Reporter:  isabela                              |          Owner:
                                                 |  antonela
     Type:  project                              |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_information
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-team, GeorgKoppen201812,          |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201903R, tbb-8.5                 |
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                                                 |  Sponsor17
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:106 antonela]:
 > Replying to [comment:105 gk]:
 > >
 > > 1) 2.2: What to do about per-site security settings and how to expose
 them to users?
 >
 > This ticket includes a 2.2 proposal in the comment:33 and per-site
 security settings has been discussed at #21034.

 What I mean is not a redesign of how per-site security settings should
 work but we thought about making site-specitic settings _as they are
 available today_ accessible. Ideas we had were outlined in section 2.2 of
 the proposal. Do we still think we should do that or something similar (I
 am not talking about redesigning our slider as you e.g. suggested in
 comment:33)? Or do we think just taking the buttons of the toolbar and
 requiring for folks to add them manually if needed is enough?

 > >
 > > 2) 3.1: Where have my extensions gone? (which is essentially the point
 about which I brought up in my last comment)
 >
 > It is tricky. We can anticipate users about this change, but it will not
 remove the question if we are stepping over the local toolbar setting.
 >
 > The proposal explains why we are removing the NoScript extension icon
 but will be useful to have a paragraph to describe it in simple words at
 our release post. Maybe, why custom settings in NoScript are discouraged
 should be the focus of this explainer and at the end, users can customize
 their toolbar by `Menu > Customize...`

 Yes, mentioning it in our release post is definitely a thing we should do.
 I was wondering whether there is more we could/should do here, though.

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