[tor-bugs] #25603 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Update Orfox HTTPS-E Add-on

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#25603: Update Orfox HTTPS-E Add-on
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 Reporter:  sysrqb                            |          Owner:  sysrqb
     Type:  enhancement                       |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Very High                         |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser          |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                            |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile, TorBrowserTeam201804  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                    |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by sysrqb):

 For reference, I am specifically testing whether loading
 http://deb.torproject.org is rewritten to https://deb.torproject.org. This
 does not happen automatically in Firefox because it is not forced on the
 server-side, but it does happen in Tor Browser. I also tested in Tor
 Browser with https-everywhere disabled, and the request is not redirected.

 Also, I see similar (but not the same) load errors occur on the desktop,
 too.

 {{{
 1523974564000   addons.webextension.{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}
 WARN    Loading extension '{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}':
 Reading manifest: Error processing permissions.1: Unknown permission
 "privacy"
 1523974564000   addons.webextension.{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}
 WARN    Loading extension '{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}':
 Reading manifest: Error processing permissions.4: Unknown permission
 "unlimitedStorage"
 Apr 17 14:16:04.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 85%: Finishing handshake with
 first hop
 1523974564400   addons.webextension.https-everywhere-eff at eff.org
 WARN    Loading extension 'https-everywhere-eff at eff.org': Reading
 manifest: Error processing devtools_page: An unexpected property was found
 in the WebExtension manifest.
 }}}

 Both desktop and Android use the same extensions code for parsing and
 loading, so I'm not sure why there is a difference.

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