[tor-bugs] #28896 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Make sure our bundled WebExtensions are running in Private Browsing Mode

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#28896: Make sure our bundled WebExtensions are running in Private Browsing Mode
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 Reporter:  gk                              |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  task                            |         Status:
                                            |  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                          |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser        |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                          |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff68-esr TorBrowserTeam201908R  |  Actual Points:
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                                            |  Sponsor44-can
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Comment (by acat):

 Not completely sure about this one.

 What I had thought was: by default in Tor Browser we only have private
 windows, so it makes sense to always enable extensions. Otherwise from the
 user perspective it will be broken behaviour: they might install an
 extension and see no change (icons, etc.), then maybe file bugs.

 It may work as a protection against something that we don't support:
 installing extensions others than the shipped ones. But, at the end of the
 day, we do not forbid installing extensions either, so this change might
 be surprising for users.

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