[tor-bugs] #29454 [HTTPS Everywhere/EFF-HTTPS Everywhere]: Updates of HTTPS-Everywhere we ship do not seem to update the rulesets

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#29454: Updates of HTTPS-Everywhere we ship do not seem to update the rulesets
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  legind
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  HTTPS Everywhere/EFF-HTTPS           |        Version:
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 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:10 legind]:
 > > Sounds good to me. What happens to the shown date after "Rulesets
 version for EFF (full)" in that case? I guess, ideally, it would reflect
 the extension release date as that's the date of the active rulesets
 (until a new out-of-band ruleset update happens).
 >
 > In that case only the "Version: " line would appear.  The ruleset line
 would not appear, since no ruleset bundle would have been downloaded
 separately.

 > I understand this is kind of confusing, since it makes it appear as
 though users aren't being protected by the extension when they actually
 are.  We may want to change the logic to display this line in any case,
 even if no ruleset bundle has been downloaded yet.

 Yeah, that's exactly the issue. And, I agree, your idea would be a good
 solution (much better than just the "Version: " line appearing as this
 could confuse users again ("Huh, where are my rulesets gone after the
 latest extension update? The rulesets version is not shown anymore
 now!1!").

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