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Old 05-21-2019, 02:23 PM   #1
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Firefox after updating to 67.0 showed a message that I didn't catch, what was it?


Just after updating Firefox on KDE Neon to version 67.0, I opened Firefox and started typing in the address bar. A moment later a message popped up, and because I was in the middle of typing I hit space closing the message before I could read it.

I want to know what it said. I think it was something about permissions. Anyone know the full message? It's not appeared again.
 
Old 05-21-2019, 03:20 PM   #2
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If you were running Firefox in a private window, then you will have seen the following:

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Change to extensions in Private Windows: Any new extensions you add to Firefox won't work in Private Windows unless you allow this in the settings.
Go to your Extensions and you will see more info about this.
 
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Old 05-29-2019, 11:25 AM   #3
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Just after updating Firefox on KDE Neon to version 67.0, I opened Firefox and started typing in the address bar. A moment later a message popped up, and because I was in the middle of typing I hit space closing the message before I could read it.

I want to know what it said. I think it was something about permissions. Anyone know the full message? It's not appeared again.
Probably asking permission to access all of your files, log your keystrokes, and access your camera and microphone at random times.
 
Old 05-29-2019, 11:30 AM   #4
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Probably asking permission to access all of your files, log your keystrokes, and access your camera and microphone at random times.
Jesus. Go into about:config and turn all this crap off. I really hate how Firefox is leaning in on user tracking.
 
Old 05-29-2019, 11:31 AM   #5
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Probably asking permission to access all of your files, log your keystrokes, and access your camera and microphone at random times.
This isn't helpful on a technical thread where the aim is to help the OP with a specific issue. Please refrain from this going forward.
 
  


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