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<font face="Arial">What happens when you click on the the "Get
Add-ons" tab in the AOM.<br>
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From <a
href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/legal/privacy/firefox.html">Firefox
Privacy policy</a> (Is there such a document specifically for TB
?)<br>
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<td align="left" valign="top"> Get Add-ons Page<br>
<p>Firefox offers a Get Add-ons page of the Add-ons Manager
that features popular add-ons and displays personalized
recommendations based on the add-ons you already have
installed.<br>
This page can be accessed by clicking (or tapping on a
mobile device) on the “Get Add-ons” tab of the Firefox
Add-ons Manager. To display the personalized
recommendations, Firefox sends certain information to
Mozilla, including the list of add-ons you have installed,
Firefox version information, and your IP address. This
communication only happens when the Get Add-ons area is
open and can be turned off at any time by opting out of
Automatic Updates from the Add-ons Manager.</p>
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I can't say if the above statement is correct or not for FF4, but
it's not true for TB trunk.<br>
An additional pref is involved
(extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled)<br>
Disabling automatic extension updates does <u>not</u> disable the
interactive discovery pane.<br>
<br>
This sort of Web interactivity might be expected for a browser,
but might be very surprising<br>
for some folks to encounter in a mail client.<br>
<br>
Further; clicking on the "What's this" in the discovery pane gives
no clue of what just<br>
transpired, and how to opt-out if desired.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=640033">Bug
#640033</a> is about adding UI to enable an opt-out to the
discovery pane<br>
<br>
I would also suggest changes to <a
href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/faq#personal-recommendations">TB
faq</a>, explaining the discovery process and how to<br>
opt-out if so desired.<br>
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I'm not a privacy paranoid by any means, but let's not make "check
in background" ever<br>
equate to "check behind your back" The end user should always know
whats going on<br>
and have any easy way to opt-out.<br>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">JoeS </span> </div>
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