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"Better Private browsing" that still features the Pocket bundleware and button in the toolbar that's still not un-installable like other extensions and requires
by nacs 11y ago
"Better Private browsing" that still features the Pocket bundleware and button in the toolbar that's still not un-installable like other extensions and requires about:config edits to disable..
- smacktoward 11y agoSince it's apparently obligatory that someone gripe about this on every single thread mentioning Firefox, I will post the obligatory link to the Bugzilla thread where they are working on breaking Pocket out into an add-on: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215694 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215694
- tshtf 11y agoAn add-on with a consumer-unfriendly opt-out mechanism.
- Dylan16807 11y agoYou have to opt-out of it existing. But it doesn't do anything unless you opt-in very strongly.
- totony 11y agoIt's like saying "installing x doesnt do anything until you execute it!" Its true, but if applied is stupid hard-drive wise. /flamewar
- Dylan16807 11y agoExcept when you execute it all it does is sit there asking you to register. And space-wise we're talking a couple kilobytes. You can't really have an opt-in without a point at which you ask the user about the option. The easily-removed button does that, the fact that it's not truly purged from the browser is a geeky detail that they're working on fixing.
- mccr8 11y agoIf it is just the Pocket toolbar button you are concerned about (I realize other people don't want the code in their browser at all), then you can easily remove it by using the Customize settings option.