On 05/05/2019, Anthony Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > The second link offers a solution: > > > To provide this fix on short notice, we are using the Studies > system. This system is enabled by default, and no action is > needed unless Studies have been disabled. Firefox users can > check if they have Studies enabled by going to: > > Firefox Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Allow > Firefox to install and run studies (scroll down to find the > setting) > > This can't be done on my FF - it's greyed out and cannot be enabled.
I think it's fundamentally wrong to tie even temporary security fixes or workarounds to people opting in to, or not opting out of mechanisms people may have very good reasons not to opt in to. It's basically putting a gun to their heads saying, "Consent -- or else!" That's especially true if a supposed stopgap measure leads to a sense of decreased urgency for a real solution.
