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"Q. Why isn't HTTPS Everywhere available for download from addons.mozilla.org like most other Firefox add-ons? A. We felt that the Mozilla privacy policy that applies to downloads from addons.mozilla.org is somewhat less protective than the privacy policies of the organizations that develop HTTPS Everywhere, and we prefer for HTTPS Everywhere users to be protected by our privacy policy. This decision could change in the future as Mozilla's privacy practices evolve or as we re-examine the details of the current Mozilla policy." I want to ask the devs to reconsider putting HTTPS Everywhere on addons.mozilla.org. A few reasons: 1. Trust: Many people trust that add-ons posted on addons.mozilla.org has been reviewed by the Mozilla team. I mean people download many add-ons from there, including many unknown ones. 2. More Users == Less False positives as there is a higher chance of a False positive being reported because more sites will be tested. Also most people comment on the Add-on page itself, rather than going through the hoops of Mailing List or IRC. ========================== I am not sure exactly how Mozilla privacy policy affects HTTPS Everywhere. The Add-on code will be the same no? Or is it that the developers and or ruleset contributors could be held liable for submitting rules? I was thinking laws regarding, unauthorized use of computer network or equipment? It is in the Criminal Code in Canada which means Extradition to the US, per the Mutual legal assistance treaty, which happens when both countries consider a crime to be a crime, even if the minimum sentence is less in one country. Oh and the Extradition process in Canada is just a Rubber Stamp process. I looked up the Court Records, 99.9% of the accused were extradited (or committed in legal speak). They don't evaluate the merit of the evidence, basically it is Guilty until proven Innocent by a court of a foreign jurisdiction, with a cruel and unusual punishment of being deported to another country for the trial. Well if that isn't enough, we have Internet Surveillance and warrantless wiretapping legislation coming soon as part of our Conservative Government's Crime and Punishment agenda. Hell, they did not even keep it a secret during the May election, and they won a majority in the Parliament, see: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Canadian_federal_election,_2011#Internet_surveillance_and_warrant-less_wiretapping Damn! I should have used TOR when I submitted all those rulesets for the last few months.... _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
