[HTTPS-Everywhere] Firefox extension not on addons.mozilla.org?

[Yan Zhu]

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On 01/01/2014 11:20 AM, Nick Semenkovich wrote:
> That seems a little strange as it's available in the Chrome
> webstore, which has similar policies.
> 

IIRC, the difference is that Chrome refuses to let the user install a
.crx from a non-Chrome-store site, so we have no choice but to go
through the store.

> Perhaps it's time to reconsider?

Micah suggested that we move HTTPS Everywhere to AMO a couple months
ago, but I don't think we reached a decision on what to do.

I think I'd support putting it in AMO but keeping the link on our
website to the EFF-hosted download.

- -Yan

> 
> - Nick
> 
> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Pavel Kazakov
> <nullishzero at gmail.com <mailto:nullishzero at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> On 01/01/2014 10:05 AM, Jacob Hoffman-Andrews wrote:
>> I was just searching for the Firefox version of the plugin on 
>> addons.mozilla.org <http://addons.mozilla.org>, and found that
> it's not there. I know you can
>> install directly from eff.org <http://eff.org>, but is there a
> reason not to also upload
>> to AMO?
>> 
>> Thanks, Jacob _______________________________________________ 
>> HTTPS-Everywhere mailing list HTTPS-Everywhere at lists.eff.org
>> <mailto:HTTPS-Everywhere at lists.eff.org> 
>> https://lists.eff.org/mailman/listinfo/https-everywhere
>> 
> 
> I was wondering the same thing when I first found HTTPS
> Everywhere. According to HTTPS Everywhere's FAQ [1], it's due to
> Mozilla's privacy policy:
> 
> Q. Why isn't HTTPS Everywhere available for download from 
> addons.mozilla.org <http://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 <http://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.
> 
> Regards, Pavel
> 
> [1] https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere/faq 
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> 
> 
> 
> -- Nick Semenkovich Laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey I. Gordon Medical
> Scientist Training Program School of Medicine Washington University
> in St. Louis http://nick.semenkovich.com/
> 
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Yan Zhu                           yan at eff.org
Technologist                      Tel  +1 415 436 9333 x134
Electronic Frontier Foundation    Fax  +1 415 436 9993
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