id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
11277	firefox-63.0	ken@…	ken@…	"The sources have been available since yesterday, I assume the release notes will appear in the next few hours.

Build changes: cbindgen now required, nodejs recommended (will be required in 64.0).

The paranoid will wish to note that telemetry has now become opt-out in the release channel (instead of opt-in). This is apparently to provide more data about what people are actually using, instead of saying ""we can remove it because nobody uses it"". NB it was always opt-out in the beta channel.

From [https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/21/mozilla-wants-to-estimate-firefoxs-telemetry-off-population/] :

from [https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/21/mozilla-wants-to-estimate-firefoxs-telemetry-off-population/]

(start quote)
All that it takes is to load about:preferences#privacy in the browser's address bar and check or uncheck the following options:

    Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla

    Allow Firefox to install and run studies

    Allow Firefox to send backlogged crash reports on your behalf

(end quote)

This is also on the Privacy & Security tab of the hamburger menu. On my build, the first is greyed out with a 'learn more' link, the second is enabled, again with a 'learn more' link, the third is replaced by ""Data reporting is disabled for this build configuration""

So, by default, as with beta, firefox can run studies.

I'm assuming that this provides some security fixes. ISTR it also distrusts Symantec security certs, but some of that might be in nss in which case we will already be doing that."	enhancement	closed	high	8.4	BOOK	SVN	medium	fixed