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		agrahul on Aug 10, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: uBlock Origin Maintainer on Chrome vs. Firefox Web... Yeah, that specific case wasn't fixed; it appears that Mozilla doesn't intend to let addons run on `about:`. However, they did make `about:` respect DNT by disabling GA. WebExtensions currently fall short when it comes to any addon that modifies the UI significantly (tree-style tabs etc), though it's been mentioned in some other comments here that they're talking to addon devs to extend the API where possible.

snakeanus on Aug 10, 2017 [–]

> However, they did make `about:` respect DNT by disabling GA.

The irony is that since most people have DNT disabled having it enabled would make it easier for you to be tracked.

> it appears that Mozilla doesn't intend to let addons run on `about:`.

Why is that?

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