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From: Shadow <Sh@dow.br>
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Subject: Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 08:36:49 -0300
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On 13 Oct 2024 04:00:31 GMT, Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
wrote:

>In Devuan Daedalus, updating from firefox-esr 128.3.0esr-1~deb12u1
>to 128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1 appears to have broken the media autoplay
>setting, as measured by YouTube ads playing immediately after page
>load, even though media autoplay is turned off (except for a couple
>of about:welcome* "sites".
>
>In an attempt to workaround the apparent (and possibly deliberate)
>bug and following this page
>
>    https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-dont-block-video-play-even-if-autoplay-is-prohibited/m-p/49998
>
>I have these settings in about:config:
>
>dom.media.autoplay-policy-detection.enabled	true	
>media.autoplay.allow-extension-background-pages	false	
>media.autoplay.block-event.enabled		false	
>media.autoplay.blocking_policy			1	
>media.autoplay.default				5	
>media.autoplay.enabled				false	
>services.sync.prefs.sync.media.autoplay.default	false	
>
>Even with that, YouTube ads play without warning.
>
>Are there any known workarounds (other than switching to another
>browser?)
>
>Thanks.

	Ever started Wireshark and then loaded Firefox? Don't open any
external pages, just load it.
	It connects to over a dozen sites, and worse, maintains
several connections. My /etc/hosts file looks like a shopping list.
	And that is with "safebrowsing" , geolocation , prefetch and
all other "excuses" turned off.

	It's been on this list

<https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-security-roundup-for-week-42-2024/>

	For the last 20+ weeks. Always a regression or backdoor "that
allows a remote attacker to gain control of your machine when visiting
a specially crafted page".

	Why do I still use it? Chrome is worse....
	[]'s
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