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Re:Update: Looking Glass Add-On by cevn on Monday December 18, 2017 @11:00PM (#15957631)
I'm a big a firefox fanboy as the next guy. But they didn't send it out disabled. I never opted into studies but the plugin was enabled on my browser. If mozilla wants to retain users who value privacy, they need to put their money where their mouth is and not sell them out for ARG $$.

I'm not the only one, and this apology doesn't admit to that. Therefore it's as good as, if not worse than, no apology. Definitely considering switching back to chrome.

Re:Update: Looking Glass Add-On by cpeterso on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @12:15AM (#15957942)
The installed Looking Glass add-on was enabled, but it didn't do anything unless the user manually set an about:config flag to enable the add-on's functionality.
Re:Update: Looking Glass Add-On by a_imho on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @05:33AM (#15959224)
Maybe it was harmless, but the browser betrayed user trust.
Re:Update: Looking Glass Add-On by enord on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @07:02AM (#15959538)
Maybe they did something silly that had no real consequences, but the browser should face consequences.
Re:Update: Looking Glass Add-On by Crespyl on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @12:25PM (#15961855)
Loss of trust is a very real consequence.
Re:Update: Looking Glass Add-On by wnevets on Monday December 18, 2017 @11:32PM (#15957778)
>but the plugin was enabled on my browser.

proof?