May 5, 2019 12:56 AM
https://betanews.com/2019/05/04/mozilla-...s-problem/
EXCERPT: Since late last night, Firefox users have been plagued with a problem [...] Extensions were disabled and users were unable to re-enable them, causing confusion and frustration around the world. [...] the reason ... is that a signing certificate expired. ... Mozilla has developed a fix for users of the desktop version of Firefox on the Release, Beta and Nightly channels.
[...] Mozilla is taking the somewhat unusual step of using the Studies system ... to roll out a fix. Unless, of course, you happen to have disabled Studies. You can check to see whether you have it enabled by heading to Options > Privacy and looking for the Allow Firefox to install and run studies option. Just check the box if it is not already.
[...] It can take a few hours for the fix to be applied, but to check if it has been, you can click "View Firefox Studies" to see whether the hotfix appended with "1548973" is in there. [...] Mozilla is also working on a fix that does not involve using the Studies system...
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EXCERPT: Since late last night, Firefox users have been plagued with a problem [...] Extensions were disabled and users were unable to re-enable them, causing confusion and frustration around the world. [...] the reason ... is that a signing certificate expired. ... Mozilla has developed a fix for users of the desktop version of Firefox on the Release, Beta and Nightly channels.
[...] Mozilla is taking the somewhat unusual step of using the Studies system ... to roll out a fix. Unless, of course, you happen to have disabled Studies. You can check to see whether you have it enabled by heading to Options > Privacy and looking for the Allow Firefox to install and run studies option. Just check the box if it is not already.
[...] It can take a few hours for the fix to be applied, but to check if it has been, you can click "View Firefox Studies" to see whether the hotfix appended with "1548973" is in there. [...] Mozilla is also working on a fix that does not involve using the Studies system...
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