View source for Browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.privacy.optedIn

{{preference|pref=browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.privacy.optedIn}}

==Background==
Firefox 2.0 incorporates the [http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/safebrowsing/ Google Safe Browsing] extension in its own [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Phishing_Protection Phishing Protection] feature to detect and warn users of phishy web sites.

Each Safe Browsing provider (e.g., Google) may specify a remote or chrome URL that describes their privacy policy.

Under under “Tools &rarr; Options &rarr; Security / Tell me if the site I'm visiting is a suspected Forgery” are two radio options, corresponding to the value of [[browser.safebrowsing.remoteLookups]]:
* Check using a downloaded list of suspected sites
* Check by asking [provider] about each site I visit

The first choice is the default in Firefox.  The privacy policy applies only if the user selects the second choice (remote lookups, sometimes called "enhanced browsing"), and upon making that choice, the application checks whether the user has agreed to the selected provider's privacy policy.  If not, the user is presented a dialog titled "Phishing Protection Terms of Service" and containing the provider's privacy policy.  If the user does not agree to those terms, then the selection reverts to the first choice.

This is an enumerated preference: all preferences whose names start with ''browser.safebrowsing.provider.'' are read to generate the list of Safe Browsing providers. The ''*'' in the preference name is a non-negative integer, and matches the number in the other preferences needed to describe a provider. It also determines the order in which the providers appear in the options dialog.

==Possible values and their effects==
The [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.privacy.optedIn]] preference does not exist by default, so is ''unset'', which is equivalent to ''false''.  It is set to ''true'' if the user agrees to the provider's terms of service, and that value persists even if the user later changes Safe Browsing settings under "Tools &rarr; Options &rarr; Security".

==First checked in==
[http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsview2.cgi?diff_mode=context&whitespace_mode=show&file=security.js&branch=&root=/cvsroot&subdir=mozilla/browser/components/preferences&command=DIFF_FRAMESET&rev1=1.6&rev2=1.7 2006-08-16 by Jeff Walden]

==Has an effect in==
* Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and above.

==Related bugs==
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346942 Bug 346942 - Finalize anti-phishing UI]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=359107 Bug 359107 – suspected forgery Google TOS refusal renders other choices un-reachable (can't change anti-phishing providers without agreeing to a EULA)]

==Related preferences==
* [[browser.safebrowsing.dataProvider]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.enabled]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.keyURL]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.lookupURL]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.name]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.privacy.fallbackurl]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.privacy.url]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.reportErrorURL]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.reportGenericURL]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.reportPhishURL]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.reportURL]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.provider.*.updateURL]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.remoteLookups]]
* [[browser.safebrowsing.warning.infoURL]]
* [[urlclassifier.keyupdatetime.*]]
* [[urlclassifier.tableversion.*]]

==External links==
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Phishing_Protection Phishing Protection - MozillaWiki]

[[Category:Preferences]]
[[Category:Security and privacy-related preferences]]