[Bug 153090] Security settings: HTML external references -- provide specific types

[Thomas McGuire]

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Thomas.McGuire gmx net changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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            Summary|security settings: html     |Security settings: HTML
                   |external references --      |external references --
                   |provide specific types      |provide specific types



------- Additional Comments From Thomas.McGuire gmx net  2007-11-29 17:27 -------
I see the point of your wish.
The external reference was however not designed to block annoying things like flash or animated GIFs. It was designed to block everything which loads from an external server, because that can track you (even if it is just a PNG, the server can track when and how long you read the mail).

Therefore I am against this wish, as it would weaken security considerably, as many people would not understand the consequences.