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Fuchsia
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Status: New idea

Idea: add an option to block the annoying "Sign in with Google" prompts that some sites (for example: https://chromestatus.com) use on the mobile versions of Firefox and Firefox Focus.

Reasoning: blocking those popups are easier on desktop as extensions like DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials do it automatically and Ublock origin does it but you have to type "||accounts.google.com/gsi/iframe/select$subdocument" (without quotes) into the my filters section, this isn't possible on Firefox Focus as Focus doesn't have any extensions and the "Block other content trackers" feature doesn't block them either.

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SignalAffairs
Strollin' around

Google Sign-in Pop-up Protection

Are you tired of the Sign in Google pop-ups? This could be a fix Firefox could include to increase user privacy and remove an annoyance. If a user actually wants to sign in with Google, they can, just without the immediate pop-up. If you sign into your Google account from these other sites, Google can then track your behavior and collect your data on those sites. I think adding this is an easy privacy and annoyance win.

https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1605919034150617091

Status changed to: New idea
Jon
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Jon
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(Note: a similar idea has been merged into this thread)

Washishu
New member

They irritate the hell out of me. I despise Google and all they stand for. I try not to have anything to do with it, but that's very difficult. These pop-ups are like digital bullying.

Washishu
New member

Thes Google pop ups irritate the hell out of me. I despise Google and all it stands for. I try not to use it at all, but that's very difficult. These pop ups are like digital bullying.

mg123
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Since pretty much the beginning of the internet, pop-ups were deemed a significant annoyance, so much so it diminished and ruined the users’ browsing experience and significantly reduced efficiencies.  Hence the addition of pop-up blocking settings to all browsers long ago.  However, for some unknown reason Firefox gives Google a free pass and allows their “sign-in” pop-up seemingly on every website you visit where you then have to then manually close the pop-up on pretty much every single website you visit even though you have the pop-up blocker setting on (the only way to turn off the pop-up blocker is to specifically add a website to allow for pop-ups).  This is absolutely horrible and not acceptable.  If you have the pop-up setting on, no po-up should be allowed to get through no matter the source.  If you allow one pop-up to continue then you should be allowing hundreds of thousands of other pop-ups as well.  But you wouldn’t as you know this would be unacceptable, but again, somehow Firefox allows Google’s pop-up to go through.     

75338
Making moves

Yes please.