User.js: app.sheild.optoutstudies.enabled

[thefleebs]

this should be set to true?
(line 585) app.sheild.optoutstudies.enabled

[Thorin-Oakenpants]

see https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/381

Things to note: First of all, the main telemetry option governs shield studies (but that's no reason to not also future proof and enforce a value for this in the user.js - also note that we're dealing with 8+ releases from 52 ESR thru to 59 stable and now 60/61). Secondly, the value to opt OUT of shield studies is false

You've got me doubting myself now. So I will go and REDO the test: Set up a vanilla profile in 60, go to about:preferences#privacy, uncheck the boxes, and view your values in about:config

BRB

[Thorin-Oakenpants]

shield studies on = true

shield studies off = false

[thefleebs]

oh....
the config value is backwards
opt out studies enabled = true
means you are not opting out

one heck of a browser
just watch this value in future releases, it may be flipped if someone on the mozilla team 'fixes' it

[Thorin-Oakenpants]

if someone on the mozilla team 'fixes' it

It's not "broken" - it depends on how you read the pref

optoutstudies = the checkbox in question (to do with opting out of studies)
enabled = true = checkbox ticked
enabled = false = checkbox unticked

They could have called it optinstudies and the values would not change