Release Notes

ShareMeNot for Chrome

Version 1.2.3

Released on 2014-06-09 .

• Fixed issues with Pinterest and AddThis replacement buttons.

Version 1.2.1

Released on 2013-12-10 .

• Reduced size of the LinkedIn replacement button.

Version 1.2

Released on 2012-12-30 .

• Fixed issue that caused problems on Twitter itself.

Version 1.1.2

Released on 2012-11-11 .

• Added an option to remove cookies from requests to trackers and load the real social buttons, rather than replacing the buttons entirely. This option is less privacy-preserving, but will not cause page layout issues.

Version 1.0.1

Released on 2012-07-06 .

• Reduced the size of the Facebook replacement button and the +1 replacement button to prevent ShareMeNot from breaking page layouts.
• Fixed issue in which attempting to block a tracker that was previously unblocked using the popup menu did not work.

Version 1.0

Released on 2012-06-25 .

• Now out of beta.
• Converted replacement buttons to SVG image files rather than HTML files embedded using iframe elements.
• Improved appearance of the page action popup that opens when the ShareMeNot icon is clicked on a page with trackers.
• Minor bug fixes.
• Shares same code base as ShareMeNot for Firefox version 2.0.

Version 0.3 (beta)

Released on 2012-06-15 .

• Requires Chrome 18 or higher.
• Added Pinterest support.
• The replacement buttons now automatically size to fit their contents.
• Added options page.
• Added ability to choose which trackers to block and which to not block.
• Added ability to add exceptions so that ShareMeNot doesn’t block certain trackers on certain web pages.
• Updated icon.
• Upgraded to use Chrome extension manifest version 2.
• Improved security by restricting which extension resources can be loaded by external web pages.

Version 0.2 (beta)

Released on 2012-03-16 . Developed by UW CSE undergraduate Chris Rovillos.

ShareMeNot for Firefox

Version 2.3.3

Released on 2014-06-09 .

• Fixed issues with Pinterest and AddThis replacement buttons.

Version 2.3.2

Released on 2014-05-10 .

• Fixed issue due to Firefox 29 update.

Version 2.3.1

Released on 2013-12-10 .

• Reduced size of the LinkedIn replacement button.

Version 2.3

Released on 2013-06-19 .

• Fixed issue with add-on bar icon, and repacked with SDK for Firefox 22+.

Version 2.2

Released on 2012-12-30 .

• Fixed issue that caused problems on Twitter itself.

Version 2.1

Released on 2012-11-11 .

• Added an option to remove cookies from requests to trackers and load the real social buttons, rather than replacing the buttons entirely. This option is less privacy-preserving, but will not cause page layout issues.

Version 2.0.2

Released on 2012-07-08 .

• Reduced the size of the Facebook replacement button and the +1 replacement button to prevent ShareMeNot from breaking page layouts.
• Fixed an issue in which the content script was throwing exceptions that were logged to the system log.

Version 2.0.1

Released on 2012-07-04 .

• Removed debug logging that was accidentally included in the 2.0 release.

Version 2.0

Released on 2012-06-29 .

• Completely rewritten from scratch using the Firefox Add-On SDK.
• Shares the same code base as ShareMeNot for Chrome 1.0.
• Blocks entire web requests to trackers (like ShareMeNot for Chrome) instead of just cookies. This enhances privacy by preventing browser fingerprinting.
• Replaces the blocked tracker buttons with images stored on your computer.
• Can choose which trackers to block and unblock through the ShareMeNot icon in the add-on bar.
• No longer requires restarting Firefox to install.
• Settings are now built into the Firefox add-on management page instead of being in a separate window.

Version 1.12

Released on 2012-05-09 .

• Fixes a bug affecting compatibility for Firefox 3.6.
• Supports latest version of Firefox (up to 12.*).

Version 1.11

Released on 2012-03-04 .

• Supports latest version of Firefox (up to 10.*).

Version 1.1

Released on 2012-02-07 . This release was developed with the help of UW CSE undergraduate Chris Rovillos.

• Updates preference menu.
• Fixes click-detection bug introduced by changes made by StumbleUpon.

Version 1.0.0.6

Released on 2011-12-20 .

• Supports latest version of Firefox (up to 9.*).

Version 1.0.0.5

Released on 2011-10-15 .

• Adds support for the Twitter "Follow" button.
• Fixes "toolbar_icon is null" error.
• Other code cleanup.

Version 1.0.0.4

Released on 2011-09-18 .

• Adds support for YouTube and AddThis.
• Fixes bug that prevents the Google Reader and Facebook bookmarklets from working.
• Adds navigation toolbar button.

Version 1.0.0.3

Released on 2011-08-19 .

• Properly sanitizes HTML for options page.
• Other code cleanup.

Version 1.0.0.2

Released on 2011-08-04 .

• Fixes compatibility problem with the Better Privacy and other add-ons.
• Supports beta version of Firefox (up to 8.*).

Version 1.0.0.1

Released on 2011-07-28 .

• Fixes problem with Google “no country redirect” option.

Version 1.0.0.0

Initial release on 2011-07-19 .