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* coordinate with Ops to set up regular deployment process and transfer ownership (PENDING)
* coordinate with Ops to set up regular deployment process and transfer ownership (PENDING)


==== Experiment with blocking Flash ====
==== Experiment with setting Flash to CTA by default ====
All major browsers are stopping support for Flash; Firefox will stop supporting all NPAPI plugins (except Flash) shortly. Because there can be extreme user impact in blocking all Flash, we want to understand and attempt to smooth the transition to a post-Flash world. This includes:
All major browsers are stopping support for Flash; Firefox will stop supporting all NPAPI plugins (except Flash) shortly. Because there can be extreme user impact in blocking all Flash, we want to understand and attempt to smooth the transition to a post-Flash world. This includes:
* prefer fallback content to Flash ({{Bugzilla|1277346}})
* prefer fallback content to Flash ({{Bugzilla|1277346}})
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* use heuristics to control when Flash is set to Click To Activate ({{Bugzilla|1307606}})
* use heuristics to control when Flash is set to Click To Activate ({{Bugzilla|1307606}})
We hope to do a geography-specific SHIELD study to understand user response and impact, but first we have to develop the mechanics needed for any such study.
We hope to do a geography-specific SHIELD study to understand user response and impact, but first we have to develop the mechanics needed for any such study.
See the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sYp0DNioPA5iF3iw9LHGf1uN5B5AgdCu7jJxAh0MiqA/edit details here].


==== Dashboard (repairs and additions) ====
==== Dashboard (repairs and additions) ====
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