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safari 5.1 ate my Disconnect extension

Until about 5m ago, I was using the Safari Extension called Disconnect (http://www.disconnect.me/) to help with privacy.

I restarted Safari because WebProcess had (once again) become an enourmous resource hog (despite having only 4 tabs open), and when I did, I got a prompt saying Disconnect was "no longer valid" (or something to that effect) with my only option being "OK." When I subsequently went to my Extensions, Disconnect was no longer there, and when I try to reinstall it, I get ...

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Anybody have a suggestion as to what might be going on? Has Apple taken a dislike to Disconnect and decided to force everyone to stop using it? It still works fine on FF and Chrome.

Macbook Pro 13, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 28, 2011 10:17 PM

20 replies

Aug 16, 2011 2:33 PM in response to byoogle

Thanks Brian!

lh99

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Sep 25, 2011 4:05 PM in response to byoogle

I just tried to install Disconnect, but I'm getting the same error as the original poster. Downloaded the exension from the disconnect.me front page, so I can't imagine what the problem might be.

Sep 25, 2011 9:22 PM in response to byoogle

I'm also getting the same error. Any updates?

byoogle

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Sep 26, 2011 5:05 PM in response to Joshua Kaufman

This time, I'm the idiot not Apple. Fixed at http://disconnect.me/ now.

(For the record, I introduced a regression while setting up an automated push.)

lh99

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Sep 26, 2011 7:07 PM in response to byoogle

Thanks for the quick fix!

safari 5.1 ate my Disconnect extension