Unable to submit extension: data_collection_permissions catch-22

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Hello,

I’m unable to submit my Firefox extension due to an impossible situation
with the “data_collection_permissions” requirement.

The validator shows these contradictory errors:

  1. Without the key: ERROR “data_collection_permissions is required”
  2. With “required: ”: ERROR “must have minimum 1 item”
  3. With “required: [“privacy_policy”]”: ERROR “invalid value”
  4. With “required: [“external_data_collection”]”: ERROR “invalid value”

The validation also shows:
“This feature requires Firefox 140” (which doesn’t exist yet)

Questions:

  1. What are the valid values for “data_collection_permissions.required”?
  2. How can I submit my extension if this feature isn’t implemented yet?
  3. Is there a temporary workaround for new extensions?

My extension:

  • Has a privacy policy
  • Uses Firebase only for optional PRO license validation
  • Collects no personal data in free version

Extension ID: broken-link-hunter@brokenlinkhunterpro.com
Manifest version: 3
Target Firefox: 115.0+

Thank you for your help.

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Point 2: If your extension doesn’t collect any data, then “data_collection_permissions.required” must have the value [“none”]
(see Firefox built-in consent for data collection and transmission | Firefox Extension Workshop > No data collection)
Points 3 and 4: “privacy_policy” and “external_data_collection” are invalid values for “data_collection_permissions.required” and “data_collection_permissions.optional”
(see Firefox built-in consent for data collection and transmission | Firefox Extension Workshop for the list of valid values)

I’m currently running Firefox 146.0.1.
Maybe you mean the ESR?
The newest ESR is 140, according to https://whattrainisitnow.com/ and:

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