Remove navigator credentials as no longer used

[jonathanKingston]

Asana Task/Github Issue: https://app.asana.com/0/1200194497630846/1201614831475343/f

Description

We moved this feature under webCompat and so hasn't been part of the C-S-S bundle in a long time.

Feature change process:

• I have added a schema to validate this feature change
• I have tested this change locally
• This code for the config change is ready to merge
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Additional info:

• I have tested this change locally in all supported browsers
• This change will be visible to users
• This code for the config change is ready
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Brief explanation

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• Problems experienced:

• Platforms affected:

  • iOS
  • Android
  • Windows
  • MacOS
  • Extensions

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• Feature being disabled:

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• This change is a speculative mitigation to fix reported breakage.

Reference

• Config Reviewer Documentation
• Config Maintainer Documentation
• Feature Implementer Documentation

[github-actions]

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• Config Reviewer Documentation
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Time updated: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:12:03 GMT

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trackers-unprotected-temporary.txt (14 more)

• trackers-unprotected-temporary.txt
• v3/android-config.json
• v3/extension-brave-config.json
• v3/extension-bravemv3-config.json
• v3/extension-chrome-config.json
• v3/extension-chromemv3-config.json
• v3/extension-config.json
• v3/extension-edg-config.json
• v3/extension-edge-config.json
• v3/extension-edgmv3-config.json
• v3/extension-firefox-config.json
• v3/extension-safarimv3-config.json
• v3/ios-config.json
• v3/macos-config.json
• v3/windows-config.json

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v4/android-config.json (13 more)

• v4/android-config.json
• v4/extension-brave-config.json
• v4/extension-bravemv3-config.json
• v4/extension-chrome-config.json
• v4/extension-chromemv3-config.json
• v4/extension-config.json
• v4/extension-edg-config.json
• v4/extension-edge-config.json
• v4/extension-edgmv3-config.json
• v4/extension-firefox-config.json
• v4/extension-safarimv3-config.json
• v4/ios-config.json
• v4/macos-config.json
• v4/windows-config.json

⚠️ File is identical

[dharb]

Shall we also remove references to navigatorCredentials from:

• https://github.com/duckduckgo/privacy-configuration/blob/main/schema/features/webcompat.ts#L10
• https://github.com/duckduckgo/privacy-configuration/blob/main/overrides/macos-override.json#L214
• https://github.com/duckduckgo/privacy-configuration/blob/main/overrides/ios-override.json#L475

[jonathanKingston]

Shall we also remove references to navigatorCredentials from:

No they're where this feature moved to, sorry should have been clearer.

[dharb]

Cool, in that case all good from my angle 👍