I found that when configuring add-on options in Firefox's add-ons dialog, many add-ons have a tendency to dynamically make HTTP web requests to fetch images and icons that are shown in the dialog. In most cases the fetches occur when looking at an add-on's options window, which will typically display logos or advertising images for the add-on. However, in some cases such as for the "Tilt 3D" add-on (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tilt/), the web requests occur even when merely viewing the list of add-ons. This is a major privacy issue because a user should not be forced to make web requests every time he/she configures a program's options. This creates unnecessary web traffic and essentially allows add-on authors and websites to track each and every time a user configures his/her Firefox add-ons. I didn't immediately find a relevant preference by looking at the list of about:config preferences. Is there a preference that would allow disabling an add-on from dynamically loading remote content just by the user making changes to their add-on settings? If not, I would like to request on Bugzilla that this be disabled or "pref-guarded" (a user preference to be added). Every time Firefox makes involuntary web requests that the user can't control, user privacy is at stake. Doing this simply in the course of changing one's browser settings is a bad idea. To be clear, I know that clicking on the "Get Add-ons" tab makes lots of web requests. But we should be able to simply avoid that tab and change settings of installed add-ons without being forced to make web requests.