Looking at the permissions page for Firefox for Android, I see this: "This allows the application at any time to collect images the camera is seeing." Uh, WHY?

I've got concerns about granting access to an app which can snap pictures any time it wants. Why the hell would you do this?

Because of the [http://www.w3.org/TR/capture-api/ w3c Camera API]. The user needs to manually click on a button to access the camera, chooses a image from the camera and then choose to upload it. The camera is not accessed at any other time.

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I just downloaded IOS 8 on my iPad and looked at the camera and saw there was no panarama option.
it is a white iPad mini
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FWIW...
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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