Uploading files to direct to S3 from another site using CORS failes if HTTPS Everywhere is installed
Version: 3.4.2 on Firefox 25
Many sites have a file upload feature that uses AWS S3's ability upload files directly to S3 using CORS. There is a jquery library that makes this easy.
http://blueimp.github.io/jQuery-File-Upload/
If HTTPS everywhere is installed on Firefox 25 the OPTION request is never made. If HTTPS Everywhere is disabled and firefox is restarted the upload will work.
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Username: myers