I am able to reproduce this issue by opening file://usr/share/doc/python/FAQ.html when running Firefox in Safe Mode. However, I did not get the warning when opening about:blank.
$ dpkg-query --status firefox Package: firefox Status: install ok installed Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team <ubuntu-mozillat...@lists.ubuntu.com> Architecture: amd64 Version: 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Xul-Appid: {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384} $ lsb_release -a Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1423441 Title: getPreventDefault deprecation warning always logged to console To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1423441/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs