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0 pointsjosteink7y ago0 comments

Yes, but so does Chrome.

In that regard, Firefox is not a worse option, just equally suboptimal.

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behringer7y ago· 3 in thread

Signing is pretty important. Without signing anybody could surreptitiously replace your addon with something else.

How so? Either they already have access to my computer, in which case browser addons are the least of my concerns, or they've compromised Mozilla in some way in which case who's to say they can't sign their fake addon too?

Mirioron7y ago

But it also means that I can't have an add on that Mozilla doesn't sign, right?

josteinkOP7y ago

Only if they have local access. In which case, I’ve already lost.

Mirioron7y ago

It does? But I'm using add ons that I made on Chrome that I haven't registered or signed anywhere. I thought Firefox disallows that?

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