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Web extensions are vetted by amo reviewers if they come from that channel. Is it going to catch every single malicious extension? Doubtful. Is it better than no
by weaksauce 10y ago
Web extensions are vetted by amo reviewers if they come from that channel. Is it going to catch every single malicious extension? Doubtful. Is it better than nothing? Yes.
- tyingq 10y agoI suppose. The whole idea just seems to miss that for many, online data is more important than my local pc. A web extension that deleted my google account would be more disruptive than an XUL extension that formatted my hard drive. XUL is a superset, but restricting to "web only" leaves you with the most significant subset...at least for me.
- Amezarak 10y agoXUL extensions are also vetted by AMO reviewers if they come from that channel, so that's no change, except to the extent they're easier to review.
- stewbrew 10y agoAll add-ons are vetted by amo reviewers -- unless explicitly stated otherwise. That's no argument pro web extensions.
- fuzzy2 10y ago> Web extensions are vetted by amo reviewers [...] But so is every other type of add-on. You even need to upload source code for binary components. (A XUL extension can include DLLs or their cross-platform equivalents.)
- dblohm7 10y agoXUL extensions may not include binary components anymore.