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Windows Update presumably runs with System privileges and therefore can do anything to the computer. OK, the Firefox developers could make it harder to slip in
by pmjordan 16y ago
Windows Update presumably runs with System privileges and therefore can do anything to the computer. OK, the Firefox developers could make it harder to slip in add-ons, but not impossible.
- illumin8 16y agoThey could make an addon installer that obtains a signature from Mozilla's server before installation, and blocks addons that haven't been signed with the appropriate key. Say all you want about central app stores that control things, but based on the amount of browser exploits that come from shady toolbars, I'd like this kind of security applied to code that runs in my browser.
- pmjordan 16y agoI doubt Mozilla will want to review all add-ons. And if review isn't required for a signature, Microsoft can just get theirs signed. Moreover, why wouldn't the MS add-on pass review? If it didn't, would that make Firefox the new iPhone?