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Plugins were native code, usually running under NPAPI. Extensions or Add-ons running with WebExtensions API are HTML/JS/CSS and have way less access to your ma
by soapdog 5y ago
Plugins were native code, usually running under NPAPI.
Extensions or Add-ons running with WebExtensions API are HTML/JS/CSS and have way less access to your machine. They run in a sandbox with very specific fine-grained control over permissions and capabilities.