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>How can I even be confident beyond reasonable doubt that the uBlock Origin extension I have installed won't suddenly start exfiltrating any passwords I enter o
by bakugo 4y ago
>How can I even be confident beyond reasonable doubt that the uBlock Origin extension I have installed won't suddenly start exfiltrating any passwords I enter on websites, for example.
You can't, just like you can't be confident that any other piece of software on your computer won't start doing it. This problem isn't specific to extensions in any way and I don't understand why people act like it is. If the risks are too much for you, don't install them, just like you wouldn't install any other software you don't trust. Don't try to ruin it for other people who understand and are willing to take the risk.
- quectophoton 4y agoPlease try not to extrapolate my comments to conclusions like I'm (quote) trying to ruin it. Keywords are "beyond reasonable doubt". uBO is a Recommended Extension, and even has a badge that says it's only granted to extensions that meet their standards of security. But do we know if Firefox manually reviews updates as well, for changes in their source code? Or do they only review them once (at the moment where they grant that badge)? I can't find conclusive info on that front. I would be happy to know that a few extensions get their updates manually reviewed.