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That's a fine idea, but how do they plan to prevent, e.g., Windows operating system updates from adding their own extensions? Microsoft updates have added, wha
by jellicle 17y ago
That's a fine idea, but how do they plan to prevent, e.g., Windows operating system updates from adding their own extensions? Microsoft updates have added, what, three different extensions to Firefox, without notice to the user and with no easy way to uninstall them?
- NikkiA 17y agoThe easiest way would be to encrypt the addon store on the user's hard disk. MS could still install addons stealthily, but they'd need to violate the DMCA to do so, and I can't see even MS being that willing to risk the legal issue just for an addon.