Feb 19, 2022 Replies: 544 Add bookmark Mozilla’s privacy-heavy browser is flatlining but still crucial to future of the web. Read the whole story Click to expand...
Mozilla’s privacy-heavy browser is flatlining but still crucial to future of the web. Read the whole story
redbike Ars Praetorian 8y 465 Feb 19, 2022 #113 Feb 19, 2022 Add bookmark #113 One clear benefit Firefox offers that I didn't see covered in either this article or other comments: to my knowledge, Firefox is the only browser that offers users control over if / when extensions update. Ars and Krebs on Security have offered excellent coverage about When Good Extensions Go Bad, e.g. A 0-day, malicious extension, and sync abuse are keeping Google developers busy., The Case for Limiting Your Browser Extensions, and Is Your Browser Extension a Botnet Backdoor? ••• More options Report Add bookmark Share Upvote 31 (31 / 0)
One clear benefit Firefox offers that I didn't see covered in either this article or other comments: to my knowledge, Firefox is the only browser that offers users control over if / when extensions update. Ars and Krebs on Security have offered excellent coverage about When Good Extensions Go Bad, e.g. A 0-day, malicious extension, and sync abuse are keeping Google developers busy., The Case for Limiting Your Browser Extensions, and Is Your Browser Extension a Botnet Backdoor?