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Firefox 42 will not allow unsigned extensions

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288 points fernandotakai | 1 comments | 11 Aug 15 03:51 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mveety ◴[11 Aug 15 04:25 UTC] No.10039079[source]▶
What is the point of this? Shouldn't users be allowed to make their own decisions no matter how stupid or dangerous?
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brighteyes ◴[11 Aug 15 04:26 UTC] No.10039083[source]▶
Users still can, they can download one of the provided builds that do not have this restriction.

The issue is that most users don't understand software on a deep level, and just click "yes" on dialog boxes, etc.

It does make sense to keep the defaults where it prevents most users from harm.

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mveety ◴[11 Aug 15 04:41 UTC] No.10039126[source]▶
Why don't we teach people the don't understand so they can make informed choices instead of preventing it entirely?
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1. cortesoft ◴[11 Aug 15 05:36 UTC] No.10039262{3}[source]▶
There are way too many decisions we need to make in this world to really be informed on every one. Of course, in our world, understanding software and safety is in our scope of knowledge, so we believe everyone should have it. However, not everyone is in our world. I am sure tech people make all sorts of uninformed decisions in other realms that people in those fields would be appalled at. It is OUR job to help protect regular people who don't have the time to learn our world be safe, just as it is the job of those other fields to help keep us safe.