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Firefox 42 will not allow unsigned extensions

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288 points fernandotakai | 2 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. gnaritas ◴[11 Aug 15 05:46 UTC] No.10039297{3}[source]▶
They can't be taught, nor do they care to be. Education is not the solution to the problem of users who don't want to know.
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2. yoz-y ◴[11 Aug 15 09:58 UTC] No.10039958[source]▶
This. Most of the people do not care about this stuff and they do not wish to learn it. Also, like with vaccines, it is important that sufficient number of people are protected for the malware/viruses to not spread.