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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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hobarrera ◴[11 Aug 15 14:15 UTC] No.10041187[source]▶
> [...] plugins don't need to be signed.

So the worst kind of threat is still there. Great job, Mozilla!

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fernandotakai ◴[11 Aug 15 14:24 UTC] No.10041250[source]▶
yup, and that's what i don't get. statistically, plugins like java and flash are a bigger security threat than addons. i don't even remember an addon going rogue.
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1. hobarrera ◴[11 Aug 15 14:28 UTC] No.10041276[source]▶
I also quite clearly recall mozilla stating that plug-ins are responsible for over 95% of all browser crashes.