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Unknown Mozilla dev addon "Looking Glass 1.0.3" on browser

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757 points shak77 | 2 comments | 15 Dec 17 13:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source
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proaralyst ◴[15 Dec 17 14:18 UTC] No.15931920[source]▶
Looks like it's a promo for Mr Robot, which is really not ok.

> What's happening? Are you a fan of Mr Robot? Are you trying to solve one of the many puzzles that the Mr Robot team has built? You’re on the right track. Firefox and Mr Robot have collaborated on a shared experience to further your immersion into the Mr Robot universe, also known as an Alternate Reality Game (ARG). The effects you’re seeing are a part of this shared experience.[0]

EDIT: looking at this[1] comment, perhaps it's not a promo?

[0]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/lookingglass [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/7jh9rv/what_is_loo...

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dao- ◴[15 Dec 17 16:14 UTC] No.15932797[source]▶
> Looks like it's a promo for Mr Robot, which is really not ok.

From what I've heard (I work for Mozilla), this is promo for Firefox. As I just wrote elsewhere in this thread: I believe the idea is that Mr. Robot fans use Firefox to participate in the ARG, not that Firefox users suddenly start watching Mr. Robot. So if anything I'd expect that Mozilla pays Mr. Robot for this.

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1. supernintendo ◴[15 Dec 17 19:50 UTC] No.15934484[source]▶
> So if anything I'd expect that Mozilla pays Mr. Robot for this.

The irony is that Mr. Robot is owned by Universal, a subsidiary of Comcast. So much for that commitment to net neutrality.

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2. bigbugbag ◴[16 Dec 17 00:08 UTC] No.15936415[source]▶
Google is among the worst privacy offender there is and mozilla has been sending their users towards then in return for a small share of the google mega profits.

So much for the advertised protection of user privacy.