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Re:Unknown Mozilla dev addon "Looking Glass 1.0.3" on browser by akamaozu on Friday December 15, 2017 @03:58PM (#15935036)
Why is this downvoted?

It sounds like a valid reason for being able to auto-install add-ons.

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Re:Unknown Mozilla dev addon "Looking Glass 1.0.3" on browser by TooFastIndeed on Friday December 15, 2017 @04:09PM (#15935140)
Because this is not the scenario that is being denounced here. A brand new add-on with functionality unrelated to the product is being installed without consent or even notification - that's capital M Malware peddling.
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