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Re:Firefox is on a slippery slope by Karunamon on Saturday December 16, 2017 @01:44PM (#15941045)
Except this wasn’t an auto update - it’s a completely different infrastructure pushing stuff into the browser without affirmative consent or even knowledge. And in true malvertising fashion, this system is both opt-out and turns itself back on sometimes.
Re:Firefox is on a slippery slope by SAI_Peregrinus on Saturday December 16, 2017 @07:31PM (#15943155)
Also auto-update has a changelog. Users can get an idea of what changed, what the new buttons do, etc. This was unannounced and hidden from users.