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Re:Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions t... by behringer on Thursday May 30, 2019 @09:56AM (#20051142)
Signing is pretty important. Without signing anybody could surreptitiously replace your addon with something else.
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Re:Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions t... by 0xffff2 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @11:02AM (#20051907)
How so? Either they already have access to my computer, in which case browser addons are the least of my concerns, or they've compromised Mozilla in some way in which case who's to say they can't sign their fake addon too?
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Re:Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions t... by Mirioron on Friday May 31, 2019 @08:14AM (#20060136)
But it also means that I can't have an add on that Mozilla doesn't sign, right?
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Re:Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions t... by josteink on Thursday May 30, 2019 @10:53AM (#20051789)
Only if they have local access. In which case, I’ve already lost.
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