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Re:Firefox Installs non-free binaries from Cisco and Google ... by fourthark on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @09:39AM (#21991810)
Completely agree with both sides here.

It's a tradeoff and people should weigh the pros/cons seriously. Firefox claims it shows a notification popup, but it may be too easy to click away. (I didn't see it.)

It should be front-and-center.

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Re:Firefox Installs non-free binaries from Cisco and Google ... by sergiosgc on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @12:18PM (#21993487)
It should not. Firefox is not designed for the tech-savvy, it is a general public product. The average user has no idea what DNS is, couldn't care less. In the best case he is only bothered by the question, in the worst will call me for instructions on cleaning up a "virus".
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