> If a malicious installer sneaks in toolbars it can also install a keylogger/send all of your data to a server/install a firefox fork with the toolbar preinstalled/etc.
If it's totally rogue malware, sure.
The toolbars, on the other hand, were coming from companies like Oracle that operated entirely within the bounds of the law.
Re:Mozilla’s Uncertain Future
by dependenttypes on Monday August 17, 2020 @09:23PM
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Installing a firefox fork is also within the bounds of the law.
If anything this kind of thing only hurts the users that know what they are doing (such as someone wanting to install a 3rd party addon or someone wanting to install addons via nix).