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Re:Mozilla/web-ext: A command line tool to help build, run, ... by account42 on Thursday November 26, 2020 @09:51AM (#25220463)
What is the signature good for if they hand it out without review? Might as well get rid of the requirement.
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Re:Mozilla/web-ext: A command line tool to help build, run, ... by toyg on Thursday November 26, 2020 @10:33AM (#25220836)
They get an archive of stuff they can (theoretically) ban if found to be malware. Which I guess (or rather I hope) spreads a bit of a chilling effect among potential malware writers.
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Re:Mozilla/web-ext: A command line tool to help build, run, ... by dblohm7 on Thursday November 26, 2020 @11:32AM (#25221357)
Then there’s something to revoke if necessary.
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