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Re:Adblocking people and non-adblocking people experience a ... by simion314 on Monday January 31, 2022 @01:04PM (#30151503)
Are those recommendation based on user ratings only? The issue with extensions is they can get hijacked and get malicious. A Mozilla created extension or endorsed would offer the warranty that there is no intentional malicious code in it. After your comment I checked the extensions page, seems there is something claimed about "security" but is too vague IMO.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-on-badges?utm_conte...

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Re:Adblocking people and non-adblocking people experience a ... by detaro on Monday January 31, 2022 @02:36PM (#30153076)
... no, as the page you link says, the extensions are reviewed by Mozilla employees.
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Re:Adblocking people and non-adblocking people experience a ... by simion314 on Monday January 31, 2022 @03:21PM (#30153701)
>no, as the page you link says, the extensions are reviewed by Mozilla employees.

What this review means? Do you have a link? Is it reviewed by a security developer hired by Mozilla or some community person?

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Re:Adblocking people and non-adblocking people experience a ... by commoner on Monday January 31, 2022 @08:44PM (#30157581)
Firefox has a help page about their Recommended Extensions program:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recommended-extensions-...

It's exactly what you're asking for, a badge showing that Mozilla "staff security experts" have carefully reviewed the extension to ensure that it is free of malicious or unsafe code. The extension must also be effective at what it does, offer a good user experience, and be regularly updated.

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