Re: Firefox "shield"

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On 12/17/2017 01:11 AM, Benjamin Kreuter wrote:
> Sorry if this was discussed already, but it looks like Firefox 57 on
> Fedora 26 (and I assume 27 but have not checked) in the Fedora repo has
> "extension.shield-recipe-client.enabled = true".
> 
> 1)  Is there a reason this is not turned off by default?  This is being
> used to install extensions without notifying users.

I wonder if this is related to Mr. Robot extension that was
automatically installed without user's consent:
https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-backpedals-after-mr-robot-firefox-misstep/

> 
> 2)  At what point will it be appropriate to consider changing the
> default browser?  This is just the latest in a series of questionable
> things Mozilla has done.
> 
> -- Ben
> 
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