Re: Firefox "shield"

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On 12/17/2017 04:09 AM, Till Hofmann wrote:
> 
> 
> 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/

Yeah, that is the reason I thought the OP was bringing this up for...

kevin

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