Mozilla to automatically block unwanted Firefox add-ons

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win7holic

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Mozilla's Firefox will soon start blocking browser add-ons installed by other programs until users explicitly approve them, a move that's designed to give people more control over their web surfing experience.

The feature will debut next week in the Firefox Aurora prebeta, Justin Scott a Mozilla product manager for add-ons said Thursday. It will be activated each time the browser is started. If it detects a new add-on that's been installed by another program, it will disable it and present the user with a dialog box. The add-on will be unblocked only after the user approves the add-on.

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Ink

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I read about this a few days ago, I think they mentioned it for Firefox 8.
 

HeffeD

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I haven't encountered many programs that do this, but I am very annoyed when they do.
 

jamescv7

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That's good since addons these days can be unwanted or malicious thing.
 
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