@dethos it definitely feels sus, though I could see... | Michał "rysiek" Woźniak

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@dethos it definitely feels sus, though I could see some potentially reasonable use-cases. Like banking websites, where maybe some shifty extensions should be disabled.

But this needs to be done with the consent of the user and making sure that the user is well-informed about what's going on. Clearly that is not the case. Sigh.

Like 5 Jul 2023 at 22:21 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mstdn.social

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Gen X-Wing

@rysiek @dethos Could easily throw up some big warning or what not. Say “this is a bank, want to disable all extensions?”.

This feature reeks of thought crime and big brother. Not the shitty TV show, but the nineteen eighty-four kind.

6 Jul 2023 at 4:56 | Open on bitbang.social

Ariadne Conill 🐰

@rysiek @dethos ah yes so all the sites who want adblock to not work will declare themselves as an extension free zone

6 Jul 2023 at 7:05 | Open on social.treehouse.systems

Stephan

@ariadne @rysiek @dethos first, as mentioned in the article, the ad blocker uBlock is a trusted addon, and thus not blocked by the new feature. It appears that it will only affect add-ons that aren't checked by Mozilla. Second, it's up to Mozilla which websites are protected, not up to the website owners themselves.

6 Jul 2023 at 10:33 | Open on mastodon.social

Gonçalo Valério

@durchaus @ariadne @rysiek regardless of the current config, what matters is the capability that the vendor is giving himself and the way it was communicated.

The list can easily change overtime to accommodate Mozilla's needs (or their "customers" needs).

6 Jul 2023 at 10:39 | Open on s.ovalerio.net

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