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wvenable on Aug 21, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: The likely end of DownThemAll

I've got a few plugins that provide very useful tasks but aren't very trust-worthy. You might think that's insane but everything has a risk. I do disable those add-ins when I don't need them.

Security is not an absolute -- it's a trade off.

AustinScript on Aug 21, 2015 [–]

I would wager that your attention to security as it relates to addons puts you in the minorty when compared to the Firefox user base.

It is great that you are security aware but what about the masses?

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