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Firefox 115 released (www.mozilla.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by hal_5700X@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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[–] mojo@lemm.ee 77 points 2 years ago (19 children)

Certain Firefox users may come across a message in the extensions panel indicating that their add-ons are not allowed on the site currently open. We have introduced a new back-end feature to only allow some extensions monitored by Mozilla to run on specific websites for various reasons, including security concerns.

What is this bullshit? Feel like this will lead to adblocks being blocked for certain websites under the guise of "security", aka: we don't have to justify shit to you.

[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Is there even some way to see which addons this applies to on which websites? Or am I just going to find out randomly while browsing?

[–] gears@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I was curious as well so I looked at the git tree. I'm not familiar with Firefox code, but I'm assuming I found the list:

pref("extensions.webextensions.restrictedDomains", 
"accounts-static.cdn.mozilla.net,accounts.firefox.com,
addons.cdn.mozilla.net,addons.mozilla.org,
api.accounts.firefox.com,content.cdn.mozilla.net,
discovery.addons.mozilla.org,install.mozilla.org,
oauth.accounts.firefox.com,profile.accounts.firefox.com,
support.mozilla.org,sync.services.mozilla.com");

From here

So it looks like it's mostly to do with the account system of Firefox. I'm not sure why their websites would need special protection, but whatever. It's not malicious, for now

[–] Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 2 years ago

Makes sense. You don't want Addons to navigate to the addons page and install other addons. You also don't want to give them access to the firefox sync data through your account to do the same from that end.

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