Hands more control to users to authorize apps installed by third-party software.
If you are a Firefox user, how many times have you installed software on your computer and noticed later that it installed its own add-on to Firefox (or even other web browsers?). Mozilla has decided to target this common practice, handing more control over to the user on what add-ons can and can't be active.
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this is a handy feature, cos i know people that when they install apps or programs of sorts they always tick the next box without looking and end up with crap on their browser toolbar..
Thank you, Mozilla. Finally, I'll be able to install whichever software I choose without getting Bing, Ask, or whatever else crappy toolbar the installer sets up regardless of whether I opt in or not.
I always have problems with unwanted toolbars that mess up my setup in Firefox, then I have to spend forever trying to fix everything. Most recently, this Ask.com toolbar got installed on my browser. Truthfully, I was sure I told the program I didn't want the toolbar, but it installed it anyway. What was most annoying was that the toolbar changed it so that my address bar's default search was Yahoo.com instead of Google. You would think restoring Google as the default would be simple, but it was impossible to figure out. I had to jump through all these hoops readjusting my toolbar. So this add-on is really welcome. Thanks Firefox.
