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Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Clive on June 18, 2010, 09:52

Title: Firefoxers howl as privacy add-on auto updates with 'bloatware'
Post by: Clive on June 18, 2010, 09:52

Firefox users are howling that a widely-used browser add-on designed to protect them from unwanted cookie tracking has been automatically updated with what they see as overly intrusive "bloatware".

LINK (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/17/firefox_taco_addon_beefs_up/)

Title: Re: Firefoxers howl as privacy add-on auto updates with 'bloatware'
Post by: Rik on June 18, 2010, 11:24

I suppose it was inevitable. :(

Title: Re: Firefoxers howl as privacy add-on auto updates with 'bloatware'
Post by: sam on June 18, 2010, 13:27

that's pretty shocking... I don't use it but you don't hear good news about many extensions at the moment.