New Rules for Extensions - Will They Save Firefox?

After the scandal with the conflict between Noscript and Adblock, it became clear: something needs to be changed in the rules of the Firefox extensions so that the incident does not happen again. Indeed, it is only in the worst nightmare that one can imagine that some extensions will start “fighting” between themselves right in the browser, and this is exactly what happened in the story with Noscript and Adblock. The developers specifically made new versions of their products that interfere with the work of the "enemy." As you know, the Mozilla organization promptly proposed changesinto the AMO policy for browser extensions. In accordance with the proposed changes, no extension has the right to change user settings without a clear explanation of these changes and obtaining the consent of the user. After removing the extension, all settings should be returned to their original state.

Of course, Mozilla is trying to put the maximum number of barriers to malicious extensions in the browser. However, all these actions, according to some expertsDo not eliminate the essence of the problem. The problem is the lack of isolation of the extensions from each other, as a result of which the creation of conflicting extensions remains possible both as a result of deliberate sabotage and as a result of accidental conflicts of extensions. The more different developments - the more often such conflicts will occur.

In other words, the conflict between Noscript and Adblock is perhaps just another symptom of a deep illness that continues to spread throughout the body. It is difficult to cure with spells (changes in AMO policy).

via Ars Technica