Installing every* Firefox extension

kept by eddie apr 18

A developer scraped all 84,000+ Firefox extensions from AMO, installed them, and documented the resulting browser performance and technical challenges.

Announcing Web Serial Support in Firefox - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
Firefox 151 for Desktop adds Web Serial API support, enabling web apps to connect to serial hardware like microcontrollers and 3D printers.
also on Mozilla, Firefox, #browser-engineering, #security, #developer-tools
How Anthropic’s Mythos has rewritten Firefox’s approach to cybersecurity
Anthropic's Mythos model unearthed hundreds of high-severity Firefox bugs, including sandbox vulnerabilities that human researchers rarely found.
also on Mozilla, Firefox, #browser-engineering, #security, #developer-tools
LinkedIn checks for 2953 browser extensions
LinkedIn scans browsers for over 2,900 Chrome extensions to detect and block scraping, automation, and data-harvesting tools used for spam.
also on Firefox, #browser-engineering, #security, #automation
Google Chrome update will fully close the door on ad blockers
Google Chrome is fully removing Manifest V2 support in upcoming releases, finally ending the last loophole that allowed ad blockers like uBlock Origin to work.
also on Firefox, #browser-engineering