Corrine 2,566 Posted August 16, 2018 Mozilla removed today 23 Firefox add-ons that snooped on users and sent data to remote servers, a Mozilla engineer has told Bleeping Computer today. The list of blocked add-ons includes "Web Security," a security-centric Firefox add-on with over 220,000 users, which was at the center of a controversy this week after it was caught sending users' browsing histories to a server located in Germany. At the time, Mozilla engineers said they would review the add-on's behavior. But following the initial report, several users reported other add-ons exhibiting similar data collection patterns, some of which sent data to the same server where "Web Security" was also sending information. More at Mozilla Removes 23 Firefox Add-Ons That Snooped on Users. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 10,460 Posted August 16, 2018 Speaking of.... Mozilla-endorsed security plug-in accused of tracking users I guess they want it all for themselves.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
