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If I carelessly execute ~/Downloads/some-binary, my environment variables and config settings are now suspect , while overwriting my firefox binary requires root access.

As such, having the browser loudly warn (irrespective of settings) about such unsafe defaults is still vastly better.




As such, having the browser loudly warn (irrespective of settings) about such unsafe defaults is still vastly better.

Yes. Loudly. As in "surrounds entire window with a red frame with INSECURE TEST MODE ENABLED", not as in "pops up notification that quietly fades out".


But poisoning your Firefox binary does not require root access. Just preload what you want.




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