Extension Manager:Projects:Third Party Add-on Warnings

Current options for managing add-ons installed by third parties and system administrators are limited. We allow disabling but not uninstalling. We also currently do not provide adequate warning to users that new third-party provided add-ons have been installed.

• Module owner: Mossop
• Available reviewers: Mossop, Unfocused, rs

Status

• AVAILABLE
• bug 476430

Goals

• Make users aware when new add-ons have been installed that they may not know about
  • Users should be able to opt out of such add-ons before the add-on's code haa a chance to run
• Allow uninstalling third party add-ons in some way
  • Consider how to allow "reinstalling"

Non-Goals

• Support removing other applications on the system from within Firefox

Design

Design mockup

Milestones

1. Initial designs
2. Specification
3. Implementation
4. Testing
5. Release