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posted by mrpg on Thursday September 06 2018, @02:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-can-recommend-them-something:-don't dept.

If location and notification nags aren't enough, how about some extension alerts in your browser?

Mozilla tests a new feature in Firefox Nightly at the moment that suggests extensions to users when they visit certain sites on the Internet.

The recommendation feature is turned off by default and needs to be enabled at this point. Extensions may increase the user experience on sites they are designed for, for example by blocking advertisement, enhancing search functionality, or improving privacy.

Firefox users who have used the Nightly version of the web browser for years may remember that Mozilla ran a Test Pilot Study four years ago that displayed extension recommendations to users as well. The study recommended extensions and features of Firefox to the user but it never made it into the web browser and was moved to the graveyard as a consequence.


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  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Thursday September 06 2018, @07:01AM

    by Arik (4543) on Thursday September 06 2018, @07:01AM (#731196) Journal
    Hello! I'm glad you've noticed something is wrong at Mozilla.

    Unfortunately you're nearly 10 years too late for this to do any good, aside from the possibility you might learn from it and notice this shit more quickly in the future.
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