JohnQPublic

It became obvious this week that Mozilla has a backdoor available to kill
java or any other plugin in Firefox instantly, if you're online. It does not
require your knowledge or approval. It happens automatically. One minute
you're surfing happily away. The next minute you discover that your plugin
has been disabled.

It apparently works by having Firefox listen on a secret channel somehow to
a Mozilla "blocklist". They can issue softblocks or hardblocks. There is
apparently no way to stop a hardblock (is there?). Presumably softblocks can
be stopped with an about:config tweak, although I have no evidence that it's
effective:

    extensions.blocklist.enabled;false

Exactly how Firefox listens to such edicts from Mozilla's heirarchy hasn't
been revealed, which means that Firefox is spyware - pure and simple!
Exactly what channel(s) or port(s) is Firefox listening to Mozilla
headquarters on? Or is it a rootkit? Or what?

What other secret backdoors does Firefox have to allow control over our
private computers? People would like to know!
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JQP

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I was unaware that Mozilla censors have the ability to kill plugins already
installed and working OK in a Firefox browser. Then today they decided to
kill java for everyone with older versions of that plugin. I presume it
happened simultaneously to everyone who was online today with their Firefox
browser. It happened to me on 2 computers. With one computer, I was logged
onto a website that uses java and it was working just fine, til Mozilla
killed the plugin. With the other computer, the Firefox browser was opened
and online, but not actively accessing a website.

I consider that a serious invasion of privacy and a breach of trust with
Firefox users. It puts Firefox into the category of spyware, with Mozilla
being the spy. I don't know enough about coding to understand exactly how
they can do it, but they must be listening to my browser, or my browser must
be reporting some data to them - secretly, without my knowledge or
permission. Does anyone know exactly how this illegitimate communication
happens?

It should definitely be *my* decision to update, or not to update, installed
plugins that are working OK on my computer. It's entirely at my risk whether
stability, security, or whatever is involved. Why? Because *I* own this
computer, not the nincompoops at Mozilla gestapo headquarters! Being
force-fed updates "for my own good" is not something I will tolerate!

So, is there any way to stop Mozilla's built-in secret backdoor
communications with Firefox, in general? In particular, is there any way to
stop them from disabling installed Firefox plugins in this fashion? Maybe a
tweak to about:config, or a userChrome.css block, or whatever...?
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JQP

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The plug-in checker doesn't work for java.
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JQP

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