
Opening the addons window reverts configuration changes which disable experiments Experiments are not explicitly enabled by users Mozilla developers themselves don't realise the consequences of doing this Mozilla developers can distribute addons to users without their knowledge Unknown Mozilla developers can distribute addons to users without their permission

There are several scary things about this: But seeing the plugin pop-up unannounced on their computers has left many Firefox users more than a little alarmed. Once enabled, the plugin seems to have made only minor changes to specific websites, likely leaving more clues for players of the Mr. The description of the app itself confirms that, listing both Mozilla developers and USA executives as authors of the plug-in. According to Mozilla’s documentation, the plug-in was designed as a “shared experience to further your immersion into the Mr Robot universe,” developed as a collaboration between Mozilla and the Mr. Robot’s long-running alternative reality game, a trail of clues left by writers for fans to discover.

“Any explanations welcome because I can't find any reference online.”Īs it turned out, Looking Glass was part of Mr.
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“I did not remember installing this add-on, I would not knowingly install it,” one user wrote in the support forum. When they checked to see what Looking Glass did, they found a vague and ominous description - “MY REALITY IS JUST DIFFERENT THAN YOURS” - which did little to quiet suspicions. It was disabled by default, but users were still alarmed to see a plugin they hadn’t installed. A new plug-in called Looking Glass found its way into each instance of the new Firefox Quantum browser.

Yesterday, Firefox users noticed a strange new plug-in popping up in their browsers.
