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Firefox can now import and use Chrome extensions as part of its migration import option (debugpointnews.com)

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In a major update towards cross-browser compatibility, Firefox users are set to enjoy the benefits of importing Chrome extensions (note this is really part of the data import/migration from an existing Chrome browser installed, just for extensions that are already supported, and not installing from the Chrome web store), thanks to a new feature unveiled by Mozilla. This is a big deal because it brings us one step closer to having more compatibility between browsers.

Mozilla has been working on making extensions easier across multiple browsers, and this new feature is currently being tested.

Best part? It’s already available to all users of the latest stable version of Firefox.

Firefox itself actually has quite a few excellent extensions that you don't find on Chromium based browsers, so I'm wondering whether Google will be responding with importing Firefox extensions into Chrome? But I'm not holding my breath at all.

See https://debugpointnews.com/firefox-chrome-extensions/

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (6 children)

While passkeys don’t work in Firefox.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What's the advantage over bitwarden/protonpass?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's passwordless login, not a password manager. It's in development and they said the earliest release would be v120.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My problem with passkeys is it seems to be centered around the mentality that my identity is inextricably linked to my devices, which is something anyone concerned about privacy might want to avoid

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Hardware keys are compatible with passkeys. Once you step into two-factor territory, your identity will be linked to something. I can see the issue with devices themselves, but I don't see that same issue with hardware keys. And I don't see any movement towards not supporting traditional passwords in the future. There's more services (granted many are small scale) in the world using passwords than not. So I doubt passkeys will become the only supported option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

@beta_tester @4vr bitwarden/protonpass are implementations of a password manager storing (generally) username + password combinations.
Passkeys are a cryptographic way to prove your identity to a website, after authenticating yourself (generally with PIN or biometrics) to the secure store holding the cryptographic material.

As a side note, at least BitWarden and 1password are getting support to be used *as* passkey.

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