#INSTALL LASTPASS FOR FIREFOX PASSWORD#

For Google Chrome, click on the ellipsis menu in the upper right, More tools, Extensions, and then click on the Details item. Click on the ellipsis menu in the upper right, Extensions, and then click on the Details item for the extension you wish to examine. In the example above, I’ve viewed the permissions required by the LastPass extension. LastPass extension permissions in Firefox. Click on the extension you want to examine, and then click on Permissions. In Firefox, click on the hamburger menu in the upper right, then Add-ons, then Extensions. In most browsers, you can view the permissions granted to your installed extensions. Since many browser extensions are often about modifying what we see on the page - be it removing ads, filling in forms, or even customizing our social media feeds - needing access to “everything” is pretty common.

#INSTALL LASTPASS FOR FIREFOX PASSWORD#

LastPass (and any other password vault extension) needs this access in order to do the job you’re asking it to do: collect passwords from and enter passwords on those pages.Īd blockers are another example of browser extensions that require wide-ranging permission to examine all of the pages displayed in your browser to be able to do the job you’re expecting them to do: remove the ads on those pages. The extension can, for example, examine any and all data on every website you visit - including your bank!īut when you think about it, this makes sense. In the example above, the LastPass password vault browser extension for Firefox needs access to just about everything. Permissions required by LastPass being installed in Firefox. It’s not at all uncommon for a web browser extension to request or require permissions to access your data. Given the amount of access a browser extension is given, it’s important to be cautious when considering one. Less trustworthy extensions often appear as PUPs, or come from sources you’ve never heard of. Trustworthy browser extensions come from reputable sources, perform a specific, useful task, and don’t require more access than the task needs.

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