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Do I have to use add-ons or can I use Firefox savely without add-ons?

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Can I use Firefox savely without add-ons? If not, how will I know which add-ons are needed? How save are the add-ons? What if an add-on contains a bug or a mistake? Will I get updates automatically?

Can I use Firefox savely without add-ons? If not, how will I know which add-ons are needed? How save are the add-ons? What if an add-on contains a bug or a mistake? Will I get updates automatically?

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Add-ons are optional. I find some of them incredibly useful, but you probably will end up with different ones that suit your needs or interests.

If the add-ons are installed from the Mozilla Add-ons site, then they are checked for updates on a regular basis.

Some add-ons will have bugs or cause conflicts with other add-ons or web sites. You can see the evidence of that on this forum, especially after major upgrades... All that flexibility makes Firefox harder to support, but everyone wants choice. :-)

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I should add that much of the web does not work correctly with the Adobe Flash plugin, so maybe that one isn't so optional.

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