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Extensions are analyzed by the Firefox team:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/AMO...

If the review process is still insecure (That is how I understand you reply) I would prefer them to put their energy into this. Analyzing popular extensions in depth (and giving them some 'in depth analyzed' badge) so you do not have to trust a third party.

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I don't know how much I can trust the review process. I believe they have relaxed it a bit recently: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/09/21/review-wait-times...

>Add-ons built on the WebExtensions API will now be automatically reviewed. This means we will publish add-ons shortly after uploading. Human reviewers will look at these pre-approved add-ons, prioritized on various risk factors that are calculated from the add-on’s codebase and other metadata.

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