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First of all: user separation is not a robust mechanism. There are countless privilege escalation exploits. It's just one layer of protection.

If you insist that exploit can't escalate its privileges, then set this addon running privilege from Administrator. That would be a good thing actually.




> It's just one layer of protection.

Exactly, and it’s important in cases where users are being convinced to install dodgy extensions because each additional step increases the chances of someone realizing that it’s a scam.




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