On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:23:29 -0400
Jim Straus wrote:

> > - Remove or revert code that was found to be malicious (i.e., Mozilla could 
> > remove that code, not wait for the developer to act)  
> 
> That is a good point.  Mozilla could retain the code in either case, but in 
> the base of signed manifests there is no way to distribute the code.  On the 
> other hand, even if older code is distributed, there is no assurance that the 
> other resources would correspond to the code.
> 
> In the case of removing code that is found to be malicious, there are already 
> plans for a blacklist.  And that would still be necessary, since an app that 
> is locally cached may not go back to the developer or store in a timely 
> manner.

There is a revoke key feature in gpg too. I'm not sure what's the
best way to go though. Would you want to be able to blacklist just an
app, a developer, store or even all three?
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