@hickum
As the original article explains, the add-on was based on Tamper Data - an extension that allows you to view and manipulate HTTP headers of requests made by webpages. It is pretty popular among web developers and security experts. And - yes, it is a sniffer. So when somebody saw an add-on with the same functionality called Mozilla Sniffer it made sense.
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