I understand how DOM and extension permissions work. What I don't understand is how 22k people thought giving access to every single site that they visit (banki

I understand how DOM and extension permissions work. What I don't understand is how 22k people thought giving access to every single site that they visit (banking, facebook, email) to some person that they don't know anything about and have no reason to trust, was a good idea. It's mind boggling.