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Regarding the master key part, it probably makes sense. May be this is the reason why IE does not have extensions. But browser vendors like Google, Mozilla and

Regarding the master key part, it probably makes sense. May be this is the reason why IE does not have extensions. But browser vendors like Google, Mozilla and Opera know this even before I came to know what privacy on web is. Chrome extensions served from it's web store are analyzed by Google. Firefox and Opera extensions are code reviewed before they go into their stores. All these web stores combined, there are millions of browser extensions and billions of people are using on day to day basis. So can't we trust browser vendors' efforts in this case? And if I start a startup and develop some software, how can any user trust me on day one without using the software I developed? I am just curious to know

TekMol 9y ago
Chrome extensions served from it's web store are analyzed by Google. Analyzed how? As far as I know, many have malware in them: http://lifehacker.com/many-browser-extensions-have-become-adware-or-malware-1505117457 http://lifehacker.com/many-browser-extensions-have-become-ad... https://kjaer.io/extension-malware/ https://kjaer.io/extension-malware/ Firefox and Opera extensions are code reviewed before they go into their stores. That approach might be better. I wouldn't trust them to find everything all the time though. An extension only has to somehow hide a "load external code and execute it" function to get around it. That could be just one line of code. And it might be obfuscated and spread throughout the codebase in clever ways. how can any user trust me Make a web app. Web apps are way less dangerous.
- PradeepKumar721 9y ago
  Gotcha. Thankyou