The extensions that want to do blocking would then not need to request permission to read and modify pages. As users we could pick adblockers that didn't requi

The extensions that want to do blocking would then not need to request permission to read and modify pages. As users we could pick adblockers that didn't require permission to ready all our activity. How is reducing the required permissions (significantly) not an enhancement to user safety. Your argument that we always must give extension authors full permissions to get anything done is a pathetic one frankly.