This behavior is now the norm in my experience, including browser extensions, mobile apps, and websites. I experience breakage through no action of my own, trig

This behavior is now the norm in my experience, including browser extensions, mobile apps, and websites. I experience breakage through no action of my own, triggered remotely by the developer. While I agree that it's very much like malware, I'm simply pointing out that this is the rule, rather than the exception, with commercial software today.