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Ah, browser extensions, the new "Download a random executable that can access your data (because your data is now all online), with auto-update and antiviruses

• TechBro8615 5y ago
  It’s easy to say that. But be careful what you wish for. Do we need another locked down sandbox? I think Google would like to take Apple’s curated approach to the Play/Extension Stores. But they don’t have the political capital to do it. As an advertising company, any restrictions they add will appear malicious to many. All that said... this thread is about Microsoft, where for enterprise clients, telemetry and restrictions are a feature, not a bug. So I would expect some movement by Microsoft to add more security to their store. It could be something as simple as a label “Reviewed by Microsoft” for vetted extensions. But that’s a dangerous game as long as the browser sandbox is widely defined. Malicious apps could sneak through review and then Microsoft would look bad. Whereas Apple has an actual OS level sandbox with restrictions mostly matching their policies. There isn’t really an easy answer to this problem unless you want to sacrifice control of your browser, in exchange for increased security controls that might not even apply to you. It’s not a new tradeoff by any means.
• tills13 5y ago
  This doesn't have anything to do with Google?