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I will never pay for a chrome extension because of the threat vector it allows for malicious actors. Yes, maybe you've got a great extension, but you require DO
by bobkazamakis 4y ago
I will never pay for a chrome extension because of the threat vector it allows for malicious actors. Yes, maybe you've got a great extension, but you require DOM access for every page I hit. Maybe I even trust you completely! But
I can't trust that next week a bad actor buys you out and drops in a browser exploit.
- afpx 4y agoReminds me of people at work who blindly download and run github repos.
- xeromal 4y agoYeah, I always get the heeby jeebies when I'm about to use a new github repo at work. I tend to add creedence to projects that have loads of stars simply because someone would've complained in the issues section if some nefarious things were afoot. Obviously this isn't foolproof.