> Auto updating anything but the most critical and most trusted software is absolutely bone-headed Yep. It's kind of mind-blowing that Crome defaults to auto-

> Auto updating anything but the most critical and most trusted software is absolutely bone-headed Yep. It's kind of mind-blowing that Crome defaults to auto-updating extensions, then lets just anyone upload new versions of them. (Is it even possible to disable this idiocy?) I take some perverse joy in the fact that someone has "monetized" the auto-update treadmill. Maybe it will encourage people to think about the consequences of installing random code to your computer whenever someone else decides to do so.