Well, technically you are not talking to 3rd parties, you are checking for updates on the author's site. For extensions that rely on up-to-date lists and defini

Well, technically you are not talking to 3rd parties, you are checking for updates on the author's site. For extensions that rely on up-to-date lists and definitions to work this is a crucial step, otherwise they'll be pointless. Antivirus software does the same thing. OS does the same thing. How it is now all of the sudden a problem?