I think the biggest issue that article had with extensions was that auto-updates require the user to trust the developer.

Unfortunately, that’s true with any application for any device or platform, right?

It’s not an exclusive issue only for extensions. Any developer can secretly code any app to do anything they want. That’s the risk you take for using someone’s product or service.

Not sure there’s a way around that.

Right now, I’m trusting Partiko as I type this comment. I’m also trusting Steemit Inc and the Witnesses. There could be all sorts of crazy code somewhere, and I wouldn’t know it.

In blockchain, you hear the term “trustless” a lot. I think the word should be used sparingly for very select situations. Most of the time, trustless is neither possible or practical.

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