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Just because an extension can do that, doesnt mean they are sending your info to a server.


No, but (1) you are trusting the extension to not do that, and (2) even if you vet the extension now, it could change in the future. Or am I mistaken? My understanding is that by default, extensions update automatically. If you accept these permissions initially, then you implicitly accept them for any future update. The alternative is keeping track of and updating every extension manually, re-vetting each one every time.




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