Re:Google will block local extensions in Chrome 33 for Windows
by Houshalter on Thursday February 13, 2014 @03:35PM
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That's a terrible idea. Menus shouldn't intentionally be designed to be user hostile. Instead just give a warning message, preferably one that is actually informative and appropriately scary looking.
There is a middle ground between letting any malware on the machine install whatever extensions it wants with no user consent, and banning users from installing extensions entirely.
There is a middle ground between letting any malware on the machine install whatever extensions it wants with no user consent, and banning users from installing extensions entirely.