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		jstanley 50 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any... > every single extension provides 100% access to my websites to whoever controls the extension. But the browser also has 100% access to all of the websites. The browser is software that works for you. You control the browser. Who but yourself do you imagine controls your extensions?

esseph 50 days ago | [–]

> The browser is software that works for you. You control the browser.

Oh really? Then why do my browsers keep moving things?

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