| Extension install message scares users | ChromeUser009 | 12/16/09 6:00 PM | The installation message from Chrome browser "This extension will have acess to your browsing history and private data on all sites." is false and scares users away. Please make it clear for different extensions. Some of extension doesn't access thos |
| Re: Extension install message scares users | Bapabooiee | 12/16/09 6:18 PM | That's exactly the same issue I brought-up just a little while ago. And I've seen examples of people being scared of it on the forums, too. Glad to see someone else feels the same way. |
| Re: Extension install message scares users | dwight.stegall | 12/16/09 7:45 PM | didn't scare me away. :) |
| Re: Extension install message scares users | Demon_PHP | 12/20/09 10:15 AM | Rather safer than sorry. More protection is better than less Plus if the user doesnt understand the message that well then it should scare them away because they wont know wot there doing so its good in a way |
| Re: Extension install message scares users | M4192 | 12/20/09 3:23 PM | I agree. I don't like downloading something that has access to all my private data! |
| Re: Extension install message scares users | caver_tim | 12/21/09 4:46 AM | Isn't the point that the extension can access your private data. are you really sure you trust the authors? |
| Re: Extension install message scares users | still warm | 12/30/09 2:19 AM | Chrome needs to give the ability for developers to produce extensions that have very limited rights - I am glad that Chrome gives the warning about what the extensions could potentially do, because I wouldn't go installing an executable from someone |
| Re: Extension install message scares users | Niwashi | 12/30/09 10:56 AM | As the extension system currently stands, I think the warning needs to be there. It's true that many extensions don't use that information, but they could. It's available to them. Users need to know that they should only install extensions if they |
| Re: Extension install message scares users | koolezt | 12/18/10 2:08 AM | Niwashi hits the nail on the head: "It would be good if people could write extensions that use a more limited set of rights. Chrome should then be able to identify to the user which extensions have which rights, ..." |
| Re: Extension install message scares users | webdanger | 3/24/11 12:56 PM | google should also tell you when to get your pill, or when its time for your daily walk! You have a brain, use it |