Browser extensions can stay in your working day long after you've forgotten why you installed them. That tiny toolbar icon may represent a bigger arrangement than you remember making.
Rich explores what extension permissions describe, from website data to other browser capabilities, and why broad access deserves context rather than automatic suspicion. Socket's August 2026 investigation supplies a concrete example of useful extensions acquiring malicious behavior, including some bought from legitimate authors. The conversation also examines why a change in behavior doesn't necessarily require a change in permission. Google's Chrome guidance helps explain what site access controls can cover and why tools that route network connections need a different look.
If your browser is where you write, research, or handle everyday work, this is a useful conversation about the software sharing that space. Plaintext with Rich gives professionals and leaders a way to think about ongoing access, useful tools, and workplace needs without turning every add-on into a suspect.
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