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>> The browser's model has the unit as the webpage, not the user.

The user loses control, the user loses.

>> This model can work since the web was built for each site to be independent and self-contained...

https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/samples "Content Script Cross-Domain XMLHttpRequest Example"

>> whereas the program only has to be verified once after downloading.

Opening the door to hackers who find ways to infiltrate that program _after_ that check has been done.




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