It’s easy: Google owns the browser, so they decide which websites are allowed to install extensions. And Google decided a while ago that the only way to ensure your safety is allowing only Chrome Web Store as installation source. That’s it, installing extensions from third-party sources is so awkward that nobody will do it. Besides, automatic updates wouldn’t work anyway.
It’s easy: Google owns the browser, so they decide which websites are allowed to install extensions. And Google decided a while ago that the only way to ensure your safety is allowing only Chrome Web Store as installation source. That’s it, installing extensions from third-party sources is so awkward that nobody will do it. Besides, automatic updates wouldn’t work anyway.