Andreas Antonopolous (sp) was right.. cryptocurrency will make people take cybersecurity serious for once. I never really cared all that much, but now with Bitcoin, Steemit, and my log-ins to various exchanges, I am definitely starting to take it serious.
So when I see all these wonderful add-ons and browser extensions like the one in your post I can't help but think that these could be ideal ways to spy on people and take their passwords. I am sure it's not happening yet, or people would have noticed. Then again... how much faith am I willing to put in that? What about the future? I've had software do a 180 on me before, suddenly integrating spyware after years of solid service. Pretty much anything available on various app-stores is infected with a bunch of spyware/malware and hackers are always on the lookout for loopholes.
I'm not taking the risk, so I stay away from any add-ons :-/
It sucks because now I have to check randowhale manually all day long!
"ideal ways to spy on people and take their passwords."
It's true, even with open source projects that are vetted, they can always be changed later.
I would be more worried if Steemit didn't have our funds locked up via the power-down feature.
"It sucks because now I have to check randowhale manually all day long!"
Haha, if you're powered up, the risk is minimal. Time is money...
Personally I use Mozilla Firefox with the more info extension, but I always am in 'view-only mode', I never log in, no password or voting/active key is ever used there.
When I comment, I simply use Chrome, where I automatically log in. It's a bit of a hassle, but for me it's the best from both worlds.
Yeah I thought about that too. I have my chrome setup as a 'clean' browser, no ad-block or whatever (which sucks!) but I feel secure enough to log into things with it where money is stored.
I hope some new revolutionary new concept to deal with these issues (maybe digital identity linked to my hardware wallet?) hopefully soon! Long live the blockchain, it may solve this problem too :)