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<blockquote data-quote="Nikos751" data-source="post: 1035084" data-attributes="member: 5403">It&#039;s a matter of probability, if we talk about securityInfection vs addon highjacking.How often a security related addon really threatens a user? Until now, privacy issues have mostly occurred with reputable addons, not security related.How often your system is prone to threats while online? It&#039;s up to you, mostly.It&#039;s also a matter or probability, if we talk about functionality.Infection vs addon compatibility issueAgain, How often a security related addon really threatens a user? Until now, mostly privacy issues have occured with reputable addons, not security related.How often a compatibility issue may arise? it can happen easily.But, in fact, the people&#039;s most important issue with the &quot;dangerous&quot; protection software, is the need of feel of control. Many people do not like that they are under the control of third party entities (addons, security software etc), so they prefer to have the situation at their hands, despite the fact that they will be more vulnerable this way.Others just need best compatibility and I can understand that, so they keep minimal setups.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nikos751, post: 1035084, member: 5403"] It's a matter of probability, if we talk about [U]security[/U] Infection vs addon highjacking. How often a security related addon really threatens a user? Until now, privacy issues have mostly occurred with reputable addons, not security related. How often your system is prone to threats while online? It's up to you, mostly. It's also a matter or probability, if we talk about[U] functionality.[/U] Infection vs addon compatibility issue Again, How often a security related addon really threatens a user? Until now, mostly privacy issues have occured with reputable addons, not security related. How often a compatibility issue may arise? it can happen easily. But, in fact, the people's most important issue with the "dangerous" protection software, is the need of feel of control. Many people do not like that they are under the control of third party entities (addons, security software etc), so they prefer to have the situation at their hands, despite the fact that they will be more vulnerable this way. Others just need best compatibility and I can understand that, so they keep minimal setups. [/QUOTE]

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