This is becoming more and more complex I think.

To put it in the flatest way, it's not a given that users trust the platform owner more than some extension providers.

In theory that shouldn't be the case, and not trusting a platform that runs natively and has potential acccess to everything we do sounds crazy. But in practice there's only so many platforms, and depending on one's work or environement, not using Chrome isn't even an option.

In that context, extensions are the most direct tools the users have to get back some control.