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Except that you are giving some random software access to your computer, and it's not even software you can decided when to install and update.

I use Linux so I do have a great deal of control over the version of Chrome I occasionally use.

The software is downloaded from a web server.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. My point is that it's sandboxed in the browser.

You gave that software access to your computer and you don't even control when it updates.

I get that you're trying to win the argument, but you're being opaque.

Any ESP device I have isn't even connected to the Internet so I do control when it updates.