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Over 80 Chrome Extensions Found Selling Their Users Data - And It’s All Completely Legal (layerxsecurity.com)
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  • A network of 24 media extensions that are installed on 800,000 users and collected viewing data and demographic information on major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV, and others
  • 12 separate ad blockers with a combined install base of over 5.5 million users openly selling user data
  • Nearly 50 other extensions, with over 100,000 users in aggregate, that collected and resold users’ browsing data
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[-] _haha_oh_wow_@piefed.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

Nobody should still be using Chrome after they killed proper ad blocking. The browser is a legitimate security threat.

[-] gapa@feddit.nu -1 points 3 weeks ago

I use chromium for some sites since i have written an extension that gives me dark mode for all sites. And firefox demands that all extensions have to be signed.

[-] notastatist@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

There are darkmode extensions for firefox. Or do you like to use your own?

[-] gapa@feddit.nu -1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah. I try to keep the number of regular extensions low for security and privacy reasons.

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