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Tips to reduce Enshittification of Internet
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this post was submitted on 21 May 2024
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Be veeeeeery wary of browser addons. They gain access to the data of every web page. Can monitor keystrokes, etc. so… usernames, passwords, bank accounts. How hard would it be for a developer to maliciously add code that is distributed to thousands of devices?
Pretty easy if you ask XZ
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor
this is shamelessly spreading FUD. The XZ issue has been resolved and was resolved very quickly. The author is a hero.
It’s an example of malicious code sneaking in. I’m using this example because it is recent and well known. Regardless of the speed in which it was corrected, it is a valid example.