Browser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don't
Browser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don't
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Browser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don't
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I wonder how easy it would be to make an extension and fake it's popularity? Make make it intentionally broken or something, so users immediately uninstall it too.
Sounds like an easy $10k, assuming the scammers would actually pay.
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Don't extensions get reviewed by the various stores? I'd imagine an automated check could catch malicious integrations like that.
Maybe not right away, but once they catch wind of one shady extension they could just search the store for any other ones.
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I guess so, it would still be a problem. Once one extension is caught, it should be simpler to catch the rest.
It's harder to quickly switch stuff up when you need to send the devs new code to put in
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Mozilla prohibits connections to the internet, which aren't necessary for the advertised functionality of an extension. So, these are rather "Chrome extensions" we're talking about...