vitonsky@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoBrowser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don'tvitonsky.netexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down120cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkBrowser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don'tvitonsky.netvitonsky@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRdVortex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 year agoAnd there are cases where this has already happened: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/-particle-chrome-extension-sold-to-new-dev-who-immediately-turns-it-into-adware/ There are probably more recent cases too, but this was the first one I could find.
And there are cases where this has already happened: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/-particle-chrome-extension-sold-to-new-dev-who-immediately-turns-it-into-adware/ There are probably more recent cases too, but this was the first one I could find.