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vitonsky@programming.dev to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Browser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don't

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vitonsky@programming.dev to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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I've developed a few browser extensions, and every week I receive numerous emails with "revenue offer". Some experienced developers know that offers like these will inject malware into the browsers of your users, but scammers who make these offers will not tell you about it. They offer "integrations" that don't look so suspicious. Imagine how many developers have accepted these offers. Then look at the number of extensions in your browser and think about how much risk there is that you have an extension with malware.
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    They average person won’t know what they’re looking at.

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