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Worst case scenario, what can a Chrome extension do with "Your data on all websites" and "Your tabs and browsing activity"?
Chrome extensions, and just like other browsers, appear to often get quite some extensive access to your browser data. In fact, most extensions I've installed require access to:
Your data on all ...
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Are official browser add-ons really safe?
Almost any browser addon/extension that I install on my Chrome or Firefox (be it Firebug, RESTClient, ...) warns me, saying:
It [the add-on] can:
Access your data on all website
Access ...
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Why do Chrome extensions need access to 'all my data' and 'browsing activity'?
Often I install simple add-ons for Google Chrome. However, they almost all need what appears to me as excessive access to my data. For instance, I install an extension that allows me to click on any ...
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Danger of browser extension without any permissions?
Assuming that an extension for Firefox or Chrome does not request any WebExtensions permission, what harm could this extension do?
Or put another way: What (potentially malicious) actions can an ...
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How do I check the code of a Chrome extension to make sure it's not stealing my info?
I've been reading more and more about just how much access browser extensions can have to your data. This is a little unsettling, so I'm curious if there is a way to Vet these extensions and make sure ...
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What are the effects of the Chrome Web Developer extension hijack?
Today, the owner of the rather popular Web Developer toolbar noticed it had been hijacked and replaced with a malicious version. He disabled it, but the malicious version (diff) had been in the wild ...
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Browser setups to stay safe from malware and unwanted stuff
I have to set up a browser to surf the internet. I'm trying to stay safe from malware as much as possible. (I already know that there's no way to stay 100% safe.)
My idea is to use Firefox with these ...
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Prevent Chrome extensions from betraying me
As has been discussed in this answer, a flaw with the Chrome Web Store is that an honest-but-naive developer may sell a popular browser extension to someone like Techno SoLotions, assuming that Techno ...
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Can my computer be compromised by uBlock/Adblock filter list?
uBlock is open source and suppose I trust the author. But filter lists are something that is maintained by other people. Is it possible to add something to a filter list to compromise computer/browser,...
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