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Browser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don't (vitonsky.net)

submitted 3 years ago by vitonsky@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Exactly why most enterprise organizations disable them. You should too if you’re doing anything sensitive data.

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[–] munderzi@feddit.ch 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

That's why on my work PC I use a completely vanilla Firefox, gotta live with the ads. But I'm not risking giving full access to website content to any extension

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