Chrome extensions spying on users' browsing data(qcontinuum.substack.com)
416 points by qcontinuum1 | 170 comments
A Substack post reporting that 287 Chrome extensions with about 37 million users were found spying on users' browsing data.
#chrome-extensions on Hacker News
7 stories tagged chrome-extensions, newest first.
LinkedIn checks for 2953 browser extensions(github.com)
459 points by mdp | 215 comments
GitHub repository documenting how LinkedIn probes for nearly 3,000 Chrome extensions to fingerprint users, with extension ID lists and scripts.
Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update(0x44.xyz)
941 points by deryilz | 816 comments
Blog post describing a Chrome bug that let extensions keep using webRequestBlocking to bypass Manifest V3's restrictions on adblockers.
Honey has now lost 4M Chrome users after shady tactics were revealed(9to5google.com)
571 points by tantalor | 271 comments
9to5Google article reporting that PayPal's Honey browser extension has lost about 4 million Chrome users after revelations about its shady affiliate tactics.
"Begin disabling installed extensions still using Manifest V2 in Chrome stable"(developer.chrome.com)
462 points by freedomben | 406 comments
Chrome for Developers documentation page outlining the Manifest V2 extension support and phase-out timeline in Chrome.
Detect when your installed Chrome extensions have changed owners(github.com)
714 points by ben_s | 269 comments
GitHub repository for Under New Management, a Chrome extension that detects when installed Chrome extensions have changed owners.
Show HN: Little Rat – Chrome extension monitors network calls of all extensions(github.com)
492 points by npace12 | 88 comments
GitHub repository for Little Rat, a Chrome extension that monitors network requests made by other installed Chrome extensions.