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"Actors who are asking me to add some tracking code are mostly interested in reselling users' data," Anashkin said. "Actors who want to purchase it outright will stuff it with malware depending on their level of greed: hijacking affiliate links, tampering with search results, showing popups with shady websites, etc."

Anashkin's experience appears to be fairly common. Developers have discussed these solicitations in online forums and several have written blog posts about selling extensions or partnership offers.

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[–] spark947@lemm.ee 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They need to name and shame the people reaching out. They keep reacting them.

[–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

this is how you burn potential for future relationships

[–] Numuruzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 1 year ago

Seems like a good deal if it proactively convinces bad actors to stop from reaching out

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

In other words, "retirement fund" or wasn't offered enough.