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Browser extensions spy on you, even if its developers don't (vitonsky.net)
submitted 1 year ago by vitonsky@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought my ISP already had this data and is selling it. Should I go make sure all my extensions are 100% kosher?

[–] beaubbe@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your ISP cannot read https data in transit. Extensions can because the page is now rendered on your local browser.