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Over 80 Chrome Extensions Found Selling Their Users Data - And It’s All Completely Legal (layerxsecurity.com)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Deep@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • A network of 24 media extensions that are installed on 800,000 users and collected viewing data and demographic information on major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV, and others
  • 12 separate ad blockers with a combined install base of over 5.5 million users openly selling user data
  • Nearly 50 other extensions, with over 100,000 users in aggregate, that collected and resold users’ browsing data
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[–] Jiral@lemmy.org 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

In the US maybe, I doubt this is legal in the EU. It is most definitely illegal with sensitive data like health data.

[–] freddo@lemmy.zip 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I doubt they care about EU laws.

[–] Jiral@lemmy.org 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

You'd be surprised. When fines are commonly in the billions, they start to care as a matter of fact. At least proper companies do. Criminals with scam businesses are a different story of course.

[–] cookiecoookie@lemmy.world -1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not many proper companies in America, at least none of the large ones

[–] Jiral@lemmy.org 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I was not talking about erhical companies just companies that can't just go bankrupt without a trace. Google and Co do actually care about billions of fines. Why do you think US tech fascists are so hysterical about EU regulations. If they didn't care they would just ignore them

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Then the EU can force Google to remove or disable them for EU users.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

In the EU you must give explicit consent.