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Let's Talk About Malicious Browser Extensions: Part 2

!important • 43 implied HN points • 13 Feb 25
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Web Security Browser Extensions Data Protection Risk management
  1. Malicious browser extensions can steal sensitive information like passwords and cookies. This puts users at risk of losing their accounts and personal data.
  2. In workplaces, these risks are even more serious because a breach can affect the whole organization and its customers. It's crucial for businesses to be aware of these dangers.
  3. Many security professionals need better training and tools to recognize the risks of browser extensions and to protect their systems effectively.

There is no EU cookie banner law

Bite code! • 978 implied HN points • 14 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Internet Regulations Data Privacy Web browsing Browser Extensions
  1. Cookie banners on websites are not legally required by any EU law; companies choose to implement them.
  2. American companies do not have to comply with EU laws such as showing cookie banners to users in the USA.
  3. Many cookie banners on websites are actually illegal according to EU law, as they use dark patterns to trick users into tracking consent.

The asymmetry of nudges

lcamtuf’s thing • 103 HN points • 24 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Big Tech API Browser Extensions Privacy
  1. It's common to blame big businesses for unethical practices, but often founders and CEOs are genuinely trying to do the right thing.
  2. The development of Manifest V3 in Google Chrome, though controversial, aimed to address major security and privacy risks posed by browser extensions.
  3. The concept of the asymmetry of nudges highlights how well-intentioned changes in tech companies can inadvertently limit user choices or negatively impact user experience.
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How To Defeat The Addiction Algorithms on Mobile

Ivy’s Substack • 4 HN points • 06 May 24
🕹 Technology Social media Mobile Apps Browser Extensions Tech Solutions
  1. The problem with addiction algorithms on mobile is that social media apps are designed to trap users into endless scrolling by suggesting related content, locking you into an addictive experience.
  2. One solution to combat addiction algorithms on mobile is to use a mobile browser with add-ons like UBlock Origin which allows for customization to block specific elements on websites, helping users control their usage.
  3. By using customized filters with add-ons on a mobile browser, like Firefox with UBlock Origin, it's possible to block specific elements on websites like Reddit and Instagram, effectively reducing addictive behaviors and shifting focus to other activities.