#browser-extensions — Public Fediverse posts

The list of starter and example blocklists for the AWAGAM TLD, Domain, and URL blocker has grown a little:

https://github.com/j9t/awagam-blocklists

If you’re in need of something more potent than a regular ad blocker, check out the AWAGAM extension—and roll your own, add new, or contribute to existing blocklists!

#blocking #awagam #browserextensions

ICYMI: Your ad blocker is selling your browsing data - and it's legal: Over 80 Chrome extensions with 6.5 million users legally sell browsing data, viewing history, and inferred health conditions to third parties, says LayerX. https://ppc.land/your-ad-blocker-is-selling-your-browsing-data-and-its-legal/ #AdBlocker #Privacy #DataProtection #BrowserExtensions #OnlineSafety

LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request

https://404privacy.com/blog/linkedin-is-scanning-your-browser-extensions-this-is-how-they-use-the-data/

#HackerNews #LinkedIn #BrowserExtensions #DataPrivacy #Cybersecurity #TechNews #Encryption

I don’t “market” these much and the tools are relatively new, but:

If you like to change your online footprint through random but realistic data, consider using New Tab Traffic Randomizer for fake traffic on opening new tabs, and/or Searcher for random automatically triggered searches.

Chromium browsers for now, but I plan to offer these for WebKit browsers as well.

https://iadefensa.com/solutions/

#privacy #browserextensions

Lifehacker: These 108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Are Stealing Google and Telegram Data. “As reported by The Hacker News, cybersecurity researchers with Socket’s Threat Research Team have identified 108 extensions available in Google Chrome that steal login credentials, user IDs, and browsing data. All 108 extensions route that information back to servers controlled by a single operator, […]

Installing Every* Firefox Extension, by @j:

https://jack.cab/blog/every-firefox-extension

#firefox #mozilla #browsers #browserextensions #overviews

Country Highlighter Chromium can now be enabled on all websites!

My own use is dual: Spot updates especially about Israel, their genocide on Palestinians, and their wars on Islamic countries, and to learn when people and orgs are supportive of these crimes (BDS).

That’s just one use case though—the extension can also help to, say, study other cultures or learn about travel destinations.

https://iadefensa.com/solutions/country-highlighter-chromium/

#browserextensions #transparency #bds

JSON Formatter Chrome Plugin Now Closed and Injecting Adware

https://github.com/callumlocke/json-formatter

#HackerNews #JSONFormatter #Adware #ChromePlugin #SecurityIssues #BrowserExtensions

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/04/linkedin-browser-extension-scanning-browsergate-investigation-xcxwbn/

LinkedIn Scans Browser Extensions on Every Visit

#LinkedIn #Microsoft #BigTech #Privacy #BrowserExtensions #Cybersecurity #DataProtection #EUDigitalMarketsAct #EuropeanUnion #WebBrowsers #GoogleChrome #Tracking #SocialMedia

LinkedIn scans for 6k+ browser extensions you've installed on your computer when you visit their website with a Chrome based browser.

This is fine.🐶🔥🏠

https://browsergate.eu/extensions/

#LinkedIn #dataPrivacy #browserextensions #Chrome

Releasing Searcher, a Configurable, Privacy-Minded Chromium Extension to Trigger Random Searches:

A mini-tool to make it costlier to invade your privacy.

https://meiert.com/blog/searcher/

#tools #misc #browserextensions #chromium #search #privacy

Tubefilter: PewDiePie was sick of suffering from “algo brain,” so he “fixed YouTube”. “The creator who was once the biggest thing on YouTube is now in his mad scientist era, and his tinkering has allowed him to develop a tool that takes the mental taxation out of social media scrolling. PewDiePie‘s browser extension, which he built using his personal AI model, takes users straight to […]

#Business #Announcements
Small Web just got bigger · Kagi’s people-first web directory arrives on mobile apps https://ilo.im/16bhdk

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#Humans #Directory #Blogs #Websites #SmallWeb #IndieWeb #Mobile #Android #iOS #BrowserExtensions

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/04/chrome-gemini-flaw-rogue-extensions-hijack-ai-panel-xcxwbn/

Chrome Gemini Flaw Let Rogue Extensions Hijack Chrome AI Panel

#AI #Google #GoogleChrome #Gemini #GoogleGemini #WebBrowsers #Cybersecurity #BrowserExtensions #SecurityVulnerabilities #SecurityFlaws #Exploits #SecurityPatches #AgenticBrowsers #RogueExtensions

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/19/microsoft-edge-145-password-manager-security-fixes-xcxwbn/

Edge 145 Rolls Out with Password Upgrades and Security Patches

#Edge145 #MicrosoftEdge #Microsoft #WebBrowsers #PasswordManagers #SecurityVulnerabilities #BrowserExtensions #PDF #ReadAloud #Chromium

ZDNet: The permissions behind your AI Chrome extensions deserve a closer look – they may be spying on you. “New research from data removal service Incogni finds that more than half of a sample set of AI Chrome extensions collect user data. Almost a third are ‘gathering personally identifiable information (PII).'”

https://yomitan.wiki/ is SO USEFUL for learning japanese.... it tells you about inflections and explains them when you click on them, and also has an audio function!

10ten reader is awesome, but yomitan is leagues above even if it is a little more complicated to setup.

dunno if it's useful to anyone else but I discovered it last week and it's been significantly useful already.

#LearningJapanese #Dictionary #BrowserExtensions #BrowserExtension #Tool #日本語習う #imatotalnewbatjapanesepleasedontbeoffended

MakeUseOf: This browser extension gets rid of every cookie pop-up on every site. “There’s a lot of malicious intent and security vulnerabilities that can come from sharing the wrong kinds of cookies. That’s why I use Consent-O-Matic, a browser extension that eliminates me having to deal with any cookie pop-ups that I don’t want to.”

Lifehacker: If You’ve Installed Any of These 17 Browser Extensions, Delete Them Now. “Threat actors planted malicious JavaScript code in the extension’s PNG logo, which served as a malware loader to retrieve the main payload from a remote server. Researchers at LayerX have found an additional 17 malicious extensions across multiple browsers that have collectively been installed more than […]

It's so frustrating the likes of Tesco, B&Q and now Currys showing products from "Approved Third Party Sellers" on their sites. I'm tempted to write an extension to hide these listings, unless anyone else knows of one already available? #BrowserExtensions #onlineshopping

Lifehacker: These Popular Chrome Extensions Are Stealing Your AI Chats. “Hackers continue to find ways to sneak malicious extensions into the Chrome web store—this time, the two offenders are impersonating an add-on that allows users to have conversations with ChatGPT and DeepSeek while on other websites and exfiltrating the data to threat actors’ servers.”

Preventing AI Chat Data Theft: Enhancing Security Against Malicious Chrome Extensions & How to Protect Your Privacy

A recent exposé by PCMag, based on research from cybersecurity firm Koi, revealed that several popular Chrome and Edge browser extensions were secretly collecting entire conversation logs from users' interactions with major AI chatbots..

This case of malicious extensions powerfully underscores the critical importance of transparency, informed consent, robust regulatory oversight, and continuous user education in protecting sensitive AI chat data.

#AIChat #AIChatData #ChromeExtensions #Browser #GoogleChrome #BrowserExtensions #ChromeExtensionsPrivacyRisk #Tech #Technology #TechNews #DigitalPrivacy #TheGeekline #DataTheft

https://maniainc.com/technology/preventing-ai-chat-data-theft-enhancing-security-against-malicious-chrome-extensions-how-to-protect-your-privacy/

@Luminex There is literally no need for any extensions. The only extension that one should use is maybe Bitwarden; (P.S.: and of course ublock origin, noscript… primarily on firefox based browsers) that's it. #imho. #BrowserExtensions are the most dangerous thing in one's browser.

Browser Extensions are DANGEROUS #nbtv #yt

https://youtu.be/11P6DdI8HOo

MakeUseOf: These YouTube add-ons make watching long videos actually enjoyable. “The good news is that you are not stuck with YouTube in its default, chaotic form. With a carefully chosen set of browser extensions, you can peel away the noise and restore YouTube to what it was supposed to be: a focused space for entertainment and learning.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/11/makeuseof-these-youtube-add-ons-make-watching-long-videos-actually-enjoyable/

“Sleeper” browser extensions woke up as spyware on 4 million devices https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/sleeper-browser-extensions-woke-up-as-spyware-on-4-million-devices #browserextensions #ShadyPanda #Threats #WeTab #News

The Register: Stealthy browser extensions waited years before infecting 4.3M Chrome, Edge users with backdoors and spyware. “A seven-year malicious browser extension campaign infected 4.3 million Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users with malware, including backdoors and spyware sending people’s data to servers in China. And, according to Koi researchers, five of the extensions with more than […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/02/the-register-stealthy-browser-extensions-waited-years-before-infecting-4-3m-chrome-edge-users-with-backdoors-and-spyware/

Australian artist and environmental engineer Tega Brain has created 'Slop Evader', a browser extension search tool for either Firefox or Chrome that evades AI slop by using the Google search API to only return content created before ChatGPT's first public release on November 30, 2022: https://tegabrain.com/Slop-Evader

#AISlop #AntiSlop #AntiAI #SlopEvader #search #slop #Chrome #Firefox #Google #SearchTools #BrowserExtensions