Your innocent bookmark manager: "I'm just here to organize!" Also your bookmark manager: *scrapes Tesla's proprietary data*

240+ browser extensions with MellowTel-js turned nearly 1M users into unwitting data collectors. From private photos to tax returns—turns out "free" extensions had a very different business model.

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/2257245/browser-extensions-turn-nearly-1-million-browsers-into-website-scraping-bots

Matt Sayar: Simple Wikiclaudia. “It’s a simple Chrome extension that will detect if the page you’re reading has a simple.wikipedia.org version of the article you’re reading. If it does, great! Click the button to open it. If not, it will use Claude or ChatGPT to simplify it for you.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/08/matt-sayar-simple-wikiclaudia/

Microsoft Clarity live extension receives major visual redesign https://ppc.land/microsoft-clarity-live-extension-receives-major-visual-redesign/ #MicrosoftClarity #WebAnalytics #DigitalMarketing #BrowserExtensions #UserExperience

The Growing Risk of Malicious Browser Extensions, by @SocketSecurity:

https://socket.dev/blog/the-growing-risk-of-malicious-browser-extensions

Reuters: Capital One must face social media creators’ lawsuit alleging stolen commissions. “Capital One must face a lawsuit by social media creators who said the bank’s free browser extension stole their sales commissions when consumers bought their products and services. In a Monday night decision, U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga in Alexandria, Virginia said creators plausibly alleged […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/04/reuters-capital-one-must-face-social-media-creators-lawsuit-alleging-stolen-commissions/

LayerX: Introducing ExtensionPedia: Your Ultimate Resource to Assess and Mitigate Browser Extension Risks. “Today, LayerX proudly announces the launch of ExtensionPedia, the Browser Extension Risk Database and Knowledge Center, dedicated to analyzing the risks associated with browser extensions across Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/31/introducing-extensionpedia-your-ultimate-resource-to-assess-and-mitigate-browser-extension-risks-layerx/

Fresh on my #blog — "The Case of the Missing Comments Block"
#technology #comments #BrowserExtensions #troubleshooting
thomasrigby.com/posts/the-case-of-the-missing-comments-block/

Polymorphic Browser Extensions: The New Frontier of Credential Theft

As the tech industry pushes towards a passwordless future, a new threat emerges: polymorphic browser extensions that impersonate legitimate password managers. This article explores the implications of...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/polymorphic-browser-extensions-the-new-frontier-of-credential-theft

Lifehacker: This Extension Gets Rid of YouTube’s Annoying Clutter. “If you wish YouTube behaved more like a tool and less like a dopamine factory, I recommend Untrap. This browser extension, available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and Opera, lets you make almost 300 tweaks to the YouTube website, allowing you to remove the distracting features and enable a few useful ones by default.” […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/11/lifehacker-this-extension-gets-rid-of-youtubes-annoying-clutter/

MakeUseOf: I Instantly Know if a YouTube Video Deserves My Time, Thanks to This Tool. “Let’s cut to the chase: TLDR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) is a Chrome extension that turns any web page or YouTube video into a pithy, bullet-style digest. Click the blue-and-white lightning icon, and a concise summary pops up in a sidebar. It doesn’t dump the full transcript on you, nor does it spoon-feed […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/10/makeuseof-i-instantly-know-if-a-youtube-video-deserves-my-time-thanks-to-this-tool/

Carnegie Mellon University: Purpose Mode Helps Social Media Users Stay Focused. “Developers of social media applications thrive on user engagement by employing Attention Capture Damaging Patterns (ACDPs) such as infinite scroll, cluttered web pages, video autoplay and saturated colors. ACDPs prey on cognitive vulnerabilities to distract users…. To mitigate these distractions, the CMU […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/04/carnegie-mellon-university-purpose-mode-helps-social-media-users-stay-focused/

Ars Technica: Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs. “Google is hosting dozens of extensions in its Chrome Web Store that perform suspicious actions on the more than 4 million devices that have installed them and that their developers have taken pains to carefully conceal.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/ars-technica-researcher-uncovers-dozens-of-sketchy-chrome-extensions-with-4-million-installs/

Mozilla Blog: A smarter VPN experience: Introducing the Mozilla VPN extension for Windows. “Through conversations with our users, we discovered that frustrations with VPNs were widespread. In fact, difficulty accessing specific sites was one of the top reasons people abandoned VPNs . With that in mind, we developed the Mozilla VPN extension for Windows, built in collaboration with […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/29/mozilla-blog-a-smarter-vpn-experience-introducing-the-mozilla-vpn-extension-for-windows/

13 #BrowserExtensions to help improve your #productivity

https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/13-browser-extensions-to-help-improve-your-productivity/

Spotted in my RSS feeds: A Fine Start It’s a browser extension. From the home page: “Links are awesome. And they are even better in lists. A Fine Start makes every new tab a tidy, organized list of your favorite links.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/06/spotted-in-my-rss-feeds-a-fine-start/

There's no guarantee @brave will support Manifest V2 after Google drops it in Chromium (which it already did I think?).

If you really want Manifest V2, use @firefox (or a fork) where its being maintained officially.

GTL: Maximise your (Amazon) Purchases

Whether you love online shopping or prefer browsing in stores, these tools can help you make informed purchasing decisions! They provide the best prices, track price changes, and verify customer reviews. For Europeans, we share tools to find the lowest Amazon-country prices. Happy shopping! #ShoppingTips #OnlineShopping #PriceComparison #AmazonDeals #BrowserExtensions #SmartShopping #GTL #ConsumerAdvice #ShopSmart #TTMO

https://medium.com/@chribonn/maximise-your-amazon-purchases-feb-2025-410a9c19a37b

Pyrzout
(@)jos1264(@)social.skynetcloud.site
Google Chrome AI extensions deliver info-stealing malware in broad attack https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/01/google-chrome-ai-extensions-deliver-info-stealing-malware-in-broad-attack #browserextensions #extension #ChatGPT #chrome #Google #News #bard

Malwarebytes
Google Chrome AI extensions deliver info-stealing malware in broad attack
At least 36 Google Chrome extension

https://social.skynetcloud.site/@jos1264/113799620342990631

Hello, Fosstodon!

I'm Michał, a tech enthusiast with a passion for creating browser extensions as a hobby. One of the extensions I created is #RedirectTube for @FreeTube.

On this account, I'll share updates about my free and open-source browser add-ons.

Feel free to follow, ask questions, or share feedback—I’m always happy to connect with like-minded people in the open-source community.

Let’s explore and enhance the web together!

Looking to switch from #MicrosoftEdge to #Firefox as my main browser! Fellow #Firefox users, especially in the #BlindTech community - what are your must-have extensions
and about:config tweaks for optimal performance?

I'm particularly interested in solutions for:
• Managing multiple tabs efficiently
• Keeping browser speed up while running #WebGames
• #Accessibility features and extensions

Previous Firefox versions got sluggish for me, but I'm ready to give it another try! Share your tips!

#Blind #AssistiveTechnology #ScreenReader #BrowserExtensions #WebAccessibility #DisabledTech #Tech #Technology
@mastoblind @main