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Northeastern University: New Chrome extension makes web more accessible for neurodivergent users. “Pop-up ads, hard-to-read fonts and robotic voices can overwhelm neurodivergent readers. LumiRead, a new Chrome extension built by a Northeastern computer science grad student, solves that.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/14/northeastern-university-new-chrome-extension-makes-web-more-accessible-for-neurodivergent-users/

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PC World: Firefox is being flooded with crypto wallet scam extensions. “Dozens of fake cryptocurrency wallet extensions—indistinguishable from their nominally legitimate counterparts—are flooding Firefox’s add-on repository. It’s a problem.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/09/pc-world-firefox-is-being-flooded-with-crypto-wallet-scam-extensions/

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MakeUseOf: Your Inbox Is Full of Trackers: These 4 Extensions Block Them All. “Did you know that most of the emails you receive have a sneaky, secret tracking pixel designed to snoop on you? Whether spam, marketing, or otherwise, these tracking pixels can send information back to the send—unless you install one of these handy tracker pixel blocking extensions.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/18/your-inbox-is-full-of-trackers-these-4-extensions-block-them-all-makeuseof/

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Bleeping Computer: Mozilla launches new system to detect Firefox crypto drainer add-ons. “Mozilla has developed a new security feature for its add-on portal that helps block Firefox malicious extensions that drain cryptocurrency wallets. According to a recent blog post, Mozilla’s new security system creates risk profiles for each submitted wallet extension and triggers automated risk alerts […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/07/bleeping-computer-mozilla-launches-new-system-to-detect-firefox-crypto-drainer-add-ons/

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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/

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Bleeping Computer: Data-stealing Chrome extensions impersonate Fortinet, YouTube, VPNs. “A Google Chrome Web Store campaign uses over 100 malicious browser extensions that mimic legitimate tools, such as VPNs, AI assistants, and crypto utilities, to steal browser cookies and execute remote scripts secretly.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/27/bleeping-computer-data-stealing-chrome-extensions-impersonate-fortinet-youtube-vpns/

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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/

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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/

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How-To Geek: 7 Best Chrome Extensions for Capturing Websites. “There are several Chrome extensions that simplify the process of capturing content on websites. Once you install them, you can save online resources to an easily accessible location with a few clicks. Let’s look at some of the best options.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/how-to-geek-7-best-chrome-extensions-for-capturing-websites/

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Spotted on Calishat Snaps: RSS Launchpad Extension. This is a GitHub page. From that page: “RSS Launchpad is a minimalist extension for Firefox and Firefox mobile (and should be compatible with other browsers that support the Web Extensions format). It provides a list of RSS/Atom feeds defined by websites as alternative sources in the document.” This extension is also available at the AddOns […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/12/rss-launchpad-extension/

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AndreGarzia.com: Think I implemented a unique feature in my feed reader. “I went through a burn out and spent the last three or so years without working on a development project of my own, then something clicked last month and I started enjoying it again. The result of that was a new add-on for Firefox called BlogCat that is a feed reader with some blog posting features as well.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/andregarzia-com-think-i-implemented-a-unique-feature-in-my-feed-reader/

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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/

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Mashable: Google cracks down on Chrome extensions following Honey scandal. “Late last year, a YouTube video uncovering the shady affiliate tactics of PayPal’s coupon Chrome extension, Honey, went viral. The 23-minute video by YouTube creator MegaLag received more than 17 million views and spurred lawsuits against PayPal from YouTubers like Legal Eagle and GamersNexus. As a result of the Honey […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/14/mashable-google-cracks-down-on-chrome-extensions-following-honey-scandal/

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PC World: Despite warnings, you can keep using uBlock Origin on Chrome… for now. “Users of uBlock Origin, one of the most popular adblockers for Chrome, have started receiving warnings upon opening Chrome that the extension is no longer supported, with a prompt to remove it. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean the extension is now unusable.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/06/pc-world-despite-warnings-you-can-keep-using-ublock-origin-on-chrome-for-now/

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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/

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Bleeping Computer: Google Chrome disables uBlock Origin for some in Manifest v3 rollout. “Google continues its rollout of gradually disabling uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2-based extensions in the Chrome web browser as part of its efforts to push users to Manifest V3-based extensions.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/24/bleeping-computer-google-chrome-disables-ublock-origin-for-some-in-manifest-v3-rollout/

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Lifehacker: This Safari Extension Gives You More Control Over Your Reddit Feed. “Unfortunately, Reddit doesn’t offer easy tools to filter out unwanted posts from your feed, but a few months ago, I discovered Protego ($1), a Safari extension that offers this functionality. Protego lets you create a personalized blocklist to hide all kinds of outrage fuel on Reddit. You can block keywords, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/16/lifehacker-this-safari-extension-gives-you-more-control-over-your-reddit-feed/

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Mashable: New ‘browser syncjacking’ cyberattack lets hackers take over your computer via Chrome. “At the core of the attack is a social engineering element, as the malicious actor first must convince the user to download a Chrome extension. The Chrome extension is usually disguised as a helpful tool that can be downloaded via the official Chrome Store. It requires minimal permissions, further […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/06/mashable-new-browser-syncjacking-cyberattack-lets-hackers-take-over-your-computer-via-chrome/

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Karol Horosin: How I built a browser extension to make LinkedIn less annoying. “A few days ago I posted about a tool I’ve created allowing to extract LinkedIn post’s exact date from its URL. Someone encouraged me to turn it into a browser extension. Well, two days and several chats with AI later, here I come with the plugin. I don’t want it to only be about dates, because there are […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/25/karol-horosin-how-i-built-a-browser-extension-to-make-linkedin-less-annoying/

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Descobri recentemente a extensão de browser Imagus (addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef) que aumenta as imagens pelas quais passamos o rato por cima.

Mais útil do que pensei, estou a gostar desta rapidez na visualização das imagens pequenas de perfil e similares.

addons.mozilla.orgImagus – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)Download Imagus for Firefox. With a simple mouse-over you can enlarge images and display images/videos from links.