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Spying Google Chrome Extensions, massive spying

Started by ssfc72, June 18, 2020, 02:25:40 AM

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fox

Just curious. Would these be Chromium extensions as well?
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ssfc72

Jason would probably know about Chromium.  I would think Chromium would use the same browser extensions that Chrome uses, so the spying extensions probably affect Chromium.
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Jason

Quote from: ssfc72 on June 18, 2020, 01:41:54 PM
Jason would probably know about Chromium.  I would think Chromium would use the same browser extensions that Chrome uses, so the spying extensions probably affect Chromium.


Yes. Chromium does. As do any browsers based on Chromium that choose to do so. For example, I believe Opera which uses Chromium as a base, has access to Chrome extensions.
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ssfc72

I have 4 Extensions on my Opera browser. Only 2 of them are enabled.
Save To Pocket is one extension that I do not have enabled.  I just did a search for it, in the Extensions and it is no longer listed.  It may have been one of the Extensions Google deleted or it just may be no longer supported by the developer?

So anyone who uses a browser that is Chromium based, may want to go into the Extensions and check to see if the Extensions you are using, are still listed as available.
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fox

I use Save to Pocket, but on Firefox, not Chrome. Is this an extension I should worry about?
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ssfc72

My guess would be that  Firefox is ok.  The article just mentions the Chrome browser and Extensions.
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Jason

Quote from: ssfc72 on June 21, 2020, 04:08:04 AM
I have 4 Extensions on my Opera browser. Only 2 of them are enabled.
Save To Pocket is one extension that I do not have enabled.  I just did a search for it, in the Extensions and it is no longer listed.  It may have been one of the Extensions Google deleted or it just may be no longer supported by the developer?

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-to-pocket/niloccemoadcdkdjlinkgdfekeahmflj
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Jason

Quote from: fox on June 21, 2020, 07:11:52 AM
I use Save to Pocket, but on Firefox, not Chrome. Is this an extension I should worry about?

Isn't it built into Firefox? Okay, it looks like it is, but you can disable it. But I wouldn't worry about. Firefox extensions are built differently. Not to say that you couldn't have malware in Firefox extensions.
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Jason

I should have asked first if Opera uses extensions from the Chrome Web Store. I thought it did but maybe not, Bill?
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ssfc72

The Opera Extensions are located on the Opera website.
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Jason

Quote from: ssfc72 on June 23, 2020, 07:14:12 AM
The Opera Extensions are located on the Opera website.

Are they Chrome extensions though like maybe a chosen selection of them? You noted that 'Save to Pocket' wasn't available as an extension anymore and you postulated that Google or the developer had removed it. That's why I wondered if Opera was using the Chrome store now.

Anyway, I found it here in the Opera extensions so they must have put it back. Weird.
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