Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous – add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.
Tag Archives: browser extensions
Apple restricts adblocking extensions
Apple has turned off the ability for adblocking companies to use their own blocking mechanisms in Safari.
Firefox won’t follow Chrome’s anti-ad-blocker changes, says Mozilla
Mozilla has told developers not to fret – it won’t follow Google in tweaking its browser to be unfriendly to ad blocking software.
Browser plug-ins peddled personal data from over 4m browsers
Nacho Analytics gathered data like passwords, tax and prescription data from browser add-ons – and those who bought it can keep it.
Critical flaw found in Evernote Web Clipper for Chrome
Anyone using it in its unpatched state is at risk not only of a compromise of their Evernote account but, potentially, of third-party accounts too.
Facebook sues developers over data-scraping quizzes
Downloaded by 63K users, the quizzes promised answers to questions such as “What kind of dog are you according to your zodiac sign?”
Rogue websites can turn vulnerable browser extensions into back doors
A researcher has found that websites can use some extensions to bypass security policies, execute code, and even install other extensions.
Private Facebook data from 81,000 accounts discovered on crime forum
Stolen data from the 81,000 accounts that appeared to be genuine included intimate exchanges between Facebook users.
Keybase browser extension weakness discovered
Respected researcher Wladimir Palant has recommended users “uninstall the Keybase browser extension ASAP” after discovering a gap in its end-to-end encryption.
More browser extensions and apps caught spying on users
The pop-up blocking function of many apps and browser extensions appears to obscure an ulterior motive – spying on a user’s web traffic.