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Browser extensions are amazing tools but sometimes not what they pretend to be. Some are in fact malicious and might be a great risk to the user or his/her data.
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I wonder if there will be (or is) a way to hide data such as passwords from the HTML/DOM structure? As, password fields can hide from external person other than the main user with something like "••••••••" but this does not preve… Continue reading Why is not there encrypted way of sharing/showing data such as Password to the user (hidden from web app Source code)?
Consider this scenario:
I fill a web form and press submit
The server is busy and the request times out
Chrome either drops the request or shows a spinning wheel
When I refresh the page, I need to start over
Is there a way to resubmit th… Continue reading How to resubmit the exact same request in Chrome
How do you hide your browser finger print from advertising networks without disabling javascript?
Is there a browser extension that can help mask unique browser fingerprint? Browser finger print can be things like available system fonts, g… Continue reading How do you hide your browser advertising fingerprint?
I found a vulnerability in a Chrome plugin that allows attackers to create phishing attacks.
I reported it to Google and to the makers, but in case no one reacts what do you think my next step should be?
In the plugin, there is an API poin… Continue reading I discovered a vulnerable Chrome addon. What to do?
How did Avast browser extension get installed into my Brave browser? This is on a laptop using Windows 10. I used Avast for a long time, then switched to Norton 360. I ran the various removal tools for Avast and all seemed well. I don’t se… Continue reading How did Avast browser extension get installed into brave? [migrated]
My goal is to ensure that two operating systems installed side-by-side on the same device are unable to return the same canvas fingerprint, when a modern browser is allowed to run javascript without any anti-fingerprint restrictions in pla… Continue reading GPU vs integrated graphics hardware, browser canvas fingerprinting, and multi- or dual-boot systems
Do adblockers read your sensitive data?
https://adblockplus.org/
I’m referring to this, its open-source but I feel worried.
Continue reading Can adblocker plus read your sensitive data or spy you? [duplicate]
We are building a Chrome Extension that will be force-installed on each employee’s browser for the companies we work with.
We currently use OAuth but many employees are forgetting to sign up.
We are thinking of replacing OAuth with somethi… Continue reading How to do auth without user interaction in an enterprise environment?
Firefox has a built-in toggle in settings to enforce HTTPS-Only mode. When enabled, the browser attempts to redirect to HTTPS every time and, if fails, blocks access to the website in the same way that it blocks access when, e.g., the SSL … Continue reading With HTTPS-only mode in Firefox, may I still need HTTPS Eveywhere addon?