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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?
In all my Googling, I found one version of FireFox that allowed it temporarily a long time ago, it has been discussed on the Chromium development forums for years, but yet, as of today, there is still no way for an end user to view and/or … Continue reading Why are there no modern web browsers that allow extension access to SSL information about the site you are browsing?
In Thunderbird (a popular open source email client), there is an extension store similar to Mozilla Firefox which adds further functionality to the client. Mozilla has an article detailing the security and safety of Firefox extensions (see… Continue reading Security of Third Party Plugins in Thunderbird