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Over 80 Chrome Extensions Found Selling Their Users Data - And It’s All Completely Legal (layerxsecurity.com)
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  • A network of 24 media extensions that are installed on 800,000 users and collected viewing data and demographic information on major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV, and others
  • 12 separate ad blockers with a combined install base of over 5.5 million users openly selling user data
  • Nearly 50 other extensions, with over 100,000 users in aggregate, that collected and resold users’ browsing data
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[–] ruby@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

ublock origin lite sadly does only a fraction of what the normal ublock origin does. no javascript blocking, no remote fonts blocking, no large media element blocking, no granular dynamic filtering in that popup panel. i guess it's still decent to block ads though, but so very crippled compared to the real deal