08/14/2023
Authors of popular browser extensions are being inundated with offers to add code to make off with user data.
For those using extensions that are sold on to unscrupulous people, it can be very bad news: those users probably won't even realize their favorite add-on has been quietly updated to harvest their info from their browsing, make money from clicks on links via affiliate programs, or worse. Those who want to purchase it outright will stuff it with malware depending on their level of greed.
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