As Many as 4 Million People Use Browser Extensions that Are Putting Privacy at Risk

Another day, another privacy risk. It just seems inescapable lately. While people are freaking out over the FaceApp app possibly keeping their photos on their server, they’re using browser extensions to do things such as aid productivity, and that’s putting their privacy at risk as well. A Washington Post columnist and an independent security researcher determined that as many as 4 million people have been giving up their personal and business data through their Google Chrome and Firefox extensions and didn’t even know it. Their data is up for sale. Chrome and Firefox Extensions Data Leak … Read more

Posted by / July 19, 2019
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