Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chrome extension

Re:Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chr... by stockkid on Monday July 18, 2016 @07:06PM (#12118515)

Thanks for raising awareness of the possible danger of Chrome extension as a malware. I recently built my first Chrome extension and was amazed by what harm an extension could do if the maker had bad intension.

The danger is that many people do not pay much attention to the requested permissions.

To fight the issue, I think there should be a culture of open sourcing Chrome extensions. I open sourced mine, and if I build one again, I would.

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Re:Malware in the browser: how you might get hacked by a Chr... by groby_b on Monday July 18, 2016 @09:11PM (#12118926)

I think it's great you did, but... People are not reading the permission request dialogs. How likely do you think it that they read the actual source? ;)

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