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Re:Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackabl... by TuringTest on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @03:29AM (#20562789)
> This model works pretty well overall since harmful extensions never take long before getting flagged by the community.

No, this model works pretty well for stealthy extensions which take malicious actions without getting detected.

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Re:Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackabl... by jsutton on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @10:20AM (#20565040)
It also works well for normal useful extensions. We can figure out ways to eliminate stealthy malicious extensions without removing the most useful feature of extensions.
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