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Re:Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new secu... by Melting_Harps on Thursday June 18, 2020 @05:27AM (#23561384)
> The only trustworthy extensions are uBlock Origin and EFF's Privacy Badger. Everything else is best viewed as potential malware, no different than random downloadable executables.

What about Ghostery?

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Re:Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new secu... by katsura on Thursday June 18, 2020 @06:06AM (#23561608)
They weren't always cool: https://www.businessinsider.com/evidon-sells-ghostery-data-t...

As far as I know this changed later on, but still.

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Re:Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new secu... by mtrovo on Thursday June 18, 2020 @05:33AM (#23561412)
I think it's "safe". They are not going to put a malware on their extension as you installing the extension is how they make money. But as the company has a business model around collecting your browsing data and being a gatekeeper between you and advertiser it really depends what you're trying to protect against.
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