Show HN: Browser extension that spoofs your location data to match your VPN

Re:Show HN: Browser extension that spoofs your location data... by tauwauwau on Saturday June 11, 2022 @11:39PM (#31711168)

Just installed it, it's showing a message on top of each tab in Chrome

"Vytal" started debugging this browser

Is there a way to get rid of it?

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Re:Show HN: Browser extension that spoofs your location data... by ldoughty on Saturday June 11, 2022 @11:41PM (#31711181)

There is a note at the link that explains the command line flag you need to pass in

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Re:Show HN: Browser extension that spoofs your location data... by tauwauwau on Saturday June 11, 2022 @11:45PM (#31711213)

Thanks, I will have to create a shortcut for it.

This should work

chrome.exe --silent-debugger-extension-api

Is it safe to do? I mean I want to stop this message for Vytal only, because I know that it uses debugger API. But I would want to know if tomorrow my adblocker starts to use debugger API.

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Re:Show HN: Browser extension that spoofs your location data... by ibejoeb on Sunday June 12, 2022 @04:17AM (#31712685)

Any existing extension would have to explicitly declare the appropriate permission for using the debugger API. Chrome automatically disables extensions that add new permissions until you review them.

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