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Re:Show HN: We got tired of asking 'What browser are you usi... by wldlyinaccurate on Monday September 10, 2012 @10:45AM (#4500048)
I don't know how easy it is (or if it's even possible) but it would be really useful to detect what add-ons are enabled. Things like Adblock, Flashblock, cause a lot of trouble and some users don't even know that they have them installed.

I also wonder whether it's possible to detect whether Flash is actually enabled. I disable the Flash plugin on Chrome by default, but tools like this generally don't pick up on that.

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Re:Show HN: We got tired of asking 'What browser are you usi... by MartinCron on Monday September 10, 2012 @12:50PM (#4500711)
I also wonder whether it's possible to detect whether Flash is actually enabled.

You should be able to try to actually do something with a tiny embedded flash application and have that flip a "yes, flash is really on" bit.

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