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Ad targeters are pulling data from your browser’s password manager

• bob_theslob646 9y ago
  Do most users of these plugins know that this is happening? Are these services free or paid? > "The plugins focus largely on the usernames, but according to the researchers, there’s no technical measure to stop scripts from collecting passwords the same way. The only robust fix would be to change how password managers work, requiring more explicit approval before submitting information. “
  • sli 9y ago
    > Nearly every web browser now comes with a password manager tool, a lightweight version of the same service offered by plugins like LastPass and 1Password. Pretty much everyone using a browser uses a password manager in some form, since the browsers' built in ones are included.