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There are extensions that let you implement custom CSS("userstyle"), why not use those instead?

eternalny1 6y ago
This one is great: https://userstyles.org/styles/160459/hacker-news-readable-dark https://userstyles.org/styles/160459/hacker-news-readable-da...
miles 6y ago
> There are extensions that let you implement custom CSS("userstyle"), why not use those instead? If an extension goes rogue, everything you do in your browser is compromised https://www.grahamcluley.com/rogue-browser-extension/ https://www.grahamcluley.com/rogue-browser-extension/ "Stylish" browser extension steals all your internet history https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/02/stylish-browser-extension-steals-your-internet-history/ https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/02/stylish-browser-extensio... My browser, the spy: How extensions slurped up browsing histories from 4M users https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/dataspii-inside-the-debacle-that-dished-private-data-from-apple-tesla-blue-origin-and-4m-people/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/datas... DataSpii: The catastrophic data leak via browser extensions https://securitywithsam.com/2019/07/dataspii-leak-via-browser-extensions/ https://securitywithsam.com/2019/07/dataspii-leak-via-browse... Chrome Extension Stealing Cryptocurrency Keys and Passwords https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/01/chrome_extensio.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/01/chrome_extens... Google removes 500+ malicious Chrome extensions from the Web Store https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-removes-500-malicious-chrome-extensions-from-the-web-store/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-removes-500-malicious-c... The Case for Limiting Your Browser Extensions https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/03/the-case-for-limiting-your-browser-extensions/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/03/the-case-for-limiting-yo...
- zzo38computer 6y ago
  You could try to disable automatic updates for browser extensions, and also to examine them to see that they are what you want (and if it isn't, to alter them before installing them).
scrumbledober 6y ago
I have been browsing HN with a custom stylesheet that matches my code editor color scheme for years with a chrome extension

This one is great: https://userstyles.org/styles/160459/hacker-news-readable-dark https://userstyles.org/styles/160459/hacker-news-readable-da...

miles 6y ago

> There are extensions that let you implement custom CSS("userstyle"), why not use those instead? If an extension goes rogue, everything you do in your browser is compromised https://www.grahamcluley.com/rogue-browser-extension/ https://www.grahamcluley.com/rogue-browser-extension/ "Stylish" browser extension steals all your internet history https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/02/stylish-browser-extension-steals-your-internet-history/ https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/02/stylish-browser-extensio... My browser, the spy: How extensions slurped up browsing histories from 4M users https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/dataspii-inside-the-debacle-that-dished-private-data-from-apple-tesla-blue-origin-and-4m-people/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/datas... DataSpii: The catastrophic data leak via browser extensions https://securitywithsam.com/2019/07/dataspii-leak-via-browser-extensions/ https://securitywithsam.com/2019/07/dataspii-leak-via-browse... Chrome Extension Stealing Cryptocurrency Keys and Passwords https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/01/chrome_extensio.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/01/chrome_extens... Google removes 500+ malicious Chrome extensions from the Web Store https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-removes-500-malicious-chrome-extensions-from-the-web-store/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-removes-500-malicious-c... The Case for Limiting Your Browser Extensions https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/03/the-case-for-limiting-your-browser-extensions/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/03/the-case-for-limiting-yo...

zzo38computer 6y ago
You could try to disable automatic updates for browser extensions, and also to examine them to see that they are what you want (and if it isn't, to alter them before installing them).

scrumbledober 6y ago

I have been browsing HN with a custom stylesheet that matches my code editor color scheme for years with a chrome extension