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In a word, yes. When you install and the extension says “has access to all the data on all web sites you visit” – this means all of your passwords, cookies can
by tonymet 6y ago
In a word, yes. When you install and the extension says “has access to all the data on all web sites you visit” – this means all of your passwords, cookies can be recorded and sent to any other domain.
- supernova87a 6y agoWould some agent be recording and transmitting the content of webpages in full, broadly? Or just capturing user-entered information?
- tonymet 6y agoYes, and definitely. Here's an example from the NanoBlock vs uBlock Origin controversy where cookies and private data were being harvested https://github.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoCore/issues/362#issuecomment-709428210 https://github.com/NanoAdblocker/NanoCore/issues/362#issueco... Assume that any time an app has privilege to access your data, they are going to do it either deliberately or accidentally.