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Depends on how the extension works probably. Had the issue with some extension but the Qwant extension for example doesn't leak - you can check yourself when ca
by whatsthatabout 2y ago
Depends on how the extension works probably. Had the issue with some extension but the Qwant extension for example doesn't leak - you can check yourself when capturing the http(s) traffic with something like proxyman.
- lapcat 2y agoAll the Safari search engine extensions work the same: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/2.html https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/2.html
- whatsthatabout 2y agoInteresting, something must have changed then - the qwant search extension definitely does not leak the search to the default search engine - I checked myself with Proxyman.
- lapcat 2y agoI just tested with Little Snitch and saw leakage to Google. It's a race condition, so you might not always see it.
- whatsthatabout 2y agoI don't know your setup but in my opinion something like proxyman / mitmproxy or even Wireshark would be the better way to analyse this. I tested quite often and never saw the leak with Qwant.
- lapcat 2y agoI have Proxyman and Wireshark. IIRC I used Proxyman also when writing my blog post. In any case, Little Snitch is not lying and inventing packets. I don't know why you aren't seeing anything, but as I said, it's a race condition, so that can happen, and in any case, I would say that it's a better way to analyze this by adding Little Snitch to your setup.
- whatsthatabout 2y agoI quickly downloaded the kagi extension for testing and there I can see the leaking - the Qwant extension still does not leak. Maybe you could also test the Qwant extension?
- lapcat 2y ago> Maybe you could also test the Qwant extension? I did: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43175181 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43175181 There's really no magic or mystery here. The extension is simply using this API: <https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/sfsafariextensionhandling/page(_:willnavigateto:) https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/sfs...>
- whatsthatabout 2y agoI don't know why it's different for you and me then. I tested Qwant once again and saw not one call to duckduckgo (my default search engine) - now I'm over 100 searches while analysing with proxyman without one leak. The kagi extension on the other hand leaked all my first 3 searches. Something must be different.