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Let's build a Chrome extension that steals as much data as possible

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Re: Let's build a Chrome extension that steals as much data as possible

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Are you marketing it as a safer alternative? Do you have a near monopoly on knives?

i didn't recall chrome being marketed as a safer alternative. I suppose the original "sandbox" tab is considered safer, but not in the way that this chrome extension is dangerous in. And why does it being a monopoly matter in this context? Not to mention that it isn't a monopoly.

I said "near monopoly". Companies with an outsized share of the market may be subject to extra scrutiny.

Re: Let's build a Chrome extension that steals as much data as possible

#258
It's funny. They crippled extension usefulness in the name of "security", yet you can still make something like this that will steal every piece of your data and masquerade as your tabs while performing malicious behavior.

Very secure, indeed! But at least those pesky adblocks are defeated.

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