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LinkedIn scans for 6,278 extensions and encrypts the results into every request (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | by Seth Honda | get LinkedIn Privacy Scanner → | tags: linkedin, chrome web store, extensions

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Fresh Wave of GlassWorm VS Code Extensions Slices Through Supply Chain (darkreading.com)

2026-04-28 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | get VS Code Extension Pack → | tags: visual studio code, glassworm, open vsx

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Over 100 Chrome Web Store extensions steal user accounts, data (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-14 | get Chrome Web Store Security Tool → | tags: chrome web store, google oauth2, socket security

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Over 100 Chrome extensions in Web Store target users accounts and data (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-14 | get Chrome Extension Security Bundle → | tags: chrome web store, google oauth2, socket security

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8 Chrome extensions I can’t live without (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-13 | get Grammarly for Chrome → | tags: chrome extensions, one tab, google

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Keeping a Postgres Queue Healthy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | get PostgreSQL Monitoring Tool → | tags: postgres, planetscale, queue

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Installing every* Firefox extension (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | get Firefox Extension Organizer → | tags: firefox, mozilla, extensions

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Installing Every* Firefox Extension (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | get Firefox Extension Bundle → | tags: firefox, mozilla, extensions

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LinkedIn scanning users' browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-08 | get Browser Extension Security Kit → | tags: linkedin, microsoft, browser extensions

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I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-06 | get Web Browser Extension → | tags: web development, user scripts, app store

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Modern Generic SVGA driver for Windows 3.1 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get SVGA Graphics Card Adapter → | tags: svga driver, windows 3.1, vesa bios extensions

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LinkedIn is spying on you, according to a new 'BrowserGate' security report — scripts stealthily scan visitors' browsers for over 6,000 Chrome extensions and harvest hardware data (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Luke James | get Privacy Browser Extension → | tags: linkedin, browsergate, chrome extensions

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LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-03 | get Chrome Extension Security Scanner → | tags: linkedin, chrome extensions, browser security

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LinkedIn secretely scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-03 | get Chrome Extension Security Tool → | tags: linkedin, browsergate, microsoft

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LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-02 | by Browsergate | get Browser Extension Scanner → | tags: linkedin, microsoft, cybersecurity

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Android 17 could make your phone’s best camera features work in every app (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-27 | get Android 17 Camera Enhancer → | tags: android 17, google, camera extensions

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Why I love NixOS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-22 | by Kasim Tuman | get NixOS User Guide Book → | tags: nixos, nix package manager, gnome extensions

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Want to know which sites are selling your data? This free privacy tool gave me answers (zdnet.com)

2026-03-22 | by Jack Wallen | get Privacy Badger by EFF → | tags: global privacy control, optmeowt, california consumer privacy act

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Popular Chrome extension "Save Image as Type" was hijacked, impacting over 1 million users (techspot.com)

2026-03-18 | get Image Format Converter Extension → | tags: chrome extension, save image as type, google

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This free privacy tool makes it super easy to see which sites are selling your data (zdnet.com)

2026-03-18 | by Jack Wallen | get Privacy Badger by EFF → | tags: global privacy control, optmeowt, california consumer privacy act

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Intel Xeon 6 selected as host CPU for Nvidia DGX Rubin NVL8 systems — Intel wins a contract as Nvidia enters data center processor market with Vera CPUs (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-16 | by Luke James | get Intel Xeon Processor → | tags: nvidia dgx rubin nvl8, intel xeon 6, nvidia gtc 2026

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This critical Chrome browser vulnerability lets malicious extensions spy on your PC (zdnet.com)

2026-03-13 | by Charlie Osborne | get Chrome Extension Security Kit → | tags: google chrome, gemini ai, webview tag

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This high-severity Chrome Gemini vulnerability lets malicious extensions spy on your PC (zdnet.com)

2026-03-02 | by Charlie Osborne | get Chrome Extension → | tags: chrome gemini, google chrome, malicious extensions

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Make the Most of Chrome's Toolbar by Customizing It to Your Liking (wired.com)

2026-03-01 | by David Nield | get Customizer → | tags: chrome toolbar, google chrome, browser extensions

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Flaws in popular VSCode extensions expose developers to attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-17 | get GitHub → | tags: code, extensions, files

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Fake AI Chrome extensions with 300K users steal credentials, emails (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-12 | get Chrome Extensions → | tags: email, extensions, google

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Chrome extensions spying on users' browsing data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-11 | get Google Chrome → | tags: browsing, browsing data, chrome

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Simplifying Vulkan one subsystem at a time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-10 | by Tobias Hector - Amd Software Architect | get NVIDIA GPU → | tags: extension, extensions, vulkan

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Simplifying Vulkan One Subsystem at a Time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-10 | by Tobias Hector - Amd Software Architect | get GPU → | tags: extension, extensions, vulkan

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Show HN: Daily-updated database of malicious browser extensions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-06 | get Malwarebytes → | tags: chrome, database, extension