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Questions tagged [browser-extensions]

Browser extensions are additions to a web browser that provide extra functionality.

A browser extension, also called an "add-on" or (erroneously) "plug-in" is an addition to a web browser which enhances the browser's functionality.

This tag covers general questions about browser extensions, as well as questions regarding a specific extension.

Official extension galleries for popular browsers:

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Can Chrome Extensions Send Data to Remote Servers?

Suppose an extension has a scary list of permissions like that below ("Site access: On all sites"): Does this also give the extension permission to send my data to the author's servers via XHR? I've read the documentation here but lack some…
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How to check browser extension behaviour?

I would like to be know which ways are available to check the behaviour of a firefox extension. While wikipedia states that any browser extension can have access to everything done by the browser, I would like to assure myself that an extension…
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How do I tell whether my browser extensions leak personal data?

According to the article Warning: Your Browser Extensions Are Spying On You: Browser add-ons for Chrome, Firefox, and probably other browsers are tracking every single page you visit and sending that data back to a third-party company that pays…
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