Over 80 Chrome Extensions Found Selling Their Users Data - And It’s All Completely Legal
Over 80 Chrome Extensions Found Selling Their Users Data - And It’s All Completely Legal
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Extension Developers Sell The Data of At Least 6.5 Million Users - And It’s All Completely Legal - LayerX
Your Extensions Sell Your Data - And It's Perfectly Legal
- A network of 24 media extensions that are installed on 800,000 users and collected viewing data and demographic information on major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV, and others
- 12 separate ad blockers with a combined install base of over 5.5 million users openly selling user data
- Nearly 50 other extensions, with over 100,000 users in aggregate, that collected and resold users’ browsing data