Chrome extensions with 13.4 million users funnel searches through tracking servers
319 Chrome extensions with a combined user count of roughly 13.4 million redirect searches through operator-controlled servers to generate revenue from Yahoo and Bing referrals. Socket traced the operations using extension listings, landing pages, privacy policies, and advertising records, alongside data from Censys, urlscan, and DecryptAds. Many extensions were promoted as PDF tools, manual finders, … The post Chrom…
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