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krackers ◴[] No.44544544[source]
>They decided it wasn't a security issue, and honestly, I agree, because it didn't give extensions access to data they didn't already have.

So they admit that MV3 isn't actually any more secure than MV2?

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Neywiny ◴[] No.44544732[source]
I'd be shocked if anyone actually believes them. This article starts with the obvious conflict of interest. Of course letting an extension know what websites you visit and what requests are made is an insecure lifestyle. But I still do it because I trust uBO more than I trust the ad companies and their data harvesters.
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Barbing ◴[] No.44544794[source]
I wish I could browse the web kinda like this but minus the human:

Make Signal video call to someone in front of a laptop, provide verbal instructions on what to click on, read to my liking, and hang up to be connected with someone else next time.

(EFF’s Cover Your Tracks seems to suggest fresh private tabs w/iCloud Private Relay & AdGuard is ineffective. VMs/Cloud Desktops exist but there are apparently telltale signs when those are used, though not sure how easily linkable back to acting user. Human-in-the-loop proxy via encrypted video calls seems to solve _most_ things, except it’s stupid and would be really annoying even with an enthusiastic pool of volunteers. VM + TOR/I2P should be fine for almost anybody though I guess, just frustrated the simple commercial stuff is ostensibly partially privacy theater.)

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jowea ◴[] No.44545177[source]
https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html section "How I use the internet" ?
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1. Barbing ◴[] No.44557072{3}[source]
Sometimes IceCat + LibreJS over Tor but primarily wget-ish software via email and into Lynx (text-based, 33 y/o browser). Wow. Thanks for sharing, didn't read enough of the page last time I saw it!

Downloading on a remote machine is great for read-only needs!