Content provided by Surma and Jake Archibald. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Surma and Jake Archibald or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!
Go offline with the Player FM app!
Chrome’s secretly installed extensions
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 432810218 series 3531609
Content provided by Surma and Jake Archibald. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Surma and Jake Archibald or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Luca found a hidden Chrome extension that is installed by default in Chrome and most Chromium derivatives. Surma and Jake dig into what this extensions does and how reasonable it is to get angry about it.
Resources:
- Luca’s original tweet thread
- The extension’s source code
- Discussion on blink-dev
- The original PR that introduced the extension
- Brendan Eich’s response
- Brave PR disabling the extension
16 episodes
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 432810218 series 3531609
Content provided by Surma and Jake Archibald. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Surma and Jake Archibald or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Luca found a hidden Chrome extension that is installed by default in Chrome and most Chromium derivatives. Surma and Jake dig into what this extensions does and how reasonable it is to get angry about it.
Resources:
- Luca’s original tweet thread
- The extension’s source code
- Discussion on blink-dev
- The original PR that introduced the extension
- Brendan Eich’s response
- Brave PR disabling the extension
16 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.