Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-22 months agoGoogle Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usagefedi.simonwillison.netexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usagefedi.simonwillison.netAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareauthorinthedark@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agocouldn’t you do that anyway if you can get people to install an extension? taking advantage of this for crypto mining purposes feels like extra steps
couldn’t you do that anyway if you can get people to install an extension? taking advantage of this for crypto mining purposes feels like extra steps