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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 months ago

Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage

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Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage

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https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jul/9/hangout_servicesthunkjs/

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Reproduced here, Chromium on Linux Mint desktop. You need to have open a Google.com site for it to work though.

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