Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 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-square199fedilinkarrow-up11.52Karrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up11.51Karrow-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@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square199fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
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minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-23 months ago even in Incognito mode. I thought extensions don’t run in incognito mode? I know Firefox doesn’t run them by default - you can specify which extensions you’d like to run in incognito mode.
minus-squareGestrid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months ago I thought extensions don’t run in incognito mode? They don’t. Unless you check the box that allows them to. And I’m sure Google has already checked that box by default.
minus-squaregriD@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI tested it with a stock install of chrome/windows 11. Works.
I thought extensions don’t run in incognito mode?
I know Firefox doesn’t run them by default - you can specify which extensions you’d like to run in incognito mode.
They don’t. Unless you check the box that allows them to. And I’m sure Google has already checked that box by default.
I tested it with a stock install of chrome/windows 11. Works.