• Are Chrome Extensions Spying on you?

    From Petzl@petzlx@gmail.com to aus.computers on Mon Sep 15 18:41:52 2025
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    <https://www.foxnews.com/tech/chrome-vpn-extension-secretly-spies-you>
    https://tinyurl.com/52thevty
    This Chrome VPN extension secretly spies on you
    FreeVPN.One was caught taking screenshots and stealing user data
    How FreeVPN.One secretly captured your browsing
    Once installed, FreeVPN.One didn't just handle VPN traffic. It
    silently captured screenshots of every website you visited, bank
    logins, private photos and sensitive documents and sent them to
    servers controlled by the developer.

    Even worse, the extension added permissions step by step, disguising
    its activity as "AI Threat Detection." What looked like a useful
    feature became a tool for constant background surveillance.
    --
    Petzl
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  • From Felix@none@not.here to aus.computers on Mon Sep 15 22:38:02 2025
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    Petzl wrote:
    <https://www.foxnews.com/tech/chrome-vpn-extension-secretly-spies-you>
    https://tinyurl.com/52thevty
    This Chrome VPN extension secretly spies on you
    FreeVPN.One was caught taking screenshots and stealing user data
    How FreeVPN.One secretly captured your browsing
    Once installed, FreeVPN.One didn't just handle VPN traffic. It
    silently captured screenshots of every website you visited, bank
    logins, private photos and sensitive documents and sent them to
    servers controlled by the developer.

    Even worse, the extension added permissions step by step, disguising
    its activity as "AI Threat Detection." What looked like a useful
    feature became a tool for constant background surveillance.

    I avoid M$ and Google (Chrome) whenever possible
    --
    Linux Mint 22.2
    Q: What's the difference between Linux and Windows?
    A: Linux obeys you, Windows fights with you

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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.computers on Tue Sep 16 02:18:37 2025
    From Newsgroup: aus.computers

    On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:38:02 +1000, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:

    Petzl wrote:
    <https://www.foxnews.com/tech/chrome-vpn-extension-secretly-spies-you>
    https://tinyurl.com/52thevty
    This Chrome VPN extension secretly spies on you
    FreeVPN.One was caught taking screenshots and stealing user data
    How FreeVPN.One secretly captured your browsing
    Once installed, FreeVPN.One didn't just handle VPN traffic. It
    silently captured screenshots of every website you visited, bank
    logins, private photos and sensitive documents and sent them to
    servers controlled by the developer.

    Even worse, the extension added permissions step by step, disguising
    its activity as "AI Threat Detection." What looked like a useful
    feature became a tool for constant background surveillance.

    I avoid M$ and Google (Chrome) whenever possible

    More fool you
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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.computers on Tue Sep 16 02:20:50 2025
    From Newsgroup: aus.computers

    On Tue, 16 Sep 2025 02:18:37 +1000, Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:38:02 +1000, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:

    Petzl wrote:
    <https://www.foxnews.com/tech/chrome-vpn-extension-secretly-spies-you>
    https://tinyurl.com/52thevty
    This Chrome VPN extension secretly spies on you
    FreeVPN.One was caught taking screenshots and stealing user data
    How FreeVPN.One secretly captured your browsing
    Once installed, FreeVPN.One didn't just handle VPN traffic. It
    silently captured screenshots of every website you visited, bank
    logins, private photos and sensitive documents and sent them to
    servers controlled by the developer.

    Even worse, the extension added permissions step by step, disguising
    its activity as "AI Threat Detection." What looked like a useful
    feature became a tool for constant background surveillance.

    I avoid M$ and Google (Chrome) whenever possible

    More fool you

    And that's why that seamonkey shit happens
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  • From Petzl@petzlx@gmail.com to aus.computers on Tue Sep 16 08:17:59 2025
    From Newsgroup: aus.computers

    On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:38:02 +1000, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:

    Petzl wrote:
    <https://www.foxnews.com/tech/chrome-vpn-extension-secretly-spies-you>
    https://tinyurl.com/52thevty
    This Chrome VPN extension secretly spies on you
    FreeVPN.One was caught taking screenshots and stealing user data
    How FreeVPN.One secretly captured your browsing
    Once installed, FreeVPN.One didn't just handle VPN traffic. It
    silently captured screenshots of every website you visited, bank
    logins, private photos and sensitive documents and sent them to
    servers controlled by the developer.

    Even worse, the extension added permissions step by step, disguising
    its activity as "AI Threat Detection." What looked like a useful
    feature became a tool for constant background surveillance.

    I avoid M$ and Google (Chrome) whenever possible

    One thing Apple try to do is check the security of APPs that allow for
    download (not always successful)
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  • From Felix@none@not.here to aus.computers on Tue Sep 16 08:34:12 2025
    From Newsgroup: aus.computers

    Petzl wrote:
    On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:38:02 +1000, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:

    Petzl wrote:
    <https://www.foxnews.com/tech/chrome-vpn-extension-secretly-spies-you>
    https://tinyurl.com/52thevty
    This Chrome VPN extension secretly spies on you
    FreeVPN.One was caught taking screenshots and stealing user data
    How FreeVPN.One secretly captured your browsing
    Once installed, FreeVPN.One didn't just handle VPN traffic. It
    silently captured screenshots of every website you visited, bank
    logins, private photos and sensitive documents and sent them to
    servers controlled by the developer.

    Even worse, the extension added permissions step by step, disguising
    its activity as "AI Threat Detection." What looked like a useful
    feature became a tool for constant background surveillance.
    I avoid M$ and Google (Chrome) whenever possible

    One thing Apple try to do is check the security of APPs that allow for download (not always successful)

    Play store does the same for Android. with Linux you download from repositories using the Update manager so downloads are safe.
    --
    Linux Mint 22.2

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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.computers on Tue Sep 16 10:13:40 2025
    From Newsgroup: aus.computers

    On Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:34:12 +1000, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:

    Petzl wrote:
    On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:38:02 +1000, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:

    Petzl wrote:
    <https://www.foxnews.com/tech/chrome-vpn-extension-secretly-spies-you> >>>> https://tinyurl.com/52thevty
    This Chrome VPN extension secretly spies on you
    FreeVPN.One was caught taking screenshots and stealing user data
    How FreeVPN.One secretly captured your browsing
    Once installed, FreeVPN.One didn't just handle VPN traffic. It
    silently captured screenshots of every website you visited, bank
    logins, private photos and sensitive documents and sent them to
    servers controlled by the developer.

    Even worse, the extension added permissions step by step, disguising
    its activity as "AI Threat Detection." What looked like a useful
    feature became a tool for constant background surveillance.
    I avoid M$ and Google (Chrome) whenever possible

    One thing Apple try to do is check the security of APPs that allow for
    download (not always successful)

    Play store does the same for Android.

    Bullshit it does and also stupidly allows sideloading

    with Linux you download from repositories usingthe Update manager so downloads are safe.


    Bullshit on the safety
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