• A network of 24 media extensions that are installed on 800,000 users and collected viewing data and demographic information on major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV, and others
  • 12 separate ad blockers with a combined install base of over 5.5 million users openly selling user data
  • Nearly 50 other extensions, with over 100,000 users in aggregate, that collected and resold users’ browsing data
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    6 hours ago

    People who aren’t experts in privacy and web browsing.

    1.6 million people installed this ad blocker that claims to be open-source, but has no published source code.

    Is it malware? Probably not.

    Is it worth installing? Hell no.

    Oh, and it’s a Firefox extension.