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2FA browser extensions compared: where Authenticator, 2FAS and password-manager TOTP keep your seeds — and how the fake authenticator clones steal them.
Cookie extensions touch your session tokens and every site you visit. I compared Cookie-Editor, Cookie AutoDelete and the banner blockers on who owns them.
Screen recorder extensions can reach your camera, mic and every tab. Here's the permission breakdown, the Screencastify webcam bug, and how to record safely.
Screenshot extensions can read every page they capture. Here's the permission breakdown, what the ShotBird hijack revealed, and how to grab screens safely.
The NordVPN extension's new on-device AI voice detector flags deepfake audio without sending anything anywhere. Review of permissions, privacy and alternatives.
24 streaming extensions in the QVI Empire network legally sell your Netflix and Hulu viewing data. Privacy analysis, risk breakdown, and safer alternatives.
Some ad blockers that sell your data are among the most installed on Chrome. LayerX flagged 12 — here's the breakdown of the worst and safer 2026 alternatives.
Most TikTok downloader extension clones are spyware — StealTok spied on 130K users for up to a year. Here's the security breakdown and safer ways to download.
Firefox built-in VPN is free, capped at 50GB/month and 4 countries. Here's how it compares to Proton VPN, Mullvad, and NordVPN extensions — and which to trust.
Bitwarden vs 1Password security compared: permissions, audits, vault design, and the SquareX polymorphic spoofing attack Chrome still hasn't patched in 2026.
Crypto wallet extensions are Torg Grabber's top target — 728 of them. Here's how MetaMask, Phantom, and Trust Wallet hold up on security and what to watch for.
18 Chrome, Firefox, and Edge meeting extensions with 2.2M installs secretly harvested corporate meeting data. Here's what they did and how to check yours.
Incogni's 2026 study flags Grammarly and QuillBot as high-risk AI extensions. Privacy analysis, permission breakdown, and safer alternatives for 2026.
The real Proton VPN extension is a standalone browser VPN — with broad permissions by design. Here's what it actually requests and how to spot the fakes.
Is Urban VPN safe? Not after it quietly harvested ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini chats from 8M users. The full review, the timeline, and what to install instead.