Articles tagged "tracking"

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A hairline puzzle piece half-hidden under the folded corner of a paper sheet; a thin orange watercolor thread escapes from beneath it and tangles into a loose knot.

Hidden Chrome extensions explained: what obfuscated tracking code can really do

Dozens of hidden Chrome extensions with ~6M users ran obfuscated tracking code. What 'hidden' listings mean, how the tracking hides, and how to check yours.

Maxim Kosterin

October 9, 2026

9 min read

A hairline route line turning across bare paper, shadowed at every turn by a soft orange watercolor stroke tracing the same path.

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webNavigation permission explained: what browser extensions see when you move around the web

The webNavigation permission lets an extension watch every URL you open live — no host permissions, no injected code. Here's what it sees and how to check.

Maxim Kosterin

July 24, 2026

8 min read

A short hairline checklist of ticks with a faint orange watercolor tendril slipping out beyond the last line — tracking the permission list never showed.

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Runtime tracking explained: what browser extensions do that their permissions never show

An ACM study found 15.97% of extensions start third-party tracking within 60 seconds. Here's why the permission list never told you, and how to check.

Maxim Kosterin

June 5, 2026

7 min read