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Security experts urge checking browser extensions are open source

Original: Before installing any browser extension, check: is the source code available to read? Open source extensions can be audi

Privacy-minded users are advising people to verify that browser extensions have publicly available source code before installing them. Open source extensions can be audited by security researchers, while closed source ones require simply trusting the developer. Extensions such as uBlock Origin and Firefox Containers are cited as examples of auditable, open source tools that reduce the risk of hidden malicious behaviour.

Why now: Growing concern over malicious or privacy-invading browser extensions is prompting renewed advice to favour open source tools.

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• Before installing any browser extension, check: is the source code available to read? Open source extensions can be audited by security researchers — closed source ones, you're just trusting the developer. uBlock Origin, Firefox Containers, Weather & Clock Dashboard are all… · orenmi · 1

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