How to check that an add-on doesn't spy on you ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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Many add-ons have somewhat spookiy authorisation requirements, such as "access all of your activity". In many cases this is justified by it's function, and of course there isn't any problem with it as long as we're sure all this data stays on your computer and isn't shared with any remote server. How are we sure of that tho? Is there an easy way to check for each add-on ?

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[-] everett@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think it's "access your data" permissions that are the ones to be wary of, due to the explanation here. Defending against this, I'm not really sure. Someone who knows more should chime in, but maybe a software firewall like Little Snitch/OpenSnitch that will let you approve/deny every connection. (This will probably get fatiguing fast.)

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