Hacker News with Generative AI: Browser Security

Verifying Firefox Sync privacy claims (afarah.info)
Recent controversy and a history eroded trust on Mozilla's privacy claims for some, with commenters worrying about Firefox Sync, which can synchronize your browser history etc between devices, relying on Mozilla servers for it. A reasonable concern at first glance. But what data actually gets sent to Mozilla, if any? Let's verify.
Privacy, Firefox, Mozilla, Browser Security
27 points by afarah1 1 day ago | 1 comments
uBlock Origin forcefully disabled by Chrome (reddit.com)
Ublock Origin extension got removed from my Chrome browser by force, with a message saying that it was not supported anymore.
Chrome Extensions, Privacy, Browser Security
214 points by doppp 4 days ago | 195 comments
How is my Browser blocking RWX execution? (rwxstoned.github.io)
While testing payloads, I stumbled across a security feature implemented within a popular browser, which acts like an EDR. By hooking a key Windows API, it checks thread creation at runtime and then decides whether this should run or not.
Security, Browser Security, Windows API, EDR
48 points by lucasRW 63 days ago | 33 comments
Exploiting leaked timestamps from Google Chrome extensions (fingerprint.com)
Cybersecurity, Privacy, Browser Security, Google Chrome
15 points by bubblehack3r 129 days ago | 1 comments
Mullvad browser review – Experience VPN-like security in a browser (techradar.com)
Privacy, Browser Security, VPN, Software Review
11 points by dotcoma 258 days ago | 2 comments
Microsoft Edge will start blocking screenshots on the job (pcworld.com)
Microsoft Edge, Browser Security, Privacy
22 points by nobody9999 288 days ago | 19 comments
Browser Security Bugs That Aren't: JavaScript in PDF (textslashplain.com)
Browser Security, JavaScript, PDF Documents
99 points by todsacerdoti 332 days ago | 54 comments