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Chrome extension maker tells of pressure to sell out (www.theregister.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Anyone with sizable audience in this surveillance economy is invited to stuff their add-ons with tracking and ads

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

And even if they could get $240k the first year, the chances of people abandoning an extension because they are now getting spammed with ads/spyware seems like quite a factor. If my ad blocker started reporting my browser history, I would be dropping that thing like a bad habit.