Releasing Searcher, a Configurable, Privacy-Minded Chromium Extension to Trigger Random Searches:

A mini-tool to make it costlier to invade your privacy.

https://meiert.com/blog/searcher/

#tools #misc #browserextensions #chromium #search #privacy

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#kagi #browserextensions

Ever wondered what it would feel like to learn a language from a native speaker - with no translations, ever? I built a browser extension using local Ollama and Stable Diffusion to mimic what I imagined it might feel like to learn as a child from a native speaker.

#llm #local #selfhosted #opensource #languagelearning
#browserextensions

https://blog.paractmol.nl/the-ollama-browser-extension-i-made-to-teach-myself-dutch/

Tubefilter: PewDiePie was sick of suffering from “algo brain,” so he “fixed YouTube”. “The creator who was once the biggest thing on YouTube is now in his mad scientist era, and his tinkering has allowed him to develop a tool that takes the mental taxation out of social media scrolling. PewDiePie‘s browser extension, which he built using his personal AI model, takes users straight to […]

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Small Web just got bigger · Kagi’s people-first web directory arrives on mobile apps https://ilo.im/16bhdk

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#Humans #Directory #Blogs #Websites #SmallWeb #IndieWeb #Mobile #Android #iOS #BrowserExtensions

I have yet to see a legitimate browser extension that interacts with LLMs / AI platforms.

Most, if not all, steal user inputs and LLM responses; install malware.

#browserextensions #llm #ai #chrome #firefox

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/04/chrome-gemini-flaw-rogue-extensions-hijack-ai-panel-xcxwbn/

Chrome Gemini Flaw Let Rogue Extensions Hijack Chrome AI Panel

#AI #Google #GoogleChrome #Gemini #GoogleGemini #WebBrowsers #Cybersecurity #BrowserExtensions #SecurityVulnerabilities #SecurityFlaws #Exploits #SecurityPatches #AgenticBrowsers #RogueExtensions

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/19/microsoft-edge-145-password-manager-security-fixes-xcxwbn/

Edge 145 Rolls Out with Password Upgrades and Security Patches

#Edge145 #MicrosoftEdge #Microsoft #WebBrowsers #PasswordManagers #SecurityVulnerabilities #BrowserExtensions #PDF #ReadAloud #Chromium

ZDNet: The permissions behind your AI Chrome extensions deserve a closer look – they may be spying on you. “New research from data removal service Incogni finds that more than half of a sample set of AI Chrome extensions collect user data. Almost a third are ‘gathering personally identifiable information (PII).'”