jkl5xxJSON Formatter Chrome Plugin Now Closed and Injecting Adware
Interesting that the author, Callum Locke, seems to be a real person with a real reputation to damage. Previously this would have been a trust signal to me, I figured real developers would be less likely to go rogue given the consequences.
The tempation is quite strong, especially for popular extensions
Here's what it can look like to an author of a popular extension:
Temptations of an open-source browser extension developer · extesy hoverzoom · Discussion #670
Over the years, I have received many proposals to monetize this extension so I think I'll just start posting them here for fun (but not for profit). The main reason I continue to maintain this exte...