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Fix your #Firefox with "Disable #IndexedDB"

source: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-indexeddb/

This plugin disables IndexedDB, with the goal of enhancing #privacy by making your #browser a little harder to uniquely fingerprint. Please be warned, websites that depend on IndexedDB might not work when this plugin is enabled. You can always click the icon to disable/enable the plugin. Green means IndexedDB is disabled, and red means it's available for websites to use. By default, this plugin will enable itself every time Firefox boots up. If you'd like the disabled status to persist across reboots, there's an option allowing that in the plugin preferences screen. That about covers it all. Hope you enjoy the plugin.


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Brave new #Internet :-...

#Adware vendors buy #Chrome #Extensions to send ad- and #malware-filled updates

source: http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/01/malware-vendors-buy-chrome-extensions-to-send-adware-filled-updates/

The #reality, though, is that while it's extremely easy for a novice user to install an extension, it's nearly impossible for them to diagnose and remove an extension that has turned sour, and Chrome Sync will make sure that extension hangs around on all their devices for a long time.

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