#browser-extension tag

Phia, the buzzy AI shopping tool, was pulling far more user data than disclosed, security researchers say | Fortune

Phia's browser extension transmitted snapshots and URLs of every visited web page, including sensitive personal data, to company servers without users' active interaction.

fromBitcoin Magazine

4 weeks ago

Lolli Acquires Slice To Expand Bitcoin Rewards

The acquisition merges two complementary approaches to earning Bitcoin - shopping and passive browsing - into a single platform, simplifying the user experience and broadening opportunities to "stack sats" across everyday online activity.

Venture

Science

fromNature

1 month ago

Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors

The Scholar h-index (S h-index) weights citations by author position—last 100%, first 90%, second 50%, others 25% (≤6 authors) or 10% (≥7)—to better reflect contribution.

Privacy technologies

fromAdExchanger

1 month ago

Scott Spencer's New Startup Wants To Help Users Monetize Their Online Advertising Data | AdExchanger

A browser extension combines privacy consent management with a programmatic advertising ID that shares ad-revenue with users and integrates into existing ad tech.

fromZDNET

2 months ago

Sick of Google's AI summaries? This free tool eliminates them - in one click

I have very mixed feelings about Google's AI Overviews. On one hand, they sometimes provide tidbits of information without having to dig through web page after web page. On the other hand, as with all AIs (and some web pages), the information they provide can be wrong. Don't get me started on how much traffic they're sucking away from the sites whose data they're hoovering up without giving back any traffic.

Digital life

UX design

fromHackernoon

3 years ago

Finally, a Tailwind Debugger That Lives in Your Browser | HackerNoon

Tail Lens offers a solution to the common workflow frustrations experienced by Tailwind CSS users through live editing and instant feedback.