Post #1988905
2026-04-20 15:54 UTC
@matthiasott what does the manifest do when none of the three whitelisted extensions are installed?
The article says on the authors machine it does nothing
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@matthiasott@mastodon.social 2026-04-20 16:30
@saxnot Yes, if the three extensions are not installed, it is doing nothing, luckily. But the manifest is installed for browsers that aren’t even on the machine – so “does nothing now” is one install away from “does quite a lot.” And the consent failure already happened: Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive and most computer-misuse law are about placement, not execution, as I understand it.