Post #2336487
2026-04-04 20:36 UTC
@jasoncoon@leds.social didn't read up on it, but: lots of extensions insert bits of HTML or change the current page in some way. For example, ad blockers. This is something that is probably detectable in Firefox?
It would reveal a lot less extensions though, but might still be a problem. It would also be a lot more work to create.
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@jasoncoon@leds.social 2026-04-04 21:10
@ayke@hachyderm.io yeah, the article shows that LinkedIn is also doing exactly that: "LinkedIn runs a second detection system that walks the entire DOM tree looking for evidence of extension activity." https://browsergate.eu/how-it-works/#stage-2-passive-dom-scanning-spectroscopy