How to check that an add-on doesn't spy on you ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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Many add-ons have somewhat spookiy authorisation requirements, such as "access all of your activity". In many cases this is justified by it's function, and of course there isn't any problem with it as long as we're sure all this data stays on your computer and isn't shared with any remote server. How are we sure of that tho? Is there an easy way to check for each add-on ?

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[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago

Packet sniffer? Like wireshark maybe?

[-] lily33@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

But wouldn't that just tell you, "Firefox was connecting to the internet"?

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

Nope, it'd give details. Combing through and decrypting those details is another matter, though.

[-] authed@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

You can MITM yourself and setup your own CA, no?

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

If you so chose to, yep.

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