• Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 is Deceitful and Threatening [telecom]

    From Monty Solomon@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 23 13:08:43 2021
    Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 is Deceitful and Threatening

    Manifest V3, Google Chrome's soon-to-be definitive basket of changes
    to the world of web browser extensions, has been framed by its authors
    as "a step in the direction of privacy, security, and performance."
    But we think these changes are a raw deal for users. We've said that
    since Manifest V3 was announced, and continue to say so as its
    implementation is now imminent. Like FLoC and Privacy Sandbox before
    it, Manifest V3 is another example of the inherent conflict of
    interest that comes from Google controlling both the dominant web
    browser and one of the largest internet advertising networks.

    ...

    https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening

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