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Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage

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Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on *.google.com access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage

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It turns out Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on `*.google.com` access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage You can test it out by pasting the following into your Chrome DevTools console on any Google page: chrome.runtime.sendMessage( "nkeimhogjdpnpccoofpliimaahmaaome", { method: "cpu.getInfo" }, (response) => { console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2)); }, ); More notes here: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jul/9/hangout_servicesthunkjs/

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    In my experience you either have to trade one devil for the other with Apple or accept buying hardware from the ad company so you can use GrapheneOS.

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      There are more options than GrapheneOS with broader device support, such as Calyx or LineageOS.

      But if you use Android already, you can start by using F-Droid (or others) to install apps to find FOSS replacements for apps you use.

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        Searching for “Calyx” got me a lot of results that had nothing to do with the Android ROM, so for the convenience of anyone else reading this thread their URL is https://calyxos.org/

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          Thank you

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      You could always go the used/refurbished route to not directly give the chocolate factory money

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