●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, August 14, 2022 ●● ● Aug 14 [00:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [00:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 14 [01:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [01:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 14 [02:24] *Despatche has quit (Quit: Read error: Connection reset by deer) ● Aug 14 [04:35] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:36] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 14 [06:52] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:53] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:56] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [06:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 14 [07:03] schestowitz
[07:03] schestowitz[07:03] schestowitzI am starting an article series explaining the basics of browser extension security. Its meant to provide you with some understanding of the field and serve as a reference for my more specific articles. You can browse the extension-security-basics category to see other published articles in this series.
[07:03] schestowitzBefore we go for a deeper dive, lets get a better understanding of what a browser extension actually is. Well take a look at a simple example extension and the different contexts in which its code runs.
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[07:06] schestowitz[07:06] schestowitzI keep a pen & notebook on my desk, which I make liberal use of to jot down my thoughts. It works pretty well: ad-hoc todo lists, notes on problems Im working on, tables, flowcharts, etc. It has some limitations, though. Sharing anything out of my notebook online is an awful pain in the ass. I cant draw a straight line to save my life, so tables and flowcharts are a challenge. No edits, either, so lots of [07:06] schestowitz crossed-out words and redrawn or rewritten pages. And of course, my handwriting sucks and I can type much more efficiently than I can write. I wish this was a digital medium, but there are not any applications available which can support the note-taking paradigm that I wish I could have. What would that look like?
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