Browser extension AI chat exfiltration: Difference between revisions

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Arnott also documented a direct contradiction between the privacy disclosures of the Stylish extension & its Chrome Web Store listing. The Stylish privacy policy, per his reading, explicitly states the publisher sells personal data; the Chrome Web Store listing's larger-font homepage text states that the publisher does not sell personal data; & the Chrome Web Store's approved-use-cases policy itself prohibits the sale of user data.<ref name="aibp-stylish" />
Arnott also documented a direct contradiction between the privacy disclosures of the Stylish extension & its Chrome Web Store listing. The Stylish privacy policy, per his reading, explicitly states the publisher sells personal data; the Chrome Web Store listing's larger-font homepage text states that the publisher does not sell personal data; & the Chrome Web Store's approved-use-cases policy itself prohibits the sale of user data.<ref name="aibp-stylish" />
[[File:Stylish_privacy_policy_vs_Chrome_Web_Store_listing.png|thumb|center|600px|Left: Stylish privacy policy stating personal data is sold. Right: Stylish Chrome Web Store listing claiming the opposite in larger type. Captured from Wayback Machine snapshots cited in the source.]]
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File:Stylish_privacy_policy_categories_sold.png|Stylish (userstyles.org) privacy policy: section headed ''CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT, DISCLOSE, AND SELL'', with the categories itemised in the table below.
File:Stylish_chrome_web_store_data_not_sold.png|Stylish Chrome Web Store listing: larger-font block headed ''This developer declares that your data is'', first bullet ''Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases''.
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==Consumer impact & mitigation==
==Consumer impact & mitigation==