Cyber Bob’s Cyber Safety Tip #114 - Browser Extensions — Less Is Safer
Browser extensions can be helpful — but they can also quietly watch everything you do online 👀
In this Cyber Bob safety tip, you’ll learn why having too many browser extensions increases your privacy and security risk ⚠️ Some extensions can track websites, read what you type, and send data back to companies you’ve never heard of — including ones you installed long ago and forgot about.
This short, practical tip shows you:
🔍 What to watch for
🧹 How to clean out risky extensions
🛡️ Simple steps to keep your browser lean, clean, and safer
Less really is safer.
(ChatGPT, Gemini's Storybook and Slide Deck, and ScreenPal were used to help create this cybersecurity tip.)
All the video's featuring Cyber-Bob are available at:
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