How to Get Extension Manifest Information

Working on a web extension can be kinda wild — on one side you’re essentially just coding a website, on the other side you’re limited to what the browser says you can do in the extension execution environment. One change in that environment is coming January 2023 — pushing extensions to move to manifest version 3. I recently got curious about whether other popular extensions had completed the version 3 update. Executing the following command in the background page (manifest version 2) or service worker (version 3) will provide you the extension’s manifest: chrome.runtime.getManifest() The getManifest call returns a large object detailing the extension’s... more →
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After Web, Google Maps Enable Street View Layer on Android App as well – Digital Information World

After Web, Google Maps Enable Street View Layer on Android App as well  Digital Information World Street View is beneficial in finding routes to your various destinations but also an exciting way of exploring new landmarks. The web version of Google maps has … “map app” – Google News… more →
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Danish Bank Leaves Server in Debug Mode, Exposes Sensitive Information in … – Softpedia News

Softpedia News Danish Bank Leaves Server in Debug Mode, Exposes Sensitive Information in …Softpedia NewsDutch IT security expert Sijmen Ruwhof has found a pretty big blunder on the part of Danske Bank, Denmark's biggest bank, which exposed sensitive user session information in the form of an encoded data dump, in their banking portal's JavaScript files. JavaScript – Google News… more →
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