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by daveoc64 1952 days ago
> JavaScript served by the sites; exact same issue.

It's not really the same issue.

If you are visiting a site that uses its own JavaScript, you can probably assume that if it's run by someone trustworthy, the script isn't going to try stealing your passwords or credit card number. There shouldn't be any reason for the web page to have access to anything that you're not providing it with anyway.

A browser extension (like an ad blocker) can access the content on every page you visit. That could be your bank, email account, social media - anything. If you have a malicious browser extension, it can see everything you do.