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Google has removed an extension for the Chrome browser from its online store. The software contains a crowd-sourced list of Jewish names; during a browsing session, it would detect matching names in Web pages and surround them with three sets of round brackets.
From PCMag:
Google this week removed a Chrome extension that identified the names of prominent Jews on websites with a user-generated list.
The "Coincidence Detector" Chrome plugin reportedly had 2,473 users and a rating of 5 out of 5 stars, according to Mic, which earlier this week published an investigation into the online tactics of white supremacists.
The plugin scanned the text of websites for matches on its frequently-updated list of Jewish names. When it found a match, it encased the name in three sets of parenthesis, an identification format that originated on a right-wing blog called The Right Stuff, according to Mic. Users could add new names to the app's database by posting them on the app's support tab.
A screenshot of the extension's installation page showed that it was last updated on Jan. 16. Its publisher was listed as "altrightmedia," likely a nod to the similarly-named ultraconservative movement in the US.
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(Score: 2) by Soybean on Monday July 04 2016, @07:46PM
I guess I should have been more direct.
I am not the author of that post. This is a bug. I am calling attention to it.
In fact, I am now able to mod that post up and will do so after posting this.