A recent investigation by Tel Aviv-based security firm Koi uncovered a massive data harvesting operation tied to a voluntary extension on Google’s Chrome browser. As Koi researcher Idan Dardikman writes, the extension goes beyond the actions of a typical VPN. '”Regardless of whether the VPN is on or off, Urban VPN Proxy is constantly scraping conversation data. The only way to stop the data collection is to uninstall the extension entirely.”The company behind Urban VPN Proxy, Urban Cyber Security Inc, isn’t shy about any of this. More on data privacy: Regular People Are Rising Up Against AI Surveillance Cameras