The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers

Google accidentally published working exploit code for an unfixed vulnerability in Chromium (the open-source foundation for Chrome, Edge, and other browsers) that was originally reported 42 months earlier. The bug allows websites to install a persistent service worker (background code that runs on your device) that could monitor your browsing, redirect your traffic, or use your computer in DDoS attacks (large-scale coordinated attacks that overload servers).