If I understand this statement, then opening YouTube, while other webpages are open, will enable YT to then steal the login info? Conversely, opening YT by itself means they can't?
Maximum caution is advised.
In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled MY NOTES on UKRAINIAN WAR VIDEO | Ukr Kursk Offensive Bogs Down, Kursk NPP Beyond Reach, Ukr Losses; Rus S400s Iran, US Threatens Iran, ducttape45 wrote: Basically landing on a YOUTUBE page, even if you don't launch a video, can steal your FR password and passwords to any other application you have open. Read more about it on the following Free Republic thread: Google is at it again, new YouTube security threat. If I understand this statement, then opening YouTube, while other webpages are open, will enable YT to then steal the login info? Conversely, opening YT by itself means they can't?
Yes but there's more. I hope all will read the linked FR article about this because I'm not certain of all the ramifications. The login information is saved in your computer's cache and can be accessed the moment you click on a youtube tab, even before the page displays images. Then you need to clear your computer's cache completely or the information will be shared in following days. There's a work around that might be over my head. No other options (VPN, malware prevention etc.) prevent theft of login information. Starting a different browser to watch YOUTUBE videos in doesn't work because the browsers share the same cache.
I checked for this video on Rumble and it's not there. I wonder where else Google has planted this technology - possibly it's email pages? So I wonder if logging into gmail would trigger the same login captures.