Security hole meant Grammarly would fix your typos, but let snoopers read your every word

A Google vulnerability researcher has found a gaping security hole in a popular web browser extension, that could have potentially exposed your private writings on the internet. The Grammarly real-time spelling and grammar checker, which has over seven million daily users, describes itself as all you need to ensure that “everything you type is clear, effective, and mistake-free.” As someone who is prone to getting muddled over whether to use “less” or “fewer”, or how to spell “accommodation”, I can certainly understand its appeal.

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