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Tracker-ish URLs found from "Awesome Screenshot" source code
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/awesome-screenshot-captur/alelhddbbhepgpmgidjdcjakblofbmce
How many trackers does a single Chrome extension need?
Seven.
https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ (manifest.json, javascripts/cga.js)
https://cdn.extensionanalytics.com/ (manifest.json, javascripts/feedback.js)
https://pixel.getpaidfordata.com/ (manifest.json, background.html)
https://tags.crwdcntrl.net/ (manifest.json)
https://s.sitebeacon.co/ (javascripts/CDBC/CDBC.js)
https://collector.dataferb.com/ (javascript/DCM/cr-dcm-client.js)
http://lb.crdui.com/, http://t.crdui.com/ (javascripts/Tr/tr.js)
Probably wouldn't even have noticed if that last one wasn't sending my browsing history over the internet /in plain text/.
@WhisperingWempe
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Thanks! If I had not read the reviews @chrome Web Store I might have installed "Awsome Screenshot App"- I have also sent a notification form through the webstore, since I find such app behaviour unacceptable.

@billythekid
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Also seems to happen with the "Webpage Screenshot" extension.

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