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Stats	ForceCORS	Avira Browser Safety
User count	2,000+	7,000,000+
Average rating	3.81	4.15
Rating count	16	2,962
Last updated	2014-03-21	2022-10-26
Size	81.24K	1.79M
Version	1.1	4.2.7.2439

Short description
Allows forcing Cross-Origin Resource Sharing headers on any desired URL; helpful when accessing remote services from a local host.	Your surfing made private and secure
Full summary
ForceCORS is a Google Chrome extension which allows you to selectively apply CORS Headers to any web server responses you choose. This is extremely helpful when developing a web application that makes Ajax/XHR requests. The extension requires you to specify the domains that you wish to monitor and allows you to explicitly define the headers to be added. This is preferable to completely disabling XHR security in your browser, which is a big security hole. Regarding Permissions In order to allow you to append headers to ANY arbitrary location, this extension requires access to intercept ANY web request. However, by default the extension does NOT monitor any web traffic. Only URLs you specifically whitelist will be read by the extension, and only headers that YOU specify will be appended. Note: Headers added by this extension will not appear in the DevTools "Network" panel due to a known Chrome bug: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=258064 This extension is open source under the MIT License and can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/chrisdeely/ForceCORS	Avira Browser Safety protects you from malicious websites & invisible trackers Safe surfing Browse securely: We block over 80 million malicious sites per month. Shield your identity: We detect over 20 million phishing & spam attacks per month. Download safely: We prevent over 1 million potentially unwanted applications (PUA) from hiding in your downloads. Private browsing Anti-tracking: We stop thousands of ad networks from monitoring you online. Optimal experience: We enable you to access all your favorite web services without interference. Smarter searches Know before you go: We highlight infected sites directly in your search results. Anti-hijacking: We ensure you’re never redirected to malicious search engines.