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Malicious Chrome Extensions Skate Past Google's Updated Security

Malicious browser extensions are bypassing Google's latest security and privacy standard for Chrome extensions, and they are finding their way into the Chrome Web Store — putting organizations and ...
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Using browser extensions to translate or download videos? Better check they're not one of these 17 malicious add-ons

If you’ve been using browser extensions to download YouTube videos or images from Pinterest, translate text in real time, check Amazon price histories, or even ...
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Google Chrome option to use uBlock Origin and more unsupported extensions may die soon

Google Chrome is testing a new change to completely remove the option to enable unsupported extensions, including the likes of uBlock Origin and more. It seems Google is currently waging a two-front ...
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Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

Google Chrome will be shutting down its older, more capable extension system, Manifest V2, in favor of exclusively using the more limited Manifest V3. The deeply controversial Manifest V3 system was ...