Research reveals how these simple Chrome extensions are hawking your privacy

Research shows that even simple Chrome extensions can quietly invade user privacy, with some hijacking clipboards, ...
CNET

Chrome extensions soon only available from Google's website

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...
9to5google

Chrome Web Store requiring developers to disclose what data extensions collect

Over the past few years, Google has been continuously working to make Chrome extensions safer. Developers now have to limit what they do with collected data, while the Chrome Web Store early next year ...
CoinTelegraph

Google’s Ban of Obfuscated Code From Web Store Extensions Likely to Affect Cryptojackers

Google has banned obfuscated code for Chrome Web Store extensions to reduce policy violations in a move likely to affect cryptojackers. Google’s new restrictions on Chrome Web Store extensions ...
TechCrunch

Google is banning all cryptomining extensions from its Chrome Web Store

Google today announced that it will ban from its Chrome Web Store any and all browser extensions that mine crypto. Mining cryptocurrencies in the browser isn’t the most efficient way for individuals ...

New malware service guarantees phishing extensions on Chrome web store

A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called 'Stanley' promises malicious Chrome extensions that can clear Google's review ...
VentureBeat

Google disables inline installation for Chrome extensions

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google today announced that Chrome will no longer support inline ...