Extensions

Add-ons, the stores that distribute them and the rules they run under. Extensions can do almost anything in your browser, which makes them worth watching.

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319 Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs hijacked users' searches

Researchers found hundreds of extensions that made themselves Chrome's default search engine and logged every query. Here is how to check yours.

30 October 20263 min read

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Browser Extension News: Add-ons and Stores

Browser extension news: malicious add-ons, Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons policy, Manifest V3 and ad blockers, and how to keep extensions safe.

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