Browser extensions downloaded almost 33 million times from Google’s Chrome Web Store covertly downloaded highly sensitive user information, a security firm said on Thursday in a report that underscores lax security measures that continue to put Internet users at risk. The extensions, which Google removed only after being privately notified …
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The result of a text fragment link. Note the highlighted text and the URL. Ron Amadeo With the extension installed, just highlight the text you want and right-click. Ron Amadeo Google has been cooking up an extension to the URL standard called “Text Fragments.” The new link style will allow …
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(Reuters) — A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry’s failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions. Alphabet’s Google said …
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Browser extensions are a great way to expand the functionality of your favorite browser. But bad Chrome extensions can cause much more harm than help. Whether they use lots of system resources, collect your data, install adware, or similar, you don’t want them on your system. It’s hard to keep …
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