Security News > 2018 > June > Google Blocks Chrome Extension Installations From 3rd-Party Sites
2018-06-12 19:48
You probably have come across many websites that let you install browser extensions without ever going to the official Chrome web store. It's a great way for users to install an extension, but now Google has decided to remove the ability for websites to offer "inline installation" of Chrome extensions on all platforms. <!-- adsense --> Google announced today in its Chromium blog that by the
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