Security News > 2018 > October > Google to make Chrome extensions safer and privacy-preserving
2018-10-02 10:27
Google has announced a number of security changes in the Chrome extensions system: a more thorough extensions review process, better user controls, and a new manifest that should provide stronger security, privacy, and performance guarantees. The Chrome Web Store will also no longer allow extensions with obfuscated code and, starting next year, Google will require all developer accounts to be additionally secured with 2-step verification. A number of popular Chrome extensions were hijacked through phishing … More → The post Google to make Chrome extensions safer and privacy-preserving appeared first on Help Net Security.
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