Security News > 2019 > May > Chrome extension devs must drop deceptive installation tactics

After announcing its intention to limit third-party developers’ access to Chrome’s webRequest API, which is used by many ad-blocking extensions to filter out content, Google has followed up with announcements for a few more changes meant “to create stronger security, privacy, and performance guarantees”: Chrome extension developers must ditch any deceptive installation tactic they have been using Extensions must only request access to the appropriate data needed to implement their features Extensions that handle user-provided … More → The post Chrome extension devs must drop deceptive installation tactics appeared first on Help Net Security.

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