In an effort to tamp down data collection by third-party ad-blocking Chrome extensions, Google today announced that it intends to replace parts of Chrome’s Web Request API, a set of events and ...

Google is disabling the original uBlock Origin ad blocker for more Chrome browser users, alongside other extensions that are no longer supported as the browser migrates to its new extension ...

Starting today, Google will no longer accept crypto extensions submitted to the Chrome Web Store. Furthermore, any current extensions featuring crypto mining code will be removed from the store in ...

It is no longer planning to begin turning off the old extensions standard in January and says the rest of the timeline is ‘under review.’ It is no longer planning to begin turning off the old ...

Malicious Chrome extensions steal login data by impersonating Workday, NetSuite and SAP SuccessFactors platforms, cybersecurity researchers say.

Once upon a time, OK not so long ago, browsers such as Chrome and Firefox fought for supremacy over browser extensions. That war has seemingly simmered down but the remnants threaten the security of ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. There’s a growing split over how much room browsers should leave for ad blocking — and Chrome and Firefox have ...