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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Google today announced Chrome extensions not in the Chrome Web Store are ...

It sounds counterintuitive, but hear me out. If you’re looking for a new browser extension to try, or you want to download one that has been recommended to you, stop using the Chrome Web Store to look ...

Over the past few years, Google has worked to clean up, boost privacy, and increase security on the Chrome Web Store. The latest effort introduces badges in the Chrome Web Store to better highlight ...

Google today updated the Chrome Web Store's spam policy to block extension spam so that users can have a real chance to avoid potentially malicious extensions while sifting through 200,000 add-ons ...

Search for many popular extensions on the Chrome Web Store and you’ll see misleading and potentially malicious apps first. Google’s Chrome Web Store always lists apps before extensions, and hucksters ...

The age of sideloading extensions is over for Chrome users on Windows PCs. After announcing Chrome would become a walled garden in November, Google followed through with its promise on Tuesday. Chrome ...

A recent study conducted by security experts from Stanford University has uncovered a major security concern for users of the Google Chrome Web Store. The researchers have published their findings on ...