Forums
New posts
Search forums
News
Security News
Technology News
Giveaways
Giveaways, Promotions and Contests
Discounts & Deals
Reviews
Users Reviews
Video Reviews
Support
Windows Malware Removal Help & Support
Inactive Support Threads
Mac Malware Removal Help & Support
Mobile Malware Removal Help & Support
Blog
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Reply to thread
Menu
Install the app
Install
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
Software
Browsers
Chrome & Chromium
Here comes the Google Chrome change that worried ad blocker creators
Message
<blockquote data-quote="plat" data-source="post: 958722" data-attributes="member: 74969"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-manifest-v2-chrome-extensions-to-stop-working-in-2023/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Excerpt here:</p><p></p><p>Google has shared the phase-out timeline for Manifest V2 Chrome extensions and its plans to bring Manifest V3 to full feature parity.</p><p></p><p>Extension capabilities are restricted using a mechanism called <a href="https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/manifestVersion" target="_blank">extension manifest</a>. Google made available the new version, Manifest V3, when Chrome 88 <a href="https://blog.chromium.org/2020/12/manifest-v3-now-available-on-m88-beta.html" target="_blank">was announced</a> earlier this year.</p><p></p><p>Google first <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extension-manifest-v3-may-break-ublock-origin-content-blocker/" target="_blank">revealed the future Manifest V3 changes</a> through a provisional document in 2019, which announced the removal of webRequest API blocking options and requirements for content blockers to switch to declarativeNetRequest.</p><p></p><p>"Years in the making, Manifest V3 is more secure, performant, and privacy-preserving than its predecessor," <a href="https://developer.chrome.com/en/blog/mv2-transition/" target="_blank">said David Li</a>, Product Manager for Chrome Extensions & Chrome Web Store.</p><p></p><p>"It is an evolution of the extension platform that takes into consideration both the changing web landscape and the future of browser extensions."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="plat, post: 958722, member: 74969"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-manifest-v2-chrome-extensions-to-stop-working-in-2023/[/URL] Excerpt here: Google has shared the phase-out timeline for Manifest V2 Chrome extensions and its plans to bring Manifest V3 to full feature parity. Extension capabilities are restricted using a mechanism called [URL='https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/manifestVersion']extension manifest[/URL]. Google made available the new version, Manifest V3, when Chrome 88 [URL='https://blog.chromium.org/2020/12/manifest-v3-now-available-on-m88-beta.html']was announced[/URL] earlier this year. Google first [URL='https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extension-manifest-v3-may-break-ublock-origin-content-blocker/']revealed the future Manifest V3 changes[/URL] through a provisional document in 2019, which announced the removal of webRequest API blocking options and requirements for content blockers to switch to declarativeNetRequest. "Years in the making, Manifest V3 is more secure, performant, and privacy-preserving than its predecessor," [URL='https://developer.chrome.com/en/blog/mv2-transition/']said David Li[/URL], Product Manager for Chrome Extensions & Chrome Web Store. "It is an evolution of the extension platform that takes into consideration both the changing web landscape and the future of browser extensions." [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Top
