New Update The Great Suspender recently updated to 7.1.8 on the Chrome Webstore which contains new tracking code.

jacemace

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The Great Suspender recently updated to 7.1.8 on the Chrome Webstore which contains new tracking code. While it's unknown exactly what the new code is sending back, you should uninstall the extension just to be safe.




I now only install chrome extensions in developer mode with the load unpacked button - this disables updates.
Or use iridium browser - it does not update extensions.
 
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AAAAAAAND it got removed for containing malware. Remove the Great Suspender asap!

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The project has been open-source forked as the Marvellous Suspender.
Personally I think it's redundant now because Chrome has implemented most of the RAM saving tricks already and you won't notice a difference if you have 6GB or more in RAM.
 

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Google disables and removes The Great Suspender extension for containing malware:
Google has removed the popular Chrome plugin The Great Suspender from the Chrome Web Store. The company has also remotely disabled the extension for users who had it installed with a warning message saying that it contains malware.
 

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