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Under New Management - Chrome extension warns you when extension changes ownership
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<blockquote data-quote="HarborFront" data-source="post: 1078316" data-attributes="member: 55987"><p><h3>Chrome users – get an alert when extensions are in danger of falling into wrong hands</h3><h3>Under New Management is an early-warning system for potential poisoning of add-ons with malware</h3><p></p><p>Quote</p><p></p><p>Basically: Extensions can be developed for entirely innocent, useful purposes, but when they are sold or hand over to others, those new owners can – and have – sneakily adjusted the code so that it turns against the user, stealing their info or injecting ads. This kind of hijacking can affect millions of netizens at a time.</p><p></p><p>Unquote</p><p></p><p>Read below</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/07/chrome_extension_changes/?td=rt-3a[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Get it here</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/under-new-management/jppepdecgemgbgnjnnfjcmanlleioikj?hl=en&authuser=0[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarborFront, post: 1078316, member: 55987"] [HEADING=2]Chrome users – get an alert when extensions are in danger of falling into wrong hands[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Under New Management is an early-warning system for potential poisoning of add-ons with malware[/HEADING] Quote Basically: Extensions can be developed for entirely innocent, useful purposes, but when they are sold or hand over to others, those new owners can – and have – sneakily adjusted the code so that it turns against the user, stealing their info or injecting ads. This kind of hijacking can affect millions of netizens at a time. Unquote Read below [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/07/chrome_extension_changes/?td=rt-3a[/URL] Get it here [URL unfurl="true"]https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/under-new-management/jppepdecgemgbgnjnnfjcmanlleioikj?hl=en&authuser=0[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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