A planned update to one of the Google Chrome extensions APIs would kill much more than a few ad blockers, ZDNet has learned, including browser extensions for antivirus products, parental control ...

Chrome extensions were spotted leaking sensitive browser data like API keys, secrets, and tokens via unguarded HTTP transmissions and hardcoded spills. Seemingly harmless Chrome extensions aimed at ...

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 ...

Over the past 18 months, Google has pushed to improve Chrome extension security—a welcome goal given the sketchy morass of extensions that have been out there for years. But one proposed change ...

With Manifest V3, Google wants to make extensions safer by prioritizing privacy, but was initially criticized for the impact to ad blockers. The Chrome team has since added new features in response ...

FavBox is one of those extensions that quietly becomes part of your daily workflow. I save a lot of links while researching ...