Chrome Store Features Extension Poisoned With Sophisticated Spyware

https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/chrome-store-features-extension-poisoned-sophisticated-spyware

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3 Comments

AceSLS@ani.social · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Chrome store is full of mal- & spyware. And guess what, google doesn't give a shit. Even after multiple reports with proof!

HubertManne@piefed.social · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Which is sorta funny because wasn't one of the arguments for that system safety.

AceSLS@ani.social · 4 pts · 1y

Yes. Something along the lines of "chrome store is for YOUR own good so we can make sure you only install safe addons".

Turns out that was a lie to lock people further into their ecosystem and probably also to increase control over what people can and can't install easily. Just like 99% of the time big companies say something