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Chrome extensions: tool to notify users of ownership change (to avoid malicious code injection)? [closed]
A problem with Chrome extensions was raised in an earlier question: extension owners can sell their extension to another owner, who can then insert malicious code.
From a user's perspective, they may ...
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Practical ways to tell if a Chrome extension is safe? [duplicate]
After reading about Emails a browser extension developer gets from scammers (and the comments here) I understand that there are people who try to convince good addon developers to introduce shady (or ...
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Prevent Chrome extensions from betraying me
As has been discussed in this answer, a flaw with the Chrome Web Store is that an honest-but-naive developer may sell a popular browser extension to someone like Techno SoLotions, assuming that Techno ...
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