According to Google, around 70 percent of all the malicious Chrome extensions the company blocks use code obfuscation. Since code obfuscation also adds a performance hit, Google argues there are ...

Google is planning to remove inline installation from Chrome for existing extensions starting on September 12th, and Chrome users will be redirected to the Web Store.

Google's initial extensions plan was to let people download them from anywhere, but it backtracked and offered the inline installation from the Chrome Web Store instead. Now even that's off the list.

"If you distribute an extension using inline installation, you will need to update install buttons on your website to link to your extension’s Chrome Web Store page prior to the stable release ...

How to Remove Extensions in Google Chrome. ... Click the "Uninstall" button to confirm and remove the selected extension ... You can find new extensions for Chrome in the Google Chrome Web Store.

Google’s Chrome is one of the best web browsers around — it’s fast, light, and doesn’t get in the way of the content you want to see. But what makes Chrome unique, perhaps even powerful ...

Google is trying to make it easier for Chrome users to install useful extensions without having to scrutinize where they come from. The company says it has begun applying two new badges to extensions.

Google has updated its policies for the Chrome Web Store with new rules for affiliate ads and programs, which require all affiliate programs to “be described prominently in the product's Chrome ...

In May 2015, Google began blocking extensions not listed in the Chrome Web Store, and in September 2015, the company disabled inline installation of some Chrome extensions.

At the other side of the spectrum, only 13 extensions have managed to break over the 10 million mark -- the highest user count threshold available on the Chrome Web Store. Those 13 are Google ...