I got a scam email from some company claiming that they can game the Chrome Web Store algorithm by installing my extension in a bunch of VMs to increase the installed user count. If the number goes up by a thousand or multiple thousands suddenly, it wasn't me telling them to do it since that would be fraud.

#ChromeWebStore #WebExtensions #ChromeExtensions

Claude’s Chrome Extension Flaw Shows Why Agentic Browsing Needs Real Guardrails

Anthropic’s latest Claude in Chrome flaw is not just an embarrassing extension bug. It is a warning that browser-based AI agents are becoming privileged operators inside live sessions, and that makes trust boundaries, extension governance, and MSP controls far more important than most teams realize.

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The Pause Tab™ Chrome extension is already on version 1.6, less than a month since release 🎉🤓

If you've ever felt like your browser should have Screen Time or Digital Wellbeing features to help you limit your site usage, this extension is trying to close that gap.

Get Pause Tab at https://ggl.link/pause-tab

#ChromeExtensions #ProductDesign

FYI: Your ad blocker is selling your browsing data - and it's legal: Over 80 Chrome extensions with 6.5 million users legally sell browsing data, viewing history, and inferred health conditions to third parties, says LayerX. https://ppc.land/your-ad-blocker-is-selling-your-browsing-data-and-its-legal/ #AdBlocker #PrivacyConcerns #BrowsingData #DataPrivacy #ChromeExtensions
Your ad blocker is selling your browsing data - and it's legal

Over 80 Chrome extensions with 6.5 million users legally sell browsing data, viewing history, and inferred health conditions to third parties, says LayerX.

PPC Land
Your ad blocker is selling your browsing data - and it's legal: Over 80 Chrome extensions with 6.5 million users legally sell browsing data, viewing history, and inferred health conditions to third parties, says LayerX. https://ppc.land/your-ad-blocker-is-selling-your-browsing-data-and-its-legal/ #AdBlocker #PrivacyConcerns #BrowsingData #DataSecurity #ChromeExtensions
Your ad blocker is selling your browsing data - and it's legal

Over 80 Chrome extensions with 6.5 million users legally sell browsing data, viewing history, and inferred health conditions to third parties, says LayerX.

PPC Land

My Pause Tab Chrome Extension is already on version 1.3.0, just 2 weeks from the first release 🤓

Check it on Product Hunt at
https://www.producthunt.com/products/pause-tab

More new features and improvements coming soon 🚀

#ChromeExtensions #DigitalWellbeing

Oh joy, because what the world really needed was another way to clutter the Chrome toolbar with one-click "AI magic" 🪄🔮. Congratulations, you've just turned the complex art of AI into yet another browser widget—truly groundbreaking work, Google! 🚀✨
https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/chrome/skills-in-chrome/ #AIintegration #ChromeExtensions #techhumor #browserwidgets #Googleinnovation #HackerNews #ngated
Turn your best AI prompts into one-click tools in Chrome

Skills in Chrome let you discover, save and remix AI workflows — and repeat them instantly.

Google