For Security point that some of google chrome browser extension easily stolen user data and send to third party apps. The google company recently announce that Netflix Party, Flipshope (Flipshope), Full Page Screenshot Capture (Full Page Screenshot Capture), AutoBuy Flash Sales (AutoBuy Flash Sales) remove extension immediately.
Many people use browser extensions for additional features in web browsing. These also contain duplicate extensions. Browsing companies remove such from time to time. McAfee, an antivirus software company, said that five extensions in Google Chrome are targeting user data. It has published a report on its blog to this effect.
Five extensions in Google Chrome namely
- Netflix Party (Netflix Party),
- Netflix Party 2 (Netflix Party 2),
- Flipshope (Flipshope),
- Full Page Screenshot Capture (Full Page Screenshot Capture),
- AutoBuy Flash Sales (AutoBuy Flash Sales)
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McAfee said in his blog that users using these extensions are being lured by website coupons and Netflix programs every time they open web pages in the browser, and information about what the user is doing, along with user data, is being sent to the extension's developers.
This will allow developers to access user browsing information as well as personal data. It revealed that users were tracking their browsing from 15 days after adding the extension. Google has already removed them. McAfee also asked users to delete them from their browsers.
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