Chrome To Inform When Extensions Are Removed

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht

Chrome will now alert users when it removes an extension from the web store.

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Users will get a pop-up alert on Chrome giving them the reason for removing the extension.

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Google says the alert will reflect in the Safety Check section where you have the Privacy and Security Settings tab.

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Google tends to remove extensions for violating rules or behave as malicious in nature.

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Chrome will remove the extensions from the web store but users can decide if they want to keep it.

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They can retain the extension by ignoring the alert from Chrome.

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The latest feature is one of the many that Google is offering to improve the security aspect.

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Gmail and Android get regular updates which are there to safeguard the devices.

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Chrome browser is used by billions, which makes it an easy target for hackers.

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