Google chrome tightens security of extensions

The extensions in Google Chrome allow us to obtain new functions in the browser. They are a good option to get more out of it, although in more than one case we have seen how they are used maliciously or to exploit vulnerabilities in users' computers. For this reason, the company becomes more serious and stricter when it comes to security.

Google Chrome tightens security of extensions

New options are introduced with which to give permissions to extensions in the browser. In this way, the use of the same can be limited to a series of specific websites. They would not be used where they are not necessary.

Changes in Google Chrome

It is a total of three options, the first being the one that will allow us to start the operation of an extension on the web where we are at the time. In the second we can grant permanent permissions on a website and the third will allow permissions to be executed on all websites. In this way, the user who uses Google Chrome will have more options and greater control over the extensions.

In addition, Google Chrome will be much more strict with the extensions that are uploaded to the store. So there will be more controls in this regard, to avoid and minimize the number of malicious extensions. A measure has already been introduced, which is already in force, which means that no extension will be approved when it includes obfuscated code.

Without a doubt, these are important changes for the browser, which seeks to improve the security and privacy of users with these measures. They will arrive officially with version 70 of it, which is expected to arrive later this month.

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