Google has removed two Chrome extensions from its store due to the way they were serving ads to users. The extensions in question, Add to Feedly and Tweet This Page, both started life as useful additions to Googles web browser, but were soon serving users pop-ups and other intrusive ads. These arent regular banner ads, […]
Over the weekend, it was reported that an odd, new trend is popping up among extensions for Googles Chrome browser: ads. According to Ars Technica, advertising companies are buying popular Chrome extensions that already have a built-in userbase, and then changing the extension to insert ads into websites. Ownership of a Chrome extension can be transferred to […]
Are adware companies offering lucrative deals to acquire popular Chrome extensions — and the trust of an extension’s users?
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