More than a third of all Google Chrome extensions ask users for permission to access and read all their data on any website, a recent survey of over 120,000 Chrome extensions has revealed. . The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . The rise of Chrome extensions requesting user data access raises serious privacy and security concerns, risking unauthorized data collection and identity theft. Chrome Extensions Data Access, User Privacy in Browsers, Extension Permission Requests. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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