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A new Chrome 0-day is sending the Internet into a new chapter of Groundhog Day

[ad_1] Getty Images On Wednesday, Google reported that a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Chrome browser is opening the Internet to a new chapter of Groundhog Day. Like a critical zero-day Google disclosed on September 11, the new exploited vulnerability doesn’t affect just Chrome. Already, Mozilla has said that its Firefox browser is vulnerable to …

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Google’s Android and Chrome extensions are a very sad place. Here’s why

[ad_1] Photo Illustration by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images No wonder Google is having trouble keeping up with policing its app store. Since Monday, researchers have reported that hundreds of Android apps and Chrome extensions with millions of installs from the company’s official marketplaces have included functions for snooping on user files, manipulating the …

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Google to soon replace lock icon in Chrome’s address bar: What it means and how it impacts Google Chrome users

[ad_1] Ever noticed the lock icon that appears in the address bar beside the website URL? The icon for long has stood for safety and security of the website that the user is visiting. But, according to Google, that no longer holds true. In a blog post recently, the tech giant has announced that it …

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