Google to block Windows users from installing browser extensions not in Chrome Web Store

Google is locking down Chrome to keep users safe from malicious extensions. The company has announced that it will prevent Windows users from downloading and installing Chrome extensions from any source other than the company's own Chrome Web Store. Google says that malicious extensions that take advantage of the option to side-load additional extensions upon install are the "leading cause of [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]complaints from our Windows users." The offending extensions can attract users with a promising utility and then silently make unauthorized changes — like swapping out your new tab landing page. By forcing all downloads to come from the Web Store, Google will be able to remove offending extensions. [/FONT]

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