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Re:More on DataSpii: How extensions hide their grabs and how... by AznHisoka on Thursday July 18, 2019 @09:51AM (#20469733)
1) With the Manifest V3 changes, will this apply to all already extensions installed before you install the latest version of Chrome? Or only extensions you install AFTER the update?

2) With the Manifest V3 changes, what is exactly stopping an extension from reading your browsing history, and the URLs you visit? I'm not sure I understand what they're changing.

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Re:More on DataSpii: How extensions hide their grabs and how... by fastest963 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @10:37AM (#20470247)
1) I would think that there would be a period where its opt-in for a while before forcing the new API since its not backwards-compatible.

2) Nothing necessarily other than them rejecting extensions that access all URLs now if they don't need them.

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