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Re:Show HN: A Chrome extension to get around the WSJ paywall by CaveTech on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @02:52PM (#8110213)
If you install via "load unpacked extension" you can get around it.

On recent versions of Chrome you cannot install any non webstore CRX, developer mode or not.

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Re:Show HN: A Chrome extension to get around the WSJ paywall by ToastyMallows on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @02:54PM (#8110221)
What version of Chrome? I'm using 36.0.1985.125 and it worked just fine.
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Re:Show HN: A Chrome extension to get around the WSJ paywall by phr4ts on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @03:12PM (#8110326)
When you restart, it would be disabled. There are two ways around the block. The first has been mentioned above - load unpacked extension.

The second is much more of a hassle and didn't work for me. It involves using group policy to whitelist the extension.

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Re:Show HN: A Chrome extension to get around the WSJ paywall by ToastyMallows on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @03:38PM (#8110445)
Ah ok, I had to kill all the background processes to really "restart" Chrome. Thanks.
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