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Google Moves Against Cryptojacking, Bans Chrome Mining Extensions - by C. Edward Kelso

Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:41 pm

Google Moves Against Cryptojacking, Bans Chrome Mining Extensions
news.bitcoin.com
by C. Edward Kelso
April 3, 2018

Excerpt:

James Wagner, Extensions Platform Product Manager of Google, took to the behemoth’s Chromium Blog on Monday in a post titled, Protecting Users from Extension Cryptojacking. “Starting today,” Mr. Wagner explained, “Chrome Web Store will no longer accept extensions that mine cryptocurrency. Existing extensions that mine cryptocurrency will be delisted from the Chrome Web Store in late June. Extensions with blockchain-related purposes other than mining will continue to be permitted in the Web Store.”

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