My most useful Chrome extension was stealing my data for years

An extension I used almost every day was bought by a new owner and loaded up with spyware. It happened in 2024, but Google only removed it this week.

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Microsoft banned this malicious extension — Google promoted it anyway

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Popular Chrome extension disabled for containing malware

Reddit users seem to have identified the problem.
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Google kept featuring this Chrome extension for months after it turned malicious

How can an extension change hands with no oversight?