Chrome Extension Restrictions

Discussions criticize Chrome's policies and features that limit or break privacy-oriented and ad-blocking extensions, compare them to built-in Chrome capabilities, and suggest alternatives like Firefox or Chromium.

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ktosobcy Apr 7, 2024 View on HN

Which google/chrome is trying to hide more and more and more? good riddance...

baud147258 Aug 20, 2021 View on HN

don't they already get most of that with Chrome already?

m463 May 16, 2020 View on HN

chrome purposefully breaks some privacy oriented extensions.

w1ntermute Feb 8, 2014 View on HN

Doesn't Chrome already do something like this?

anonymfus Jan 4, 2018 View on HN

Yes:https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/7622138#chrome

aanm1988 Jun 1, 2017 View on HN

They have that, sorta https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3463947?hl=en

spicyramen May 24, 2020 View on HN

I guess the Product Manager(s) from Chrome extensions at this should reply with clarity of how they are dealing with this.

richardsocher Nov 10, 2021 View on HN

that's a chrome setting. our extension has zero influence on your chrome profiles. we'll open source it soon so you can verify :)

titaniumtown Feb 13, 2023 View on HN

well in a while google chrome isn't going to let you do that anymore!

2Gkashmiri Jun 15, 2023 View on HN

i'm pretty sure google will not allow this on chrome web store, all the more reasons to try to push for firefox