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"Begin disabling installed extensions still using Manifest V2 in Chrome stable"

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552 points freedomben | 1 comments | 11 Oct 24 14:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.862s | source
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est ◴[11 Oct 24 14:36 UTC] No.41809848[source]▶
Can't we avoid the Manifest bullshit altogether?

I remember how IE plugins roles: just dll inject into the process.

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Scion9066 ◴[11 Oct 24 21:45 UTC] No.41814087[source]▶
Chrome tries to block the majority of third-party software from injecting code into it:

https://blog.chromium.org/2017/11/reducing-chrome-crashes-ca...

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1. est ◴[12 Oct 24 03:44 UTC] No.41816227[source]▶
yeah modern browsers are pretty secure, it's business moat.