If you’ve been stung by a bad Google Chrome extension, help could soon be at hand.
Google Chrome is widely regarded as one of the best browsers around – but this popularity often comes with some risk, as criminals look to target its huge user base. In its latest update, the company is attempting to help users decipher which Google Chrome extensions are legitimate and which ones to avoid through new Chrome Web Store badges. Google says there will be two types of badges: Featured, given to extensions that “follow our technical best practices and meet a high standard of user experience and design”; and Established Publisher, for those “who have verified their identity and demonstrated compliance with the developer program policies.
