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Is Chrome Spying on You?

Summary by Inc.
The Alphabet-owned browser joins a growing cohort of companies—including Nike, Louis Vuitton, and Grubhub—that have been dealing with data breaches recently.

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Popular Chrome extensions spy out millions of users. From ad blockers to AI assistants: hundreds of apps illegally intercept the browsing history. Traces lead to large data dealers.

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width="2489" height="1400" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2489px) 100vw, 2489px">A security vulnerability in popular Chrome extensions is exposing users' browsing history. 2lttgamingroom – shutterstock.com A security researcher using the pseudonym "Q Continuum" has discovered 287 Chrome extensions that exfiltrate browsing history. "The actors behind the leaks are diverse: Similarweb, Curly Doggo, Offidocs, Chinese actors, many smaller, unknown data br…

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Inc. broke the news in on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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