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Google Chrome may soon block New Tab hijacker extensions by default - BleepingComputer

Published by BleepingComputer By Mayank Parmar · 2 August 2026 at 17:17
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Google Chrome may soon block New Tab hijacker extensions by default - BleepingComputer
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What the report says

Google is preparing a new Chrome security feature that would block policy-installed extensions from hijacking the New Tab page or changing the default search engine.

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