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Google yet to take down ‘screenshot-grabbing’ Chrome VPN extension
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Google yet to take down ‘screenshot-grabbing’ Chrome VPN extension


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Researcher claims extension didn’t start out by exfiltrating info… while dev says its actions are ‘compliant’

First seen on theregister.com

Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/freevpn_privacy_research/

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