You will reach this error page, with a URL that looks like: Place your clientId in this URL and open it:įollow its steps and warnings (this is your own personal app) Select Desktop app, enter Chrome Webstore Upload and click Create On the 3rd screen, add your own email address:Ĭlick Create credentials > OAuth client ID: chrome-webstore-upload) and required email fields, and click Save This will take approximately 10 minutes and Google likes to change these screens often. It's an app that only you will have access to. Note: the names you enter here don't really matter. Here's how to get its 3 access keys: clientId, clientSecret and refreshToken In January, an updated version of Opera gave users the option of blocking cryptocurrency mining scripts through its ad-blocking software.Chrome-webstore-upload uses the Chrome Web Store API. Earlier this year, Salon began giving readers the option of turning off their ad blockers or letting the site mine cryptocurrency with their computer's processing power. There have been a number of instances of cryptojacking, which companies like Tesla and Showtime, governments and Android phones have fallen prey to. This policy is another step forward in ensuring that Chrome users can enjoy the benefits of extensions without exposing themselves to hidden risks."Ĭryptocurrency mining has become a popular strategy for raising funds. "Unfortunately, these same capabilities have attracted malicious software developers who attempt to abuse the platform at the expense of users.
"The extensions platform provides powerful capabilities that have enabled our developer community to build a vibrant catalog of extensions that help users get the most out of Chrome," Google said. Starting today, no crypto-mining extensions will be accepted by the Chrome Web Store and those already in the store will be removed in late June. Those not complying have been rejected or removed from the store, but now they won't be allowed in at all, even if they adhere to earlier standards. But Google says that around 90 percent of the crypto-mining extensions developers have tried to bring to the Chrome Web Store haven't abided by those rules. Until now, the Chrome Web Store has allowed these sorts of extensions provided that crypto-mining is their only purpose and that users are fully informed of what they will do. Google announced today that it will be doing away with Chrome extensions that mine cryptocurrencies.
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