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lapcat 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The Karma connection in Chrome Web Store

> Is there any way to only allow chrome extensions to update with permission?

With a firewall.

extraduder_ire 7 months ago [–]

Can a firewall rule distinguish between an extension update and a new install? Would blocking the entire chrome web store cause other problems in chrome?

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