Chrome's AI Extensions Flagged for Data Harvesting in 2026—With Surprising Names

New research by Incogni reveals that over half of AI-branded Google Chrome extensions are harvesting user data.

Chrome may soon use Gemini antiscam protection to flag scams, but it won’t watch every site you visit

Google is testing Gemini antiscam protection in Chrome, a server-side scam check that activates only when a page already looks risky. It’s off by default and requires Enhanced Safe Browsing.

Gemini's new sidebar in Chrome is surprisingly helpful but I found its limits

Gemini now lives in a sidebar in Chrome and brings multi-tab understanding and agentic capabilities. But does it really work?