There are a large number of fake applications based on digital encryption technology in the Google Play Store app store. These applications are known as 'robbery' downloaders, get user data or secrets for third party exploitation of encrypted digital currency. Now it seems that similar problems are already The Chrome Store web store surfaced, and some mining extensions did not comply with Google’s policies.
Google stated in the blog post: 'So far, Chrome Web Store's policy allows the uploading of encrypted digital currency mining extensions, provided that mining is its sole use and requires appropriate notification of mining activities to users. Yes, about 90% of extensions with mining scripts that developers try to upload to the Chrome Web Store have not followed these policies and have therefore been denied access to the store or have been removed. Starting today, The Chrome Web Store will no longer accept extensions for mining encrypted digital currency. Existing extensions will be removed from the end of June. Extensions related to blockchain-related uses rather than mining will continue to be uploaded to the Chrome Web Store. '
Although Facebook, professional social networking site LinkedIn, Twitter, Google, 'Ready to Burn' communications application Snapchat and mail marketing tool MailChimp have banned the advertisement of ICO (First Token Distribution) or other blockchain-related products , but Google doesn't seem to be 'moving knife' for blockchain extensions other than mining purposes. This is good news for services such as MetaMask.
Of course, Google is not only committed to cracking down on extensions related to mining. For example, MetaMask, known as the 'Protect Browsing' extension, was discovered secretly mining Monero in the background, and the program's 14 More than 10,000 users are unaware of this, let alone agree to do so.