Google removes the Israeli Chrome extension from the online store – Xinhua



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JERUSALEM, July 8 (Xinhua) – Google on Sunday withdrew the Israeli browser extension "Stylish" from its Chrome Web Store due to privacy breaches and private data collection.

Mozilla also deleted

Stylish is the property of SimilarWeb, an Israeli digital intelligence company based in the coastal city of Tel Aviv.

The extension, downloaded by 2 million users, makes it possible to redesign and edit items on

SimilarWeb has recently been charged with infringing the privacy of its users by its extension.

The main critic was the American software engineer, Robert Heaton, who wrote in his blog that the extension became a ""

Heaton's message made the headlines of the technology sites in the United States, prompting Google and Firefox to remove Stylis .h from their browser extensions.

However, users who have already downloaded the extension can continue to use it as a d.

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