People hunting for free VPNs on Chrome got hit: hundreds of extensions posed as popular services but secretly pushed your internet traffic through servers run by strangers. A VPN is supposed to hide your traffic, so one that funnels it through someone else’s proxy is the opposite of private.
The move
Before you install any extension, check the publisher and read exactly what permissions it wants — if a free tool asks to see all your traffic, walk away. Try Permission Panic to sharpen your instinct.
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