Microsoft Edge needs to copy this new Google Chrome security feature

I'm a longtime MacBook user who has found the perfect browser for macOS: Microsoft Edge. I could tell you all about my journey from Chrome to Safari to Edge, but then my colleague José Adorno did a great job explaining why Microsoft Edge is such a good browser for Mac.

I'll tell you that I didn't get back to Chrome from Safari because Microsoft built Edge on top of Chromium. And that meant I could just install all the extensions I use on Chrome on Edge and forget about Google's browser. Still, Google Chrome is the main Chromium browser out there, and Google keeps improving it.

Since I left it, Google made it more energy efficient on Mac, which was my main issue with it. This week, Google rolled out a feature I hope I'll never have to use. But one that Microsoft Edge and any other Chrome-based browser should copy right away. Google Chrome will finally tell you whether any of your extensions are malware and help you ditch them.

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