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Reducing Risks From Browser Add-Ons

Free browser add-ons can help make search engine optimization easier, enhance pay-per-click campaigns, and aid in achieving more from your analytics program. But, it's important to remember they are scripts, and similar to all scripts, security vulnerabilities are possible, according to Lynne Pope, who steps through ways to mitigate risk from bad browser extensions.

Pope reminds us to download scripts from reputable sites and provides details on running add-ons through a security check. So when you're searching for that perfect browser add-on, remember to practice "safe computing," she writes.

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