
The data is also encoded so that it can be processed efficiently.
This program is designed to work for millions of users without affecting their product use, so the data is sent automatically. Participation is voluntary, and no personal information is collected… Since no personally identifiable information is collected, the anonymous data will not be meaningful to anyone outside of Adobe… Can I see the data that is collected before it is sent to Adobe? No, the information cannot be displayed. If you're curious about this all-new extension/feature, you can read Adobe's Product Improvement Program explanation:Īdobe Product Improvement Program is designed to understand and anticipate customer needs in order to deliver world-class products and solutions. You can change this setting at any time in Options for this Chrome extension. The information is anonymous and will help us improve product quality and features. Please note: With this release, you can share information with Adobe about how you use the application.
Explore Adobe Document Services to convert and combine files in your browser. Quickly switch from viewing PDFs in Chrome to opening them in Acrobat on your desktop. Easily turn web pages into PDF files so they look and act just like the page you converted - keeping original links, layout, and formatting intact. Unless you specifically click Remove from Chrome, the extension gets installed and armed. Unfortunately, the default action selected is to enable the spyware.
Communicate with cooperating native applicationsįortunately, if you're running Chrome when you install the latest Acrobat security patch, or when you restart Chrome after installing the security patch, Chrome's smart enough to detect that a new extensions has been added, and to ask your permission before enabling it (screenshot). Read and change all your data on the websites you visit. The Chrome extension is installed without notifying you or asking for permission. Reader DC classic release track: 15.006.30279Īs reported by Catalin Cimpanu on BleepingComputer and confirmed by Martin Brinkmann at ghacks, installing the DC continuous release track patch, which is the one that most Acrobat Reader users will install, brings along an extension for Google Chrome only, on Windows only. Reader DC continuous release track: 15.023.20053. As Lucian Constantin reported in PC World, this month, 29 security holes were plugged. Acrobat DC is split into two branches, the "continuous release track" - the one affected by the spyware this month - and the "classic release track," which freezes the feature set at 2015 levels.Īdobe Acrobat Reader routinely receives a dozen or more security patches every month. Those who haven't gone to the cloud are still running Reader XI, which will lose support in October 2017. In April 2015, Adobe put Acrobat Reader in the cloud, creating Acrobat DC.