themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMozilla to Require Data-Collection Disclosure in All New Firefox Extensionslinuxiac.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1446arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: firefox@fedia.iofirefox@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up114arrow-down6·edit-21 month agoThis is a great change. I wonder how long before the hate brigade comes along to complain.
minus-squarespacelord@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·1 month agoYou’ve got a downvote, so it seems not long. 😄
minus-squareRichard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoinsert rant about Mozilla CEO
minus-square6nk06@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoIt’s not clear whether it’s a useless disclosure or enforced by the API.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoSome extensions have a verified/recommended by Mozilla seal of approval, so these extensions would be checked by a human to see that they comply. Obviously they can’t check every update of every extension in existence, but even just the above is an improvement and certainly not useless. I don’t think this could be enforced by the API without also seriously limiting what extensions can do, which people would go crazy about if they did.
This is a great change. I wonder how long before the hate brigade comes along to complain.
You’ve got a downvote, so it seems not long. 😄
insert rant about Mozilla CEO
It’s not clear whether it’s a useless disclosure or enforced by the API.
Some extensions have a verified/recommended by Mozilla seal of approval, so these extensions would be checked by a human to see that they comply.
Obviously they can’t check every update of every extension in existence, but even just the above is an improvement and certainly not useless.
I don’t think this could be enforced by the API without also seriously limiting what extensions can do, which people would go crazy about if they did.