themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMozilla to Require Data-Collection Disclosure in All New Firefox Extensionslinuxiac.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down14file-text
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minus-square6nk06@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoIt’s not clear whether it’s a useless disclosure or enforced by the API.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days 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.
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.