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Mozilla to Require Data-Collection Disclosure in All New Firefox Extensions (linuxiac.com)
submitted 2 days ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[โ€“] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's not clear whether it's a useless disclosure or enforced by the API.

[โ€“] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

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.