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themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Mozilla to Require Data-Collection Disclosure in All New Firefox Extensions

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Mozilla to Require Data-Collection Disclosure in All New Firefox Extensions

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themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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Starting November 3, all new Firefox extensions must declare whether they collect or share user data, ensuring greater transparency for users.

Also Servo 0.0.1 Browser Engine Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-0.0.1-Released

Finally more competition.

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    The only issue with this otherwise great idea is that “the developer says, that…”. A browser API should have a way to only grant certain rights when this is technically disclosed, e.g. an extension can only access location data if this is (formally) declared, and must be able to cope without it if the user or any global policy disallows it.

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      Already exists. And you’re basically spreading misinformation.

      https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/permission-request-messages-firefox-extensions#w_access-your-location

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