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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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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours 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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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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  So what does this new change do then? Is it just about disclosing the state to the user?

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