Google set to improve transparency and privacy for Chrome extensions

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https://blog.chromium.org/2016/04/ensuring-transparency-and-choice-in.html [blog.chromium.org]

Ensuring transparency and choice in the Chrome Web Store

The new User Data Policy extends existing policies to ensure transparent use of the data in a way that is consistent with the wishes and expectations of users. Some of the new requirements for developers are:

Be transparent about the handling of user data and disclose privacy practices

Post a privacy policy and use encryption, when handling personal or sensitive information, and

Ask users to consent to the collection of personal or sensitive data via a prominent disclosure, when the use of the data isn’t related to a prominent feature.