1153303 - Consider linking to add-on privacy policy from install process

Status: RESOLVED INACTIVE

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Markus Jaritz [:markus] (UX)]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1120996#c22
Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]
> Right now AMO policy lets addons do a number of objectionable things as long
> as they are disclosed and covered by the Privacy Policy linked on the AMO
> page. When we allow these same addons to be installed from elsewhere (which
> seems to be a requirement) they are divorced from that context and can harm
> users. Since the privacy policy is already part of the review process for
> such addons we should require the policy link to be part of the signed addon
> manifest, and provide a link to it (if there is one) from our built-in
> install flow.

Comment 1

[:Gijs (he/him)]

Is this bug still useful? :-)

Comment 2

[Markus Jaritz [:markus] (UX)]

We still want to improve the install process. And this is one thing we should consider when doing so.

Comment 3

[BMO Automation]

Per policy at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bug_Triage/Projects/Bug_Handling/Bug_Husbandry#Inactive_Bugs. If this bug is not an enhancement request or a bug not present in a supported release of Firefox, then it may be reopened.