Extension Block Request: New Tab Data Collection Extensions
Categories
(Toolkit :: Blocklist Policy Requests, task)
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(Reporter: aliceg-85, Assigned: Fallen)
Details
| Extension name | New Tab Data Collection Extensions |
| Extension versions affected | <all versions> |
| Platforms affected | <all platforms> |
| Block severity | hard |
Reason
These extensions violates the collecting user data policy they don't provide a mechanism to opt-out/out-in of this collection. Code example is provided below:
function getDataFromCookies(domain) {
return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
chrome.cookies.getAll({ domain: domain }, function (cookies) {
if (cookies.some(isValidToolbarDataCookie)) {
Logger.log("Dlp: getDataFromCookies: Found DLP data cookies in domain: " + domain);
resolve(parseCookies(cookies));
}
else {
reject(new Error("Dlp: getDataFromCookies: FAILED to find DLP data cookies in domain: " + domain));
}
});
});
Extension IDs
_1gMembers_@www.inboxace.com
_39Members_@www.mapsgalaxy.com
_5zMembers_@www.couponxplorer.com
_65Members_@download.fromdoctopdf.com
_flMembers_@free.myformsfinder.com
Additional Information
inboxace.com
mapsgalaxy.com
couponxplorer.com
fromdoctopdf.com
myformsfinder.com
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Assignee | |
Comment 1•5 years ago
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Thanks for the report. I'm looking into this.
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Assignee | |
Comment 2•5 years ago
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I've reviewed the code and confirm the add-on is not providing users with an opportunity to refuse the storage of or access to cookies.
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Assignee | |
Comment 3•5 years ago
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The block has been pushed.
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