1598777 - Extension Block Request: New Tab Data Collection Extensions

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Blocklist Policy Requests, task)

Description

[Alice]

Extension name	New Tab Data Collection Extensions
Extension versions affected	<all versions>
Platforms affected	<all platforms>
Block severity	hard

Reason

I recently submitted these add-on's before: bug report https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1594461. These add-on's also violate the user data collection policy. With the lack of providing a mechanism to opt-out/out-in. I feel like there might be many more copies of these extensions by this developer. Let me know if there is anymore information I can provide.

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

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Comment 1

[Philipp Kewisch [:Fallen][📱📆]]

I've reviewed these add-ons and others with similar traits, here is the full list:

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Comment 2

[Philipp Kewisch [:Fallen][📱📆]]

I've reviewed these add-ons and confirm they collect ancillary user data among other policy violations.

Comment 3

[Philipp Kewisch [:Fallen][📱📆]]

The block has been pushed.

Comment 4

[Zitronella]

See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1484446