Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
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Re: Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
#2It's interesting to observe current landscape of app delivery, previously it was just binaries or sources on developer's site now it's shifting to centralized model in the name of protecting users from malicious actors. I wonder if there is a way to have a cookie (developers don't need to worry about random behavior of your centralized owner) and eat it too (fight malware).
Re: Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
#3> Anyway, dear users of my Google search link fix extension. If you happen to use Google Chrome, I sincerely recommend switching to Mozilla Firefox. No, not only because of this simple extension of course. But Addons.Mozilla.Org policies happen to be enforced in a transparent way, and appealing is always possible. Mozilla also has a good track record of keeping out malicious extensions, something that cannot be said about Chrome Web Store (a recent example).
It's interesting to hear this, when Firefox Mobile keeps uninstalling uMatrix and uBlock Origin, while these keep running on Chrome without issue.
Re: Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
#4I've had similar stories, accounts banned, extensions denied because they didn't understand what it did, one was denied because it had minified code, the review process could use more work.
Re: Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
#5> Anyway, dear users of my Google search link fix extension. If you happen to use Google Chrome, I sincerely recommend switching to Mozilla Firefox. No, not only because of this simple extension of course. But Addons.Mozilla.Org policies happen to be enforced in a transparent way, and appealing is always possible. Mozilla also has a good track record of keeping out malicious extensions, something that cannot be said…
Especially interesting with the whole Looking Glass ordeal.
Re: Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
#6> Anyway, dear users of my Google search link fix extension. If you happen to use Google Chrome, I sincerely recommend switching to Mozilla Firefox. No, not only because of this simple extension of course. But Addons.Mozilla.Org policies happen to be enforced in a transparent way, and appealing is always possible. Mozilla also has a good track record of keeping out malicious extensions, something that cannot be said…
They certainly don't keep running on the mobile version of Chrome.
Have you filed a bug report with Mozilla? They're obviously not intentionally getting rid of uMatrix and uBlock.
Re: Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
#7They somehow have the man power to ban your extension in 2 hours and 30 minutes without an explanation as to why, but than when I get a fake copyright claim on my most popular YouTube video somehow it takes three months, 12 emails and I still don't get the ~$900 lost revenue back.
Re: Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
#8It's interesting to observe current landscape of app delivery, previously it was just binaries or sources on developer's site now it's shifting to centralized model in the name of protecting users from malicious actors. I wonder if there is a way to have a cookie (developers don't need to worry about random behavior of your centralized owner) and eat it too (fight malware).
well the solution is sandboxed temporary runtime environment with user controlled session duration, user managed permissions and strong profile siloes, also known as: your browser.
Re: Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
#9I've had similar stories, accounts banned, extensions denied because they didn't understand what it did, one was denied because it had minified code, the review process could use more work.
It’s a tough situation, because the amount of access that these extensions have to users’ actions can be extreme. Malware is a much greater concern than, say, the AppStore, as access to sensitive information is far less controlled.
Re: Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
#10> Anyway, dear users of my Google search link fix extension. If you happen to use Google Chrome, I sincerely recommend switching to Mozilla Firefox. No, not only because of this simple extension of course. But Addons.Mozilla.Org policies happen to be enforced in a transparent way, and appealing is always possible. Mozilla also has a good track record of keeping out malicious extensions, something that cannot be said…
I had UBO disappear once or twice from my desktop Firefox, but that appeared to be a bug of some kind. Never vanished from my mobile version, and AFAIK it's never been removed from Mozilla's add-ons store.
Mozilla also doesn't stand to gain anything by forcing you to view ads. Google does. That's why Firefox Mobile has historically been the mobile browser that lets you install add-ons and ablockers, while Chrome for Android has not.