Friday, 15 April 2016
Apps and extensions for Chrome are a lot of fun, but they can also be mysterious little black holes in your browser that grab personal information. Now, Google is bringing its Chrome Web Store rules more in line with the Play Store, at least where privacy is concerned. In a blog post, Google is now making those who create Web apps or extensions adhere to three new principles: 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. Ask users to consent to the collection…
This story continues at The Next Web
