Chrome extension devs to now show what data they collect from users

Extensions can be of great assistance for users, but at the same time, they can be a big privacy nightmare. Google has been making efforts to tighten the noose around the Chrome extensions for quite some time. Now, the company has introduced a roadmap on bringing transparent privacy practices for Chrome extensions.

Starting January 2021, each extension’s detail page on Google Chrome Web Store will also showcase developer-provided information on the data they collected by their extension. Developers can begin using data disclosure collection tool right away. Detailed information on data collection is likely to help users make a more informed decision on what extension they want to snap on their browser.