Google Chrome extensions are required to restrict access to user data

Google is considering adding some limited policies to the Chrome extension to force active add-ons on the browser platform to pay more attention to user privacy. The biggest change at the moment is that all extensions will be required to use the 'minimum essential permissions' when 'requiring' access to user data. Therefore, if a task can be performed through multiple methods, the extension will be required to implement a method that requires access to the least sensitive amount of data.

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In particular, Google will also start asking extensions to fully post security policies in the Chrome Web Store. In fact, this requirement has been applied to some extensions that use 'personal data as well as user sensitive data'. Now, however, it will be further expanded, especially geared towards extensions that need access to data such as personal communication or any user-generated content.

Both policies are expected to be deployed this fall. Google is committed to informing extension developers early at least 90 days before policies begin to take effect. At the same time, any extensions that are not compliant will be deleted from the store and disabled in Chrome browsers.

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In addition to the new policies related to Chrome extensions, Google also announced a similar data limit policy for Google Drive-related data mining applications. Accordingly, Now, the above applications will be limited to widely access content stored on Google Drive and instead, only access to specific files they need. Full backup services, such as those that require full access, will still be allowed, but Google will conduct a more stringent pre-check.

All of these changes seem to stem from the 'scandal' last summer when public opinion came to mind that Gmail application developers have access to almost entirely the user's personal email, resulting in a wave of backlash from the community using this email tool. A few months after this privacy scandal, Google began to restrict developers from accessing user data on many of its platforms, including Gmail, of course.

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Although there has not been any major data security breach recorded, however, the news of Google has clearly declined significantly after the scandal. On the other hand, the Mountain View giant is of course wise enough to be aware of what might happen if an 'unethical' developer takes advantage of the generous data access rights they have licensed - any The story will become as bad as the Cambridge Analytica scandal of Facebook 'neighbor'. Google will also have to make policies to control access to user data more closely before anything goes wrong.