{"id":488,"date":"2009-05-01T21:25:59","date_gmt":"2009-05-02T04:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=488"},"modified":"2010-02-19T11:46:15","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T18:46:15","slug":"no-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2009\/05\/01\/no-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"No Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surprises can be appropriate in many situations, but they are <b>not<\/b> welcome when user security, privacy, and control are at stake. Mozilla is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/about\/manifesto\">committed<\/a> to guarding these principles, and we feel that a policy should be adopted that explicitly details our stance on these issues in regard to add-on modifications. The text of our proposal is below.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Changes to default home page and search preferences, as well as settings of other installed add-ons, must be related to the core functionality of the add-on.  If this relation can be established, you must adhere to the following requirements when making changes to these settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The add-on description must clearly state what changes the add-on makes.<\/li>\n<li>All changes must be &#8216;opt-in&#8217;, meaning the user must take non-default action to enact the change.<\/li>\n<li>Uninstalling the add-on restores the user&#8217;s original settings if they were changed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are minimum requirements and not a guarantee that your add-on will be approved.\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We welcome all constructive feedback and comments on this proposal, preferably in the <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.google.com\/group\/mozilla.dev.amo\/topics\">AMO Newsgroup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update: The No Surprises policy has now been officially adopted and has changed slightly since this blog post. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/developers\/docs\/policies\/reviews#section-defaults\">official policy<\/a> for details.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surprises can be appropriate in many situations, but they are not welcome when user security, privacy, and control are at stake. 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