{"id":8745,"date":"2019-10-28T11:22:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T18:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=8745"},"modified":"2019-10-30T08:21:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T15:21:10","slug":"add-on-policies-update-newtab-and-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2019\/10\/28\/add-on-policies-update-newtab-and-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Add-on Policies Update: Newtab and Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our ongoing work to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/2019\/02\/19\/keeping-add-ons-safe-for-our-users\/?utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&#038;utm_medium=post&#038;utm_campaign=2019-12-policy-update\">make add-ons safer for Firefox users<\/a>, we are updating our Add-on Policies to add clarification and guidance for developers regarding data collection. The following is a summary of the changes, which will go into effect on <b>December 2, 2019<\/b>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Search functionality provided or loaded by the add-on must not collect search terms or intercept searches that are going to a third-party search provider.<\/li>\n<li>If the collection of visited URLs or user search terms is required for the add-on to work, the user must provide affirmative consent (i.e., explicit opt-in from the user) at first-run, since that information can contain personal information. For more information on how to create a data collection consent dialog, refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/extensionworkshop.com\/documentation\/develop\/best-practices-for-collecting-user-data-consents\/?utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&#038;utm_medium=post&#038;utm_campaign=2019-12-policy-update\">best practices<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Add-ons must not load or redirect to a remote new tab page. The new tab page must be contained within the add-on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/extensionworkshop.com\/documentation\/publish\/add-on-policies-2019-12\/?utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&#038;utm_medium=post&#038;utm_campaign=2019-12-policy-update\">preview the policies<\/a> and ensure your extensions abide by them to avoid any disruption. If you have questions about these updated policies or would like to provide feedback, please post to this <a href=\"https:\/\/discourse.mozilla.org\/t\/blog-post-add-on-policies-update-newtab-and-search\/47588\">forum thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our ongoing work to make add-ons safer for Firefox users, we are updating our Add-on Policies to add clarification and guidance for developers regarding data collection. 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