Mozilla Considers Updating Policy

After the recent NoScript / AdBlock Plus battle (which is over), Mozilla Extensions Blog has proposed an update to its policy:

“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:

• The add-on description must clearly state what changes the add-on makes.
• All changes must be ‘opt-in’, meaning the user must take non-default action to enact the change.
• Uninstalling the add-on restores the user’s original settings if they were changed.

These are minimum requirements and not a guarantee that your add-on will be approved.”

The author of NoScript (Maone) already agreed to these statements and released an update to its extension.