Google updates Chrome Web Store review process and sets new extension code requirements

guest · Oct 1, 2018

Google updates Chrome Web Store review process and sets new extension code requirements
October 1, 2018
https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/01/...ess-and-sets-new-extension-code-requirements/

Developers are being subjected to a more rigorous review process, and the Chrome Web Store no longer accepts obfuscated JavaScript files. [...] And in 2019 [...] Chrome Web Store developer accounts will require 2-step verification
Changes to the review process and new code readability requirements
Effective today, extensions that request powerful permissions will be subject to additional compliance review.

Also starting today, the Chrome Web Store will no longer accept new extensions that contain obfuscated JavaScript files, including within the extension package as well as any external code or resource fetched by the extension package.

Google explains that over 70 percent of malicious and policy-violating extensions that the company blocks from Chrome Web Store today contain obfuscated code.
Required 2-step verification and Manifest v3
In 2019, all Chrome Web Store developer accounts will have to enroll in 2-Step Verification. This adds an extra layer of security by requiring a second authentication step, either from your phone or a physical security key.
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Rasheed187 · Oct 6, 2018

Finally they try to fix at least part of the problems, did it really have to take this long?

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