The Chrome Web Store is currently facing a wave of fraudulent transactions

guest · Jan 25, 2020

The Chrome Web Store is currently facing a wave of fraudulent transactions
Google temporarily suspends publishing and updating of paid Chrome extensions
January 25, 2020
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-c...tly-facing-a-wave-of-fraudulent-transactions/

The Google security team has indefinitely suspended the publishing or updating of any commercial Chrome extensions on the official Chrome Web Store following a spike in the number of paid extensions engaging in fraudulent transactions.

The ban on publishing or updating impacts all paid extensions. This includes Chrome extensions that require paying a fee before installing, extensions that work based on monthly subscriptions, or Chrome extensions that use one-time in-app purchases to get access to various features.
Existing commercial extensions are still available for download via the official Chrome Web Store, however, extension developers can't push new updates.

"This is a temporary measure meant to stem this influx as we look for long-term solutions to address the broader pattern of abuse," said Simeon Vincent, Developer Advocate for Chrome Extensions at Google.
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Some big-name extensions have been impacted by this ban, including password manager Dashlane and meeting planner app Comeet.

The decision to ban publishing or updating Chrome extension was formally announced late on Friday night, January 24. However, Jeff Johson, the creator of the StopTheMadness Chrome extension, has told ZDNet that Google has been silently blocking updates for paid Chrome extensions for days [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
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guest · Sep 22, 2020

[Update: Permanent] Google is temporarily suspending paid Chrome extensions
January 27, 2020 (Updated: September 22, 2020)
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-suspending-paid-chrome-extensions/

Following a series of fraudulent transactions, Google is temporarily suspending paid Chrome extensions from the Google Chrome extension store (via 9to5Google). Developers that have already published paid extensions, subscriptions, or in-app purchases and had their listing removed for “Spam and placement in the store” can apply to be reinstated.
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Update 1 (09/22/2020 @ 11:23 AM ET): Google has announced that the Chrome Web Store payments method is being deprecated for Chrome extensions. Scroll to the bottom for more information. The article as published on January 28, 2020, is preserved below.
Update: Chrome Web Store payments deprecation
In an email sent to developers yesterday, Google announced that the Chrome Web Store payments system is now deprecated. On a web page, Google outlined the deprecation timeline for Chrome Web Store payments: [...]
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If you’re still using Chrome Web Store payments system for your paid Chrome extensions, it’s time to migrate to an alternative payment-handling option. In addition, if you use Google’s licensing API to keep track of who has paid for your extension, you’ll need to implement another licensing API.
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Google: Chrome Web Store payments deprecation

The Chrome Web Store payments system is now deprecated and will be shut down over the coming months. There are many other ways to monetize your extensions, and if you currently use Chrome Web Store payments, you’ll need to migrate to one of them.
Why this is changing
The web has come a long way in the 11 years since we launched the Chrome Web Store. Back then, we wanted to provide a way for developers to monetize their Web Store items. But in the years since, the ecosystem has grown and developers now have many payment-handling options available to them.
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