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Google Chrome extensions will have limited access to data next year. To make Chrome extensions more secure, the search giant will change the way they access data from the browser. Currently, Google offers three broad options for users to choose from to prevent Chrome extensions from reading the site and accessing data. In 2021, Chrome users will be able to determine which websites the extension can access when browsing the web, rather than letting the extension decide. This will offer more control over extensions compared to the broad categories currently available.
Google has announced on its blog that the way Chrome extensions access data in the browser will change in 2021. Users will decide which website can access the data and these preferences can be saved for that domain. Users can also decide to grant an access extension to all the websites they visit, but that will no longer be the default option in 2021.
Currently, right-clicking on the Chrome extension in the toolbar brings up a menu that has the option “This can read and change site data.” When you select this option, three options appear: when you click on the extension, on that particular website, and on all sites. For now, extensions by default have access to all sites, but that’s about to change next year. Google hasn’t announced an exact timeline for when this change is expected to occur.
The tech giant said on the blog: “We have also been improving our developer policies to make extensions more transparent. Beginning January 18, each extension will publicly display its “privacy practices,” which will use clear images and simple language to explain the data they collect and use. We’re also limiting what developers can do with the data they collect. “Google says it is also looking to introduce more protections through improved safe browsing to make downloading extensions a less strenuous affair.
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