Advice re data collection notifications pre-built-in experience #2244
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| ## Supporting older Firefox versions | ||
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| If your extension is available for Firefox for desktop 139 and earlier or Firefox for Android 141 and earlier, consider: |
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Does the word consider tell that you have to do either of the two? Do we need to make that more explicit?
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@wagnerand-moz, my understanding is that developers are not obliged to do either, is that incorrect?
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They are obliged. Having a data collection consent experience is mandatory if you are collecting data. Since there is no built-in one in the older versions of Firefox, developers have to provide a custom-built one. The policies haven't changed in that regard, the built-in consent only provides a much easier mechanism to meet the requirements, but it is only available in newer versions.
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@wagnerand-moz updated the advice. Also added the option of using strict_min_version.
| - turn off the data collection for old Firefox versions, as it's likely most users are on newer versions of Firefox. | ||
| - implement a custom data collection experience and display it when installing on an old version of Firefox. Your extension can determine the platform and Firefox version it's installed on by checking `os` from [runtime.getPlatformInfo()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/getPlatformInfo) and `version` from [runtime.getBrowserInfo()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/getBrowserInfo) in a [runtime.onInstalled](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/onInstalled) listener, like this: | ||
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| ```js |
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@rpl could you or someone in your team take a look at this code snippet?
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This change adds advice for developers who implement the Firefox built-in data collection experience in extensions that also run in versions of the browser without the built-in experience.