Rejected for "not using" the cookies permission
Rob H
Hi, I just received an email from the Chrome Store saying my extension does not use the "cookies" permission. For reference,
Item name: reveddit real-time
Item ID: ickfhlplfbipnfahjbeongebnmojbnhm
Violation(s):
Use of Permissions:
- Violation reference ID: Purple Potassium
Violation: Requesting but not using the following permission(s):
- cookies
How to rectify: Remove the above permission(s)
Relevant section of the program policy:
- Request access to the narrowest permissions necessary to implement your Product's features or services. Don't attempt to "future proof" your Product by requesting a permission that might benefit services or features that have not yet been implemented. (learn more)
I'm writing here to see if anyone else had this come up. I'm not sure what triggered the warning email. I did send a message via the support page as well.
The extension has used this permission since inception. The code uses the cookies API here in order to make quarantined content accessible. Without that permission, the extension does not work as written.
I saw someone else here say moderators can reject you for believing you could implement the behavior differently. In this case I could implement the behavior using server-side logic, but that would incur an additional ongoing cost to me. This is a free extension. I should not be asked to pay for server time to maintain functionality that is locally available. For more details on why this functionality is desired, please see my reddit post here.
Thank you for your time and consideration.