Chrome adds ‘Report abuse’ option in the Extension Uninstall Dialog

Chromium team has added ‘Report abuse’ checkbox in extension uninstall dialog, this appears, when you try to remove a Chrome extension (currently visible in dev and canary channels).

Chrome extension uninstall dialog with Report Abuse checkbox

READ: Chrome 42: How to get old Bookmarking Interface and Manager back?

When you click ‘remove’ with the checkbox checked, new tab will open to the report abuse Chrome WebStore item page and allows the user to select the reason for removal from: Malware/ Can’t Uninstall, Spam, Violent / Hateful, Pornographic, Copyright / Trademark and other – please describe in comment; and submit to chrome team with or without including your email address for contact.

Report Abuse page

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What do you say on this development? How many users will actually notice it and submit the information to Google?

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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