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Why redact the company names?

Maybe to stop giving them publicity? Or maybe some of those people are not representing the actual company or it's work so people might mistake legit companies as bad.

The publicity from trying to bribe extension developers would not benefit the companies doing this.I f the people doing this aren't representing the companies you'd think they would want to know so they can stop it. Either way, they should be named and shamed.

Yep, this would also be useful for devs who only care about money, so that they can reach out to the more promising companies of these and see whether they can monetize their extensions as well.

Personally, I feel like that'd be a clear drawback to naming and shaming, even if I also support disclosure in general.

It’s addressed in comments on the page. The author does not want to get sued by a large company over a chrome extension, not worth the risk.

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