Strengthening policies on affiliate programs in Chrome Web Store Extensions

Relevant previous discussion:

Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam [video] - 253 points by jadyoyster (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42483500)

uBlock Origin GPL code being stolen by team behind honey browser extension - 1057 points by extesy (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42576443)

PayPal honey extension has again "featured" flag in Chrome web store - 321 points by dvh (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43298054)

> For example, an extension that finds and applies coupon codes must not insert an affiliate link if no coupon or discount is found. This prevents extensions from intervening in a user's browser experience without delivering a clear value in return.

This is the most interesting bit, afaik all cashback portal extensions that also do the coupon thing will replace the link whether they apply a coupon or not. I’ve also seen the extension apply a worse coupon than what’s already applied causing the price to increase without an easy way to get the old coupon back.