Chrome killed my extension and won’t tell me why
It doesn't matter if you're dealing with a store run by Apple or Google (or presumably anyone else): the stories are all the same.<p>Presumably because to make the economics work, review and approval are done by poorly trained contractors who don't have time to do a proper job and need to meet quotas. And with anything security related, there's an inherent bias toward not giving information on the <i>exact</i> violations because this can be used to get around the "spirit" of the law while sticking to its "letter" (very true for spam, questionable for app stores).<p>Serious question: is there any better model though? In the non-virtual world, similar standards for the public good are achieved through things like FDA regulations, health inspections, building codes and permits, etc.<p>Since it doesn't seem like there's any kind of elegant free-market or crowd-sourced solution here, what should the standards be for regulating apps and extensions? What kind of "due process" ought there be, or appeal, or whatever? Is there going to come a point when app stores get regulated by a democratically legislated government agency?