Many temptations of an open-source Chrome extension developer

Re:Many temptations of an open-source Chrome extension devel... by Exuma on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @10:38PM (#37071251)

If an extension I used got sold out … would it ask me if the permissions are changing? Or would it straight up sneak them in. Id hope id at least see a popup notice that would raise a red flag

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Re:Many temptations of an open-source Chrome extension devel... by Glench on Thursday August 10, 2023 @03:23AM (#37073048)

Chrome and Firefox tell you the permissions of the extension changed and ask you to confirm or deny in a dialog box that doesn’t go away until you choose one.

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Re:Many temptations of an open-source Chrome extension devel... by tim1994 on Thursday August 10, 2023 @03:35AM (#37073127)

I don't know how Chrome handles this but Firefox won't install the update without the user confirming it.

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