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Most useful extensions require access to all sites so permissions system isn't very helpful at all.
by ungzd 10y ago
Most useful extensions require access to all sites so permissions system isn't very helpful at all.
- leesalminen 10y agoI agree. I think that there could be more finely grained permissions. I basically have so sigh and resign myself anytime I want an extension badly enough.
- medmunds 10y ago> Most useful extensions require access to all sites That may be true for "always-running" extensions like ad blockers, but there's another useful class of "on-demand" extensions that don't need full access -- think Evernote or Pinboard clippers. They only need access to the one site you're looking at, and only when you invoke them. Chrome added a tightly-scoped "activeTab" permission a few years back, for exactly this case. Before that, on-demand extensions did need all-sites access, and unfortunately a lot of extensions (and tutorials and example code) haven't been updated. https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/activeTab https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/activeTab