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Is there going to be a permissions system where I can specifically choose which set of APIs I allow to dispose to each extension?
by conductor 10y ago
Is there going to be a permissions system where I can specifically choose which set of APIs I allow to dispose to each extension?
- jupenur 10y agoYes, there already is. Firefox enforces the same manifest permissions in WebExtensions as Chrome.
- lucideer 10y agoI assumed that the GP meant a permissions system for users, not for WebExtension developers. I don't believe there is that. It seems like it would be relatively trivial to add given the manifest permissions system is already in place though.
- hackuser 10y ago> I assumed that the GP meant a permissions system for users This seems far beyond the capabilities of most users to understand. Perhaps someone can make an add-on for power users who are interested.
- nightpool 10y agoAndroid and iPhone do it, so....
- wlesieutre 10y agoFor some privileges. You can say "No, don't allow photos access," but there are other permissions like internet access that you can't block.
- madeofpalk 10y agoActually for certain classes of iOS 'apps' you can do exactly this - to enable third party iOS keyboard access you need to go into Settings and enable an extended privilege set (which includes internet access)
- lucideer 10y agoAs well as Android and iPhone, many auth services (e.g. Facebook Connect) also offer this feature to presumably mostly non-technical users. Also, I've not investigated but I doubt the WebExtensions API would provide access to features required to implement this as an extension (it's a much more limited extension API than previous Firefox ones)