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Interesting. I wonder if they're just using browser extensions though to get the same functionality? Since if you have any browser plug-ins installed (e.g. AdBl
by Alex3917 8y ago
Interesting. I wonder if they're just using browser extensions though to get the same functionality? Since if you have any browser plug-ins installed (e.g. AdBlock), you've got the same potential issue.
- tptacek 8y agoHere I will defer to everyone else who knows more about APP than I do; that one tidbit I brought up was related to me by an HN-phobe who didn't want to say it themselves. :)
- Alex3917 8y agoYeah I don't know much about APP. As far as I know, no one does; there doesn't seem to be any information at all about what OAuth scopes (if any) are allowed. In general though I think we'd be better off with Google just adding more restrictive OAuth scopes and improving their logging functionality so that users can see how apps are using their data. I'm clearly biased since my app is built on Gmail OAuth, but I generally just think that for whatever issues OAuth has, pushing people toward browser extensions or IMAP is a step in the wrong direction.