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Firefox ask for permission for "Access your data for extensionpay.com" ?????? What for ????????? Seriously : I can't understand... and I surely WONT install t

Firefox ask for permission for "Access your data for extensionpay.com" ?????? What for ????????? Seriously : I can't understand... and I surely WONT install this because I cant ANY REASON. Really disapointed :-(

detaro 4y ago
Why would a extension that has a paid upgrade option potentially contact a provider of services to implement paid upgrades in browser extensions, mysterious indeed. A question requiring many, many question marks.
jtokoph 4y ago
If you read the site, there is an option to pay for premium features. I would assume that extensionpay is a vendor that helps with facilitating those payments.
sjdz 4y ago
The extension uses ExtensionPay [1] to accept payments via Stripe for the Pro upgrade. It's open source and created by HN user Glench [2]. [1] https://github.com/glench/ExtPay https://github.com/glench/ExtPay [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=glench https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=glench
- hkdobrev 4y ago
  But Google Chrome has the following note in the extension details view after you install it: > This extension is not trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing. Learn more[1] [1]: https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769?visit_id=637982694814962367-2284958430&rd=2#10745467 https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769?vi...
  - sjdz 4y ago
    Hmm, this seems to be because of Google's new policy for verifying extensions. The domain (modernhn.com) hasn't been used for an extension before, so it needs to be around for a few months with a good track record to be verified. Their page [1] says: > For new developers, it will take at least a few months of respecting these conditions to qualify. Modern for Wikipedia [2] already meets those standards, and has the relevant badges, so I guess it'll just take some time for those to be approved and for the "Enhanced Safe Browsing" warning to be removed. [1] https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/discovery/#publisher-badge https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/discovery/#publis... [2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/modern-for-wikipedia/emdkdnnopdnajipoapepbeeiemahbjcn https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/modern-for-wikiped...

detaro 4y ago

Why would a extension that has a paid upgrade option potentially contact a provider of services to implement paid upgrades in browser extensions, mysterious indeed. A question requiring many, many question marks.

jtokoph 4y ago

If you read the site, there is an option to pay for premium features. I would assume that extensionpay is a vendor that helps with facilitating those payments.

sjdz 4y ago

The extension uses ExtensionPay [1] to accept payments via Stripe for the Pro upgrade. It's open source and created by HN user Glench [2]. [1] https://github.com/glench/ExtPay https://github.com/glench/ExtPay [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=glench https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=glench

hkdobrev 4y ago
But Google Chrome has the following note in the extension details view after you install it: > This extension is not trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing. Learn more[1] [1]: https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769?visit_id=637982694814962367-2284958430&rd=2#10745467 https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769?vi...
- sjdz 4y ago
  Hmm, this seems to be because of Google's new policy for verifying extensions. The domain (modernhn.com) hasn't been used for an extension before, so it needs to be around for a few months with a good track record to be verified. Their page [1] says: > For new developers, it will take at least a few months of respecting these conditions to qualify. Modern for Wikipedia [2] already meets those standards, and has the relevant badges, so I guess it'll just take some time for those to be approved and for the "Enhanced Safe Browsing" warning to be removed. [1] https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/discovery/#publisher-badge https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/discovery/#publis... [2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/modern-for-wikipedia/emdkdnnopdnajipoapepbeeiemahbjcn https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/modern-for-wikiped...