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We use the chrome.windows module to pop up our authentication window. During installation, this permission appears as "access your tabs and browsing activity."

• aboodman 14y ago
  Perhaps you could use window.open() to get around needing chrome.windows.create, which would allow you to remove this permission.
  • mikejchin 14y ago
    When we used window.open(), we ran into issues with Chrome's popup blocker. I think it's because we create the popup in an ajax callback. We'll take another look; there might be a workaround for us. I just noticed that chrome.tabs.create doesn't require the 'tabs' permission, so that might be another option. Thanks for the help. We'll try to remove the permission in the next release. :)