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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon Esteban-Rocha

Why does the extention need access to my browser history?

Open andre-artus opened this issue 5 years ago • 2 comments

Describe the bug When trying to install Page Ruler Redux I get a warning that the extension can read my browser history. Why would it need to do that?

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Install 'Page Ruler Redux' from Chrome web store.

Expected behavior It should not be trying to read anything that is not on the currently opened page.

Screenshots PRR-warning

Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Browser Chrome
  • Version 76.0.3809.100

andre-artus avatar Aug 10 '19 14:08 andre-artus

I just left a comment about this same issue at the Google Extension site. Since it has been roughly 5 months from your post it doesn't appear anyone is currently at 'home' and has been reading the posted issues. Because it asked me the same thing on Ubuntu Linux 18.04.3 with most current Google browser Version 78.0.3904.108 (Official Build) (64-bit) as this date.

until I take a glance at the code, I have no idea if I can remove it and submit a fix or not, or if it will even be merged due to the lack of activity to date

Wildhair2 avatar Nov 23 '19 00:11 Wildhair2

Same issue here. Not installing until we have a clear answer on this dependency. Should only need access to the current browser frame.

ghost avatar Mar 18 '20 04:03 ghost