auto-sort-bookmarks-webext
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eric-bixby
Feature request: Why does the addon need to access Firefox history?
I can understand the other permissions, but I am not clear accessing history is needed.
The add-on needs to use the "history" Permission/API to sort bookmarks by the date/time of the last visit.
I added an entry to the FAQ for this: https://github.com/eric-bixby/auto-sort-bookmarks-webext/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions-(FAQ)
On one hand, I'm OK with the permissions required here for downloads and history. Technically I understand the requirements. On the other hand, I'm not comfortable at all with an addon, in general, with access to the downloads API or my history.
I really hope you will make these permissions optional, even if it has to be in a separate Lite version of this plugin. I don't want any language other than for my default browser language, so you don't Really need perms for downloads. And (I'm probably wrong) but I think History is just like any other bookmark, so that also bothers me. Perhaps you could make operations on history optional as well, going back to a plugin that does not require any extra permissions. Thanks.
Yes, I'll consider making it optional.
Originally, I don't recall seeing a way of making permissions optional, but after rechecking the Mozilla docs, I see how to do it.