Unfortunately necessary unless Google adds more fine-grained permissions, which only help in some cases. Fortunately though you can audit this source code yourself.
This extension will never access, read, store, or transmit your personal data.
The "This extension can access your data on all websites" warning comes from the optional feature which replaces all "mailto:" links in websites you visit and opens them with Gmail via a short script. By leaving this option unchecked, you won't make use of the latter script.
The "Your tabs and browsing activity" comes from the fact that this extension modifies the style and UI of Gmail within your browser and so needs to know whether Gmail is open in your browser (i.e. tabs) to apply those changes.
Moreover, feel free to check the code source on Github...
Extension source code ought not be minified. It is local, so you're not saving any time by making the file smaller. It is open source, so it ought to be liberally commented, not obscured.
Does this source have a distribution license? I get annoying every time I see a project on GH without a license, it ought to be compulsory.
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[ 4.6 ms ] story [ 66.9 ms ] threadThis extension will never access, read, store, or transmit your personal data.
The "This extension can access your data on all websites" warning comes from the optional feature which replaces all "mailto:" links in websites you visit and opens them with Gmail via a short script. By leaving this option unchecked, you won't make use of the latter script.
The "Your tabs and browsing activity" comes from the fact that this extension modifies the style and UI of Gmail within your browser and so needs to know whether Gmail is open in your browser (i.e. tabs) to apply those changes.
Moreover, feel free to check the code source on Github...
Extension source code ought not be minified. It is local, so you're not saving any time by making the file smaller. It is open source, so it ought to be liberally commented, not obscured.
Does this source have a distribution license? I get annoying every time I see a project on GH without a license, it ought to be compulsory.
Same here. In fact, right now the code is 'locked', since without a license the default copyright terms apply, which means nobody can fork it.