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sina
Interesting idea and very well done. Just one question; why does it require all these permissions to get started:

    1 - Know who you are on Google
    2 - View your email address
    3 - View and manage your spreadsheets in Google Drive
    4 - View and manage data associated with the application
    5 - Allow this application to run when you are not present
    6 - Connect to an external service
I am specifically concerned about the first and third items.
parsabg
#3: actually that's a good point and a cause for concern, but there's not much we can do about it as far as I know since we write the results directly in your spreadsheets; and the add-on, once installed, is present in all your spreadsheets.

#1: we need your email address in order to manage your credits and verify your credit purchases through Google Wallet.

most other add-ons require the same permissions, so I think the permission titles could use a bit of clarification.

all that said, this is something to have in mind and improve for sure.

afshinmeh
Interesting tools. Developing plugins for web browsers makes it easier to work with these sort of analysis systems.
dang
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