FWIW, I plan to experiment with this dialog a bit more. I don't think it will address pdknsk's concern, but I was going to make it more of a list, like:
This extension will have access to: * Your browsing history * Your private data on: google.com, yahoo.com, ... (or "several websites", or "all websites") * Your location on earth ...etc... The problem is that the current dialog does not scale to new kinds or permissions very well. - a On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Adam Barth <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't understand your question. Do you have other text that you > think is more accurate? The current statement sounds pretty accurate > to me. > > Adam > > > On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 6:22 PM, pdknsk <[email protected]> wrote: >> "This extension will have access to your browsing history and private >> data on http://domain.com."; >> >> IMO that statement is more of a fact than a warning, like "we have >> detected that this extension will access your browsing history and >> private data" when it is more likely that the extension is completely >> harmless and just does a XHR to get some data. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Chromium-extensions" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en.
