Reviews for Tab manager
Tab manager by Ale
2 reviews
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13528286, 7 years agoYeah it sounds nice and all, I would just need to know why an extension such as this needs to be able to download files, and then modify my download records. To me that reads like: We will be downloading programs/ apps/ files to your computer, then deleting any record of a download even occurring. In other words, we will download files without asking you for permission, then delete any record of the download so you have no way of knowing what went on. That's pretty freaking shady. I know enough shady people, I'm not trying to install shady extensions. I'd love to hear the company line as to why those specific permissions are required. It's really not that big of a hassle to be asked if I want to download what the extension wants to. I'd feel a lit more secure without that particular permission requirement. I was actually going to install this until I saw the needed permissions.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoUnfortunately the permissions are required for the extension to work: this is the way the WebExtension API works. You can't save data to a file on the PC without using the Download permission (for instance, the extension would not be able to save the tabs list to a file). I can guarantee that no data whatsoever is downloaded from Internet (nor uploaded, by the way). The "editing" of the download history only concerns the "downloaded" data of the tabs itself.
Anyway, if you're scared by the required permissions, just have a look at the source code, it is short enough to completely read it... - Rated 1 out of 5by stefan16111, 7 years ago