Permission or Documentation Problem: Browser History Access Requested about floccus

[BloodyIron]

That doesn't include the v5.2.0.3 sub-version though. And what's up with this aspect? (it can now) "read and change all your data on all websites".

I'm re-enabling it myself, but making these aspects forced and not optional is concerning to me. Something like this should be off by default and an option I can choose to enable. Is that not possible here?

As in, I probably care about the click history stuff, that sounds useful. But the... "change all your data on all websites" part, really do want to see an explanation on that please.

[marcelklehr]

Ah, I'm sorry for the lack of documentation. I've updated the website and the release changelog: https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus/releases/tag/v5.2.0

[marcelklehr]

That doesn't include the v5.2.0.3 sub-version though

So, due to technical limitations, v5.2.0.3 is the same as v5.2.0; v5.2.0.{0-2} were beta versions.

read and change all your data on all websites

This has always been there. I wrote it down as "Unlimited web access". Due to how browsers implement this I can only ask for one permission to both send requests to all possible web hosts as well as read and change data on all websites. There is no distinction.

[github-actions]

Hello 👋

Thank you for taking the time to open this issue with floccus. I know it's frustrating when software
causes problems. You have made the right choice to come here and open an issue to make sure your problem gets looked at
and if possible solved.
I'm Marcel and I created floccus and have been maintaining it ever since.
I currently work for Nextcloud which leaves me with less time for side projects like this one
than I used to have.
I still try to answer all issues and if possible fix all bugs here, but it sometimes takes a while until I get to it.
Until then, please be patient.
Note also that GitHub is a place where people meet to make software better together. Nobody here is under any obligation
to help you, solve your problems or deliver on any expectations or demands you may have, but if enough people come together we can
collaborate to make this software better. For everyone.
Thus, if you can, you could also have a look at other issues to see whether you can help other people with your knowledge
and experience. If you have coding experience it would also be awesome if you could step up to dive into the code and
try to fix the odd bug yourself. Everyone will be thankful for extra helping hands!
One last word: If you feel, at any point, like you need to vent, this is not the place for it; you can go to the forum,
to twitter or somewhere else. But this is a technical issue tracker, so please make sure to
focus on the tech and keep your opinions to yourself.

I look forward to working with you on this issue
Cheers 💙

[BloodyIron]

That doesn't include the v5.2.0.3 sub-version though

So, due to technical limitations, v5.2.0.3 is the same as v5.2.0; v5.2.0.{0-2} were beta versions.

read and change all your data on all websites

This has always been there. I wrote it down as "Unlimited web access". Due to how browsers implement this I can only ask for one permission to both send requests to all possible web hosts as well as read and change data on all websites. There is no distinction.

1. Thanks for clarifying on the versioning, I see how that comes to be. Maybe make the "release" version (next time?) match the non-beta version to avoid confusion? :P So in this case in the releases section I'd think it reasonable to see v5.2.0.3 so that I know it matches what I'm running on my compie. I don't necessarily need to see the beta versions in the "releases" section of github, but the "prod" style versions would be appreciated in general please. :)
2. I hear you on the limited options on your end, and appreciate you clarifying on that. I don't think you necessarily inappropriately communicated the state of things in the release notes, just due to the nuances you just described there was a touch of alarm in my experience. And yeah it sounds like your options are rather limited, I empathise with your side of that.

Thanks for clarifying on all that and continuing your work on this tool! I love this extension and use it constantly on multiple computers. Yay! :D