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Add-on requests excessive browser permissions

The add-on asks for broad permissions such as reading all site data and changing browser settings, which users find excessive.

Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.

6 public reports · first reported 6 March 2020 · last reported 1 September 2026

Idea report · $19 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Several reviewers say the add-on requests far more access than its zoom job needs, including reading data on all websites, changing browser settings and showing notifications.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 6 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.