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Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by Nicksil »

theseanl wrote: post #142

I did found that the codebase does not seem to be using any `browser.clipboard` API, so `clipboardWrite` permission seems to be unnecessary. According to [MDN]( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/Web... ), `browser.clipboard` API mainly exists to enable extensions to write image contents to clipboards, and all the ClearURL needs is writing texts. Also, [another MDN page on clipboard interactions…

It seems there's a line which requires such permission:

https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon/blob/master/external_js/c...

    document.execCommand("copy");
I personally do not know, just going by what's stated within the URL in the adjoining comment (https://github.com/mdn/webextensions-examples/tree/master/co...).

Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by solarengineer »

lmilcin wrote: post #151
jiofih wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don’t know why you are being downvoted, this is absolutely true. Handing web standards over to an advertising company has been of the most damaging things ever done to the internet.

I second that. The whole problem is that Google is supplying a trojan horse that they use to prevent people from developing solutions from protecting their privacy and in fact they use it to gather even more data about people -- something that ensures unfair advantage over competition.

Even more reason to help push Mozilla Firefox.

Having typed that, I sure hope there are people at Mozilla who would help ensure that Mozilla does no evil :(

Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by solarengineer »

hhjj wrote: post #168
madeofpalk wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Let's Encrypt has de facto monopoly. Is that even remotely true? There are alternatives to Lets Encrypt - AWS has an equivalent project where they issue free SSL certs for AWS resources.

If it is for AWS resources it is not equivalent.

AWS don’t owe non AWS customers free certificates, though.

It is possible to host LetsEncrypt alternatives, though. The viability is another matter, though.

Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by Const-me »

deallocator wrote: post #130
echelon wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More fuel for the Google antitrust / breakup fire. Google should not be allowed to develop Chrome or have any say in web standards. Every play they make favors themselves - unsemantic HTML5, AMP, crippled and removed extensions, progressive removal of the URL bar, https everywhere (no more self-hosted blogs unless you understand cert signing and automated renewal - why did the web stop being easy?), cookie standards…

I don't disagree with what you're saying, but I feel HTTPS everywhere does not belong in that list. Secure by default doesn't sound evil to me, and Let's Encrypt made it easy enough to get free HTTPS certificates (and for non technical people, almost all hosting services I've seen offer it out of the box)

> Let's Encrypt made it easy enough to get free HTTPS certificates

Just checked.

My hosting provider asks 2x more money for SSL addon (which includes unique IP, unlimited subdomains, and free certificate). They wrote on the support forum I need that addon regardless on which certificate I gonna use, the included free one, or any other like lets encrypt.

Not gonna switch hosting nor pay 2x more for it just to please Google.

Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by xxs »

anonymousDan wrote: post #47

I would really like to uninstall chrome from my Android phone but it appears to be impossible. Am I missing something?

You can't realistically remove it w/o going into devtools/root but you can use firefox and set as default browser. For years I have not touched chrome.

Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by shermheadryder »

Const-me wrote: post #184
deallocator wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't disagree with what you're saying, but I feel HTTPS everywhere does not belong in that list. Secure by default doesn't sound evil to me, and Let's Encrypt made it easy enough to get free HTTPS certificates (and for non technical people, almost all hosting services I've seen offer it out of the box)

> Let's Encrypt made it easy enough to get free HTTPS certificates Just checked. My hosting provider asks 2x more money for SSL addon (which includes unique IP, unlimited subdomains, and free certificate). They wrote on the support forum I need that addon regardless on which certificate I gonna use, the included free one, or any other like lets encrypt. Not gonna switch hosting nor pay 2x more for it just to please G…

> Not gonna switch hosting nor pay 2x more for it just to please Google.

Let's not pretend that HTTPS only exists to please Google. It has very real benefits for your users.

Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by andrewinardeer »

varispeed wrote: post #173
kajecounterhack wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Natural monopolies are actually one of the main places regulation helps.

We need a regulation that will automatically deal with such monopolies by ordering companies to split after reaching certain thresholds. This way we would never get companies too big to fail.

Then what is the incentive to start a company, grow it within the legal and regulatory framework and when it gets to an arbitrary, non-defined size have the legal and regulatory bodies systematically dismantle it by forcing you to sell it off?

Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by theseanl »

Nicksil wrote: post #181
theseanl wrote: post #142

I did found that the codebase does not seem to be using any `browser.clipboard` API, so `clipboardWrite` permission seems to be unnecessary. According to [MDN]( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/Web... ), `browser.clipboard` API mainly exists to enable extensions to write image contents to clipboards, and all the ClearURL needs is writing texts. Also, [another MDN page on clipboard interactions…

It seems there's a line which requires such permission: https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon/blob/master/external_js/c... document.execCommand("copy"); I personally do not know, just going by what's stated within the URL in the adjoining comment ( https://github.com/mdn/webextensions-examples/tree/master/co... ).

Confusingly, according to the MDN document I linked, that permission is not needed.

Clipboard APIs are in general pretty permissive in writing, any websites can write anything to the clipboard without requesting any permission, if it's done within like 1000ms or so from user interaction. So you don't even need an extension to write to clipboard.

Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by subsubsub »

madeofpalk wrote: post #159

I really struggle to believe that "Google" thinks this itty bitty extension that a rounding error % of their users use would have an impact on their buisness model, which was grounds to kick it off the store. This "just" sounds like the typical story we hear so often of an overzealous "app" reviewer waking up on the wrong side of the bed and just decided to delete someone's product and/or business (which is a huge pr…

Ad blockers were a rounding error once.

Re: Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

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Post by nottorp »

varispeed wrote: post #178
iSnow wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I tried, but I find each and every Google Search alternative lacking. I frequently have to hunt down some bug descriptions or other stuff related to coding and Google Search is really hard to beat. Even tried Bing, lol

Have you noticed that the quality of Google Search results deteriorated dramatically lately? Sometimes when I google something I don't even get any results at all. As if they no longer indexed any more obscure sites. On the other hand I know some sites completely disabled robots and are not being scanned, to degoogle themselves.

I don't know about the parent post, but for me Google search results wrt to bug reports / general admin stuff have degraded dramatically in the past 5 years. As in you search for a stack trace and you get beginner tutorials on how to set up something only vaguely related.
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