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What are your thoughts on uBlock Origin's new permission requirement?

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TimB93446
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Seems a bit much to me.

Well, the image upload appears to not be working. Here's the text from the Firefox message:

"uBlock Origin has been updated. You must approve new permissions before the updated version will install. Choosing 'Cancel' will maintain your current add-on version.

It requires your permission to:

- Store unlimited amount of client-side data"

Seems a bit much to me. Well, the image upload appears to not be working. Here's the text from the Firefox message: "uBlock Origin has been updated. You must approve new permissions before the updated version will install. Choosing 'Cancel' will maintain your current add-on version. It requires your permission to: - Store unlimited amount of client-side data"

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I don't have any thoughts, but I have a link:

https://www.ghacks.net/2019/03/27/why-ublock-origin-requests-to-store-unlimited-data-in-firefox/

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TimB93446
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Not a reply. Responding to include image.

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I don't have any thoughts, but I have a link:

https://www.ghacks.net/2019/03/27/why-ublock-origin-requests-to-store-unlimited-data-in-firefox/

TimB93446
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Thanks jscher2000. Info on your linked page calms my concern.