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This behavior caused us to get blanket permissions for an extension I worked on in the past. We’d add a new permitted URL to support a newly integrated site, only to have the extension disable itself for all our customers, most of which wouldn’t even use that new integration.

While I understand the reasoning behind such an automated disabling, but it probably could be done better. Like delaying the update (and the disabling part) until the user made a choice.

Also very hard to inform users of this issue after it has occurred. Caused us so much trouble. Also a reason we went with the admittedly less safe blanket permission.



Or dynamic permissions like in android.




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