Simple Auto Refresh

Auto refresh extension that simply DOES NOT want your data.

Simple Auto Refresh

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-10-23

By: xiay.dev

Users: 177

Rating: 4.13

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Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2018-07-09)

Creation date: 2018-07-09

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab

Size: 3.98K

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This auto refresh extension DOES NOT want your data.

I was cleaning up my chrome extensions and getting rid of those "Read and change all your data on the websites you visit" due to the recent data harvesting scandal around the Chrome Extension Stylish.

That was when I realized that every single auto refresh app currently in Chrome Extension Store wants the power of "Read and change all your data on the websites you visit."

Why? I wondered. Is Chrome Extension APIs so poorly designed that such a simple task really requires so extensive permission to accomplish?

And the answer is apparently no. Hence the app here.

I do not really know JS or web development. But the task is so simple that it took me a couple of hours to finish this.

It is ugly, it does not do any fancy stuff, it does not even have an icon of its own.

BUT IT DOES NOT WANT YOUR DATA.

User reviews

Doesn't work ???

goodflyer 2012, 2022-06-09

The first 20 extensions I looked at to perform this simple task all wanted to read my data. This is the only one I've found that didn't need unnecessary permissions. Thank you.