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		e40 on March 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mintlify GitHub read/write token leak Too generous permissions are something that often makes me not install software. Zoom apps for example. Slack apps another example. Mostly browser extensions.

PierceJoy on March 17, 2024 [–]

The browser extension permission model is so bad. It’s prevented me from using 99% of extensions I was interested in.

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