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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @AltairAssassins last edited by

      @AltairAssassins No such message here on Opera Stable 72, Opera Developer 73 or Opera GX 71. So I will ask again: Where and when you see that message? The text make it looks like something coming from a site.

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      • Keepskite
        Keepskite last edited by

        I don't have Rich HInts Agent showing on my extensions page yet I also have the notification. Also --show-component-extension-options has no effect here.

        All this chatter yet it isn't enough to awaken a single mod. Strange.

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Keepskite last edited by

          @Keepskite --show-component-extension-options is what will make Rich Hints extension visible.

          And by the way, mods are just users and they replying here or not is totally irrelevant. Also, this is a minor issue.

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          • Keepskite
            Keepskite @leocg last edited by

            @leocg I disagree. Eight hidden extensions that I cannot disable, all with intrusive permissions that I did not grant is not a minor issue. This shakes my confidence in Opera in a way I did not think possible. This is not a minor privacy issue. I should think Opera would realize that.

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              A Former User mathias87 leocg 3 Replies Last reply
            • A Former User
              A Former User @Keepskite last edited by

              @Keepskite said in Extension upgrade requires additional permissions...:

              This shakes my confidence in Opera

              Mine too.

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              • upnorth
                upnorth @leocg last edited by

                @leocg

                No external site/link or url related. Please see screenshot.

                alt text

                This message also does not, only popup in SpeedDial. It's constant all over if one have it. And considering the reports that started to flow in, this is more then likely an issue for many, but also apparently not with everyone.

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                • mathias87
                  mathias87 @Keepskite last edited by

                  @Keepskite I don't have any more extensions installed than before.
                  This might be a bug that will be done with the next update.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Keepskite last edited by

                    @Keepskite The issue is the banner asking for permissions showing up.

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                    • ChenZi
                      ChenZi last edited by

                      Same every time it opens on every computer, and only enabled extension is the add filter

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                      • Keepskite
                        Keepskite @mathias87 last edited by

                        @mathias87 Have you started Opera with the "--show-component-extension-options" command? I didn't think I had hidden extensions either until I started with that command.

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                        • stollejay
                          stollejay last edited by

                          This is not real or?
                          Hm... Hidden permissions and extensions... Lets look what the consumer advice center says to this.

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                          • Keepskite
                            Keepskite @leocg last edited by

                            @leocg Yes but that banner reveals that hidden extensions exist, extensions that none of us realized were there.

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

                              @leocg said in Extension upgrade requires additional permissions...:

                              @Keepskite The issue is the banner asking for permissions showing up.

                              Which has brought to light another, more serious issue, of hidden extensions installed without the user's permission which cannot be disabled.

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                              • Draker
                                Draker @Guest last edited by

                                @rafiki indeed, why do I have an aliexpress spying on me and bloating the browser? Perhaps it is time to move to greener pastures.

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                                • mathias87
                                  mathias87 @Keepskite last edited by

                                  @Keepskite No, I just did and updated that "Rich Hints Agent" extension.
                                  If this makes the bar with the message disappear, then I'm fine with it.

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                                  • daddybear
                                    daddybear @mathias87 last edited by

                                    @mathias87

                                    I still can't figure out how to do this "show-component extension-options" thing which you recommend.
                                    I am not very computer literate - please can you talk me through the process in 'primary school' language right from the beginning ?
                                    Regards,
                                    Roy

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                                      sporty78 STARDAST 2 Replies Last reply
                                    • STARDAST
                                      STARDAST @daddybear last edited by

                                      @daddybear you need to start then as administrator, (put this in shortcut --show-component-extension-options)

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                                      • sporty78
                                        sporty78 @daddybear last edited by sporty78

                                        Step by step, using primary school language,what is the fix to remove the banner below the url address bar

                                        OR

                                        Should we just wait for the bug to be fixed in the next update?

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                                        • steaua10
                                          steaua10 last edited by

                                          22 October there
                                          No chages, the problem still persist.
                                          I have some 15 extensions.
                                          At each start of Opera, this message appear. Clicking on button, going to the extensions list does not show me which of the extensions has the problem, no indication at all, and seems that there even are no new updates for my extensions. A bug?

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                                          • avmon
                                            avmon last edited by

                                            That started happening to me today, just before I upgraded to Opera 72. With the new version, the message keeps popping up. And if I check the extensions manager, it doesn't show any updates.

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