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@thrawnmbg - the Tab Scissors extension appears to be dead.
There are 800+ watchers on this issues.
It has been years since the suggestion, and this behavior is absolutely commonplace in other major browsers.
Seriously ... it should be obvious, this needs to be implemented.
Like many others...
https://forums.opera.com/topic/49396/amazon-add-on
https://forums.opera.com/topic/36096/annoying-amazon
https://forums.opera.com/topic/49267/amazon-delete
...I have recently noticed an Amazon icon in my extensions area, on the right side of my address bar (Opera 76 / Windows 10). I did not install it. I can unpin it, but I cannot remove it like I could any other extension. It does not appear in my list of extensions via Menu → Extensions.
This is extremely concerning. If this is indeed a forcibly-installed, non-removable copy of the official Amazon for Opera extension, it presumably has the same permissions, including:
In other words, either Opera has just handed all of my behavior data, as well as essentially full control over my browser over to Amazon without my permission, or this isn't actually an extension.
The ambiguity is unacceptable. We need a developer response. Is this icon an indication that the extension is, indeed, installed? If not, what exactly is it - what does it do, what controls do Opera users have over its behavior, etc.
I won't speak for others, but I personally am about to make the time-consuming switch to another browser (probably Firefox) if this isn't cleared up. I jumped to Opera from Chrome out of a concern for sharing my data thoughtlessly with Google. Sharing my data with Amazon against my will is no better. Hopefully that's not what's happening here, but we deserve clear and honest information.