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From: Raymond Hill <rhill@raymondhill.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:00:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Created About the required permissions (markdown)

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+#### "Access your data on all web sites"
+
+- To be able to inspect all net requests so that they can be cancelled if needed.
+
+See code:
+- <https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/search?q=%22chrome.webRequest%22&type=Code>
+
+#### "Access you tabs and browsing activity"
+
+This is necessary to be able to:
+
+- Create new tabs (when you click on a filter list, to see its content)
+- To detect when a tab is added or removed:
+    - To update badge
+    - To flush from memory internal data structures
+- To find out which tab is currently active (to fill popup menu with associated stats/settings)
+- To be able to inject the element picker script
+
+See code:
+- <https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/search?q=%22chrome.tabs%22&type=Code>
+- <https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/search?q=%22chrome.webNavigation%22&type=Code>
+
+#### "Manage your download"
+
+This is to be able to save your filters locally (in the _"Your filters"_ tab in the dashboard).
+
+See code:
+- <https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/search?q=%22chrome.downloads%22&type=Code>
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