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Re: Google Chrome Appears to be Preparing to Disallow JavaScript injection via Applescript
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Re: Google Chrome Appears to be Preparing to Disallow JavaScript injection via Applescript


  • Subject: Re: Google Chrome Appears to be Preparing to Disallow JavaScript injection via Applescript
  • From: Jim Underwood <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:10:29 +0000
  • Thread-topic: Google Chrome Appears to be Preparing to Disallow JavaScript injection via Applescript

Please Post your Comments in the Chrome Issue Thread

Put "Inject JS" Applescript Command behind a Finch flag

I just posted the below comment. You will need a Google GMail account (or other Google account).
I urge everyone make a post and voice their concern.

ATTN: Official Chrome Developers and Managers

Please do not release this change without providing the end-user a means to enable _javascript_ injection using AppleScript, as is done with Safari.

There are a great many Mac users, who prefer Chrome, that have essential workflows that depend on being able to do this. It would be a major impact to our productivity, and probably force us to switch browsers to Safari, which still supports _javascript_ injection by AppleScript.

There are also a number of high-use Mac apps like Alfred and Keyboard Maestro that depend on being able to inject _javascript_ using AppleScript.

I somewhat understand your security concerns, and I'm almost always a big fan of improved security. But I'm sure you realize too much security is like being in jail. Might as well not use the product at all. I do not understand the statement that this issue is the cause of ads being improperly displayed in the Chrome browser. I have never seen this, nor heard of it, and since AppleScript is ALWAYS executed in the user's context, and I don't see how it is possible, without the user approving it.

Thank you for your careful consideration of this request.

Best Regards,
Jim Underwood
aka JMichaelTX


Best Regards,

Jim Underwood
aka JMichaelTX


From: Jim Underwood <email@hidden>
Date: Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 3:00 PM
To: "ASUL (AppleScript)" <email@hidden>
Subject: Google Chrome Appears to be Preparing to Disallow _javascript_ injection via Applescript

Google Chrome Appears to be Preparing to Disallow _javascript_ injection via Applescript

According to one source, this change has already been made in Chrome 59 Dev, which is like an alpha release for developers.

. . .

I don't know if we, or anyone, can prevent this from being released, but I thought I'd bring it to the attention of everyone on this list in case we could do something.

Anyone have more info on this?


661810 - Put "Inject JS" Applescript Command behind a Finch flag - chromium - Monorail

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=661810

Comment 10 by email@hidden, Mar 15
As this change rolls out, _javascript_ injection via Applescript will not work in Chrome. We’re making this change in order to protect users from disruptive ads. Applications that legitimately need to inject _javascript_ into Chrome can do so by publishing an extension and using Native Messaging to communicate with their application process.

https://developer.chrome.com/extensionshttps://developer.chrome.com/extensions/nativeMessaging




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