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128 lines
4.3 KiB
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# CrowdProof Observe - Chrome Web Store Submission
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## Extension Details
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**Name:** CrowdProof Observe
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**Summary (132 chars max):**
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Quick-add observations to your CrowdProof instance. Submit photos, URLs, emails, logs, and statements from your browser.
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**Category:** Productivity
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**Language:** English
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## Description
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CrowdProof Observe is the official browser companion for CrowdProof, a collaborative evidence, observation management, intelligence collection, and publication platform.
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### Features
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- **Side Panel Interface** - Submit observations without leaving your current page
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- **Multiple Observation Types** - Photos, URLs, emails (.msg/.eml), logs, and statements
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- **Quick Capture** - Right-click images or links to send directly to CrowdProof
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- **Paste to Submit** - Paste screenshots directly from clipboard
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- **Access Management** - Set public access levels for your observations
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- **Server Flexibility** - Connect to any CrowdProof instance
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### How It Works
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1. Configure your CrowdProof server URL in settings
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2. Log in with your CrowdProof credentials
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3. Use the side panel or right-click context menus to submit observations
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4. Manage public access settings for your observations
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Note: This extension defaults to use the public instance of CrowdProof by design and intent, however, requires the configurability to point to other instances for SaaS and self-hosted clients and their users.
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## Permissions Justification
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| Permission | Reason |
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|------------|--------|
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| `storage` | Stores the user's configured server URL locally in browser storage. |
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| `activeTab` | Captures the current page's URL and title when user clicks "Capture Current Page" for URL observations. |
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| `cookies` | Maintains authenticated session cookies with the user's CrowdProof server. |
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| `contextMenus` | Provides right-click menu options ("Send Image to CrowdProof", "Send Link to CrowdProof"). |
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| `sidePanel` | Displays the observation submission interface in Chrome's native side panel. |
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### Host Permissions
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| Permission | Reason |
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|------------|--------|
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| `<all_urls>` | Necessary to communicate with user-configured CrowdProof server instances hosted at arbitrary domains. The extension does not access or modify page content on other sites. |
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## Privacy Policy
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**Last Updated:** 2025-12-30
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### Data Collection
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CrowdProof Observe does not collect, store, or transmit any user data to third parties.
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### Server Communication
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The extension communicates exclusively with the CrowdProof server URL configured by the user. All data submitted through the extension (observations, images, credentials) is sent only to this user-specified server.
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### Local Storage
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The extension stores only the following data locally in browser storage:
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- The configured server URL
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- Temporary pending image/URL data for context menu actions (cleared after use)
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### Cookies
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Session cookies are used to maintain authentication with the configured CrowdProof server. These cookies are managed by the browser and scoped to the server domain.
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### No Tracking
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This extension does not include any analytics, telemetry, or tracking functionality.
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### Contact
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For privacy inquiries, contact SILO GROUP at `pr@silogroup.org`
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## Screenshots
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Recommended screenshots for submission (located in `screenshots/` directory):
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1. **main_sidebar.png** - Main side panel showing the photo observation form
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2. **access_manager.png** - Access management screen with observation list
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3. **context-menu-1.png** - Right-click "Send Image to CrowdProof" option
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4. **context-menu-2.png** - Right-click "Send Link to CrowdProof" option
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## Technical Notes for Reviewers
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- Manifest V3 compliant
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- Source code is unobfuscated and readable
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- No external scripts or CDN dependencies
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- No data exfiltration - only communicates with user-configured server
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- Uses Chrome Side Panel API for native browser integration
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- Server URL defaults to `https://crowdproof.silogroup.org` but is user-configurable
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## Links
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- **Homepage:** https://crowdproof.silogroup.org
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- **Support Email:** crowdproof-support@silogroup.org
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- **Privacy Policy URL:** https://www.silogroup.org/legal/privacy/
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## Packaging
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To create the submission zip (excludes CWS directory and markdown files):
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```bash
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cd crowdproof-observe-chrome
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zip -r crowdproof-observe-chrome.zip . -x "*.git*" -x "CWS/*" -x "CWS" -x "*.md"
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```
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