# CrowdProof Observe - Firefox Add-on Submission

## Extension Details

**Name:** CrowdProof Observe

**Summary:**
Quick-add observations to your CrowdProof instance. Submit photos, URLs, emails, logs, and statements directly from your browser sidebar.

**Category:** Privacy & Security

**Tags:** productivity, evidence, documentation, observation, crowdproof

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## Description

CrowdProof Observe is the official browser companion for CrowdProof, a collaborative evidence, observation management, intelligence collection, and publication platform.

### Features

- **Sidebar Interface** - Submit observations without leaving your current page
- **Multiple Observation Types** - Photos, URLs, emails (.msg/.eml), logs, and statements
- **Quick Capture** - Right-click images or links to send directly to CrowdProof
- **Paste to Submit** - Paste screenshots directly from clipboard
- **Access Management** - Set public access levels for your observations
- **Server Flexibility** - Connect to any CrowdProof instance

### How It Works

1. Configure your CrowdProof server URL in settings
2. Log in with your CrowdProof credentials
3. Use the sidebar or right-click context menus to submit observations
4. Manage public access settings for your observations

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

| Permission | Reason |
|------------|--------|
| `storage` | Stores the user's configured server URL locally in browser storage. |
| `activeTab` | Captures the current page's URL and title when user clicks "Capture Current Page" for URL observations. |
| `cookies` | Maintains authenticated session cookies with the user's CrowdProof server. |
| `theme` | Adapts the sidebar appearance to match the user's Firefox theme. |
| `contextMenus` | Provides right-click menu options ("Send Image to CrowdProof", "Send Link to CrowdProof"). |
| `menus` | Required for `getTargetElement()` to access the clicked image element for capture. |
| `<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

**Last Updated:** 2025-12-30

### Data Collection

CrowdProof Observe does not collect, store, or transmit any user data to third parties.

### Server Communication

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.

### Local Storage

The extension stores only the following data locally in browser storage:
- The configured server URL
- Temporary pending image/URL data for context menu actions (cleared after use)

### Cookies

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.

### No Tracking

This extension does not include any analytics, telemetry, or tracking functionality.

### Contact

For privacy inquiries, contact SILO GROUP at `pr@silogroup.org`

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## Screenshots

Recommended screenshots for submission:

1. **Main sidebar** - Showing the photo observation form with tabs visible
2. **Access management** - Showing the observation list with access toggles
3. **Context menu** - Showing right-click "Send Image to CrowdProof" option
4. **Login screen** - Showing the branded login interface

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## Technical Notes for Reviewers

- Source code is unobfuscated and readable
- No external scripts or CDN dependencies
- No data exfiltration - only communicates with user-configured server
- Standard WebExtension APIs only
- Server URL defaults to `https://crowdproof.silogroup.org` but is user-configurable

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## Links

- **Homepage:** https://crowdproof.silogroup.org
- **Support:** `crowdproof-support@silogroup.org`
- **Privacy Policy:** https://www.silogroup.org/legal/privacy/