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by sina 4297 days ago
Interesting idea and very well done. Just one question; why does it require all these permissions to get started:

    1 - Know who you are on Google
    2 - View your email address
    3 - View and manage your spreadsheets in Google Drive
    4 - View and manage data associated with the application
    5 - Allow this application to run when you are not present
    6 - Connect to an external service
I am specifically concerned about the first and third items.
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#3: actually that's a good point and a cause for concern, but there's not much we can do about it as far as I know since we write the results directly in your spreadsheets; and the add-on, once installed, is present in all your spreadsheets.

#1: we need your email address in order to manage your credits and verify your credit purchases through Google Wallet.

most other add-ons require the same permissions, so I think the permission titles could use a bit of clarification.

all that said, this is something to have in mind and improve for sure.