Reviews & Comments of Fedora User Agent chrome extension

It breaks cloudflare, when I solve the captcha, it just asks me to do it again, and again... disabling this, fixed it.

The extension would be fine if it wasn't for the fact that it makes impossible to access sites with cloudfare protection.

Eh it pops up on the side, so you gotta be blind to not notice it. Im new to Fedora so its whatever and it makes sense.

i like this extension and don't know what the big deal is. It just lets the world know this is Fedora!

I see nothing wrong with Fedora being included in the user agent string, as it provides useful metrics. As much as it would be nice if it notified users of installation, it's easy enough to uninstall if you have privacy concerns.

Why is this installed by default? All it does is provide a way of easily fingerprinting your browser and makes it considerably easier to track. don't forget to run this, or it'll come back: dnf remove fedora-user-agent-chrome.noarch

They should have alerted me to it before installing but it makes sense to let websites what OS you are using to make the web app behave better knowing in advance my system parameters but I still think they should alert you to it instead of me just stumbling on it!

This should not auto-install!

Statistics are important. Making the argument that this automatic install is "breach of consent" is simply idiotic. This is built in the operating system and chrome just finds it as an extension upon install. Fedora, or google, should not have to ask for a proper "change" in the user agent as they don't have to do so otherwise but in the TOS upon install. It may look scary when it shows up as an extension, but all it is is just compensating for the browser not fully developed for Fedora.

Fed users are a peculiar bunch. They get 30000 random apps and hundreds of demons installed with the operating system, but complain when the icon of one of them shows up anywhere on screen. Have you seen what Ubuntu, MacOS and Windows are doing for comparison, ads everywhere, Unkillable apps that popup randomly everywhere.

If I cared about things being installed on my browser without my consent I wouldn't be using chrome. It's honestly not that serious lol

Fedora Linux is great!

Let the world know from "where" we are! More Fedora accesses, so (theoretically) more .rpm/support for our lovely distro! :D

I have no problem advertising Fedora Linux. As to the auto installation; all browsers, apps, software do this via either code, extensions, add-ons and/or rule-sets/permissions. At least you see it listed and know that you can remove it if you wish.

I'm too busy to give 1 star ratings to the other 10k packages Fedora installed without explicitly asking me first, so I"m not going to for this one either :-P

It just tells sites you're using Fedora. Honestly chrome should have the service this provides built in like say firefox, but it doesn't. On the one hand you get the fear that advertising the obscure OS you're using is somehow dangerous. On the other hand telling random websites you're using said obscure OS might help them consider porting software to said obscure OS. Its a free OS, other distributions do far worse in terms of what the consider as "free" Also, don't forget Windows 10 pushes way worse junk then just a simplistic browser extension onto your OS

I don't like that it did not ask me before it installed this extension.

Find it acceptable to be automatically installed. Not diminishing my privacy that much.A useful metric to give out.

I don't object to the reasoning for the existence of this extension, but I *do* however object to the hidden installation of it. I should be alerted when this extension is enabled, and allowed to opt-in/out as I please. This is a breach of user trust, no matter how benign.

Haters gonna hate, I'm happy to represent.

If i can help fedora by installing this extension in my google-chrome, i would surely do that, because i like fedora very much! I don't like that it did not ask me before it installed this extension. To express my dislike of this fact, i rate this extension, even though the extension itself is not to blame for anything. Besides this, as i use google-chrome auto-sync for extensions across all machines, this extension will even be installed on my windows machines and might thus report wrong usage data anyway.

I am proud to be part of the FedoraProject.org, so even that mostly the logs of my visit wherever are statistically anonymous, I am glad to differ Fedora, as a popular Linux(R) OS... For example, Chrome OS by default mark itself, as CrOS - and without special extension :) Wondows and Mac too. Why Fedora should be messed with those Ubuntus and Linux Mint-kind of Distros?...

This auto-enabled extension breaks access to Google Plus. Additionally, what does this mean for privacy re: browser fingerprinting? There's practically no benefit to it.

At this writing, the year is 2017. There is NO excuse for automatically installing anything; even functionally insignificant things; without the user's consent. Whatever happened to "Don't be evil."?

I still Love Chrome, Fedora Google and Debian. I Have never had a better set of teachers, guides and a friend when there was none. And so I am thankful this happened because it brought some new fun agents for me to play with!!!!

The linux install experience was perfect... first time in years feeling linux will stay on this laptop.. until this.. lol. A little more transparency with the installation would be appreciated. not really a showstopper vs how clean the rest of the installation is.

Yes it installs automatically, but it does its job adequately! Pros: - Works as intended Cons: - Installs automatically

DONT INSTALL IT WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE USER !!! The extensions in general is a nice idea.

I also sincerely disagree with the automatic installation. You should be prompted and asked, instead of throwing it into the browser at terminal velocity upon install, and not actively advertising what it does.

I don't like that this extension is installed without first asking. There's a controversy around it so read more about it online; my standpoint is that I don't want it automatically.

Installed without any consent from the user is a big no no. If you had asked and given a valid reason then I probably would have installed it.

Dont like the fact that it auto installed itself. Doesn't seem to add any benefit to the user.

Along with so many others, I'd be more than happy to 'willingly' advertise Fedora as my Distro of choice. But please ask or you are stepping on two of the greatest benefits of Linux: Privacy and Choice.

A functionally insignificant extension with a thoroughly unacceptable distribution policy. Wouldn't warrant much of a reaction if not for the auto install.

excellent

Really like the idea of getting the Fedora name into stats/logs around the web, not so keen on auto install. Perhaps there could be a welcome page for the browsers that suggests adding the extension and reasons why?

..same as bunch of other guys saying. For it got installed without asking.

Installed without permission. An OS exists to let me run software, it is not meant to modify the software that I choose to install.

NO consent for Chrome extension. Come on...I use the same google ID for work and multiple personal machines. Don't they all have to download the Fedora extension when I fire it up?

Extension _per se_ is ok - Chrome should allow distro advertising in user-agent. Just ask before installing anything in my browser (which btw *should* prevent such possible malware attack vectors!) This is just UNACCEPTABLE to a one-star degree!

This is installed without consent or any notification to me. Terrible, terrible policy.

Fedora is a *solid*, beautiful, and functional distro, and this is coming from an arch user.

I know you need to keep some system information on users. That's absolutely not a problem. Just ask first and make me aware of what is going on. That's not a lot to ask.

fedora

It's doing nothing wrong. Remove if you don't want it, keep it if you don't mind it.

Installed without consent or a notification.

Linux distros need a way to market themselves and use the visitor statistics of 3rd party sites to judge their market share. I have no problem with Fedora auto-installing this extension.

Yes, it is true that this extension is by default installed without the consent of the user. However, you should also be noted that this being the Chrome version from within the DNF repositories, the people over at Fedora are the ones responsible for the content in their release of Chrome. Not to mention, it's removable. Its effect on your browser experience, whether or not you agreed on installing it, is negligible and the data collected by this extension will only be used by the people over at Fedora for counting purposes. It does NOT collect personal data and does NOT compromise your details in any way, shape or form any other empty extension does.

Best chrome extension ever! Am I Fedora fan boy? you bet! I find it hard to believe this would install automatically in any other distro. I would like to know though how was this achieved and who done it?! I doubt it was Google for the RPM is labeled Fedora/openSUSE If Fedora, I guess this falls under distro branding. If possible, do this to all browsers! I like to use Firefox for some websites...

install without consent is very bad!!!

Never asked for it, don't want it!

Installed without consent.

Installed without consent.

Why this extension is installed on my machine?

Don't know why so many people have a problem with being honest.

it doesn't work anymore. my UA is (X11; Linux x86_64) also, I disagree with the rest of the reviews on this being installed automatically, it is really of no harm and it's important for your UA to correctly identify your OS. if it were dangerous, it would need permissions which chrome would ask the problem seems to be in L25 of background.js it says detail instead of details

I did asked for this extension

Touchin' my machine like this, who do you think you are?

I did not install this extension by my own accord, nor do I want it.

Not sure what's going on, but this extension appears to really be messing with my django development server. (requests stuck on pending). Since I didn't even know I had the extension (no opt in) it took me forever to figure out.

I did not installed this

I didn't install this extension, do not like having random extensions installed without me knowing.

I did not install this extension. Although I like to support Fedora, this code should be included in the Chrome browser, and not in an involuntarily installed third party extension.

I did not installed this

I love showing my support for fedora!