Observed arrival · 2026-09-18

Before You Allow Makes Consent Screens Legible

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Editorial interest 88/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A free Chrome extension that explains what an app's account-access request could let someone see, change, or control before you click Allow.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-18 issue.

For: People reviewing unfamiliar account-access requests
Worth noticing: The demo applies the ASK, DO, VALUE framework to ten fictional consent screens across four platforms.

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The project translates permission labels into consequences, grouping requested access by what an app can see, change, or do as the user. Its public demo contains ten fictional requests spanning Google, Microsoft 365, GitHub, and Slack, with sample outcomes such as inbox rules that continue forwarding mail. The site says the extension reads only the request context and runs without a server, account, or analytics.

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