"Collect errors" extension setting

[ImaginaryFreedom]

[I don't know if this is specific to Windows or not so I'll post here first.[

Is this setting in each extension's settings page a standard Chrome setting or something unique to Vivaldi?

Can someone explain what it actually does? Allow or block the ability of an extension developer to receive errors about what is happening for user's of the extension?

I want to lock down unnecessary data collection but I don't want to cause major functional problems.

TIA

[nomadic]

@ImaginaryFreedom That is standard for Chromium Browsers and it isn't anything nefarious or privacy related. It just means that it will show you errors thrown by an extension.

For example, I am writing an extension and haven't gotten around to fixing a bug (page action being enabled on invalid pages). When I have Collect errors enabled and I do the action that I know will cause the error I get this:

 

Clicking on this will show all the errors that have accumulated:

 

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With Collect errors disabled, this Errors button simply doesn't show up.

As far as I know this option has no impact on the extension developer's ability to collect data, and it purely serves the purpose of letting the user know about errors that have occurred.

Many extensions do have data collection baked in, but this setting doesn't have any effect on the extensions ability to do so.

[ImaginaryFreedom]

@nomadic

Thanks for the excellent explanation.

So there is probably no downside to leaving that enabled, unless it is popping up modal dialog boxes in my face all the time I guess. :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_smiling_eyes: