Remove tracking, notifications & permissions

Attempt to remove analytics tracking & externally-delivered notification popups. Also removed some permissions to match older v7.1.6 by deanoemcke (original developer)

Untested and without guarantee!

README.md

@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
-# The Great Suspender
+# The Great Suspender - Without Analytics Tracking
+
+Modified version of "The Great Suspender" to remove analytics tracking and rogue .js files from anonymous developer who is now in control of the GitHub source & web store versions. [Read More]()
+
+Read more:
+[New ownership announcement](https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/issues/1175)
+[New maintainer is probably malicious](https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/issues/1263)
+[Flagged as malware by Microsoft Edge](https://www.windowscentral.com/great-suspender-extension-now-flagged-malware-edge-has-built-replacement)
+[Reddit forum discussion](https://old.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/jouwq7/open_source_development_the_great_suspender_saga/)
+[Medium Article](https://medium.com/nerd-for-tech/malware-in-browser-extensions-3805e8763dd5)
+
+This project is a fork from [v7.1.8 of The Great Suspender](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender) with all tracking code removed, along with some annoying popups/prompts.
+
+This work carries no guarantees only to the best of my ability in 2 hours using notepad2 & AstroGrep. I am not a developer and do not intend to spend much time keeping this extension updated.
 
 <img src="/src/img/suspendy-guy.png" width="100px" />
 
 "The Great Suspender" is a free and open-source Google Chrome extension for people who find that chrome is consuming too much system resource or suffer from frequent chrome crashing. Once installed and enabled, this extension will automatically *suspend* tabs that have not been used for a while, freeing up memory and cpu that the tab was consuming.
 
-If you have suggestions or problems using the extension, please [submit a bug or a feature request](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/). For other enquiries you can email me at [email protected].
+If you have suggestions or problems using the extension, please [submit a pull request](https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/issues/). 
 
-**If you have lost tabs from your browser:** I have written a guide for how to recover your lost tabs [here](https://github.com/deanoemcke/thegreatsuspender/issues/526
+**If you have lost tabs from your browser:** The original developer has written a guide for how to recover your lost tabs [here](https://github.com/deanoemcke/thegreatsuspender/issues/526
 ).
 
 ### Chrome Web Store
 
-The Great Suspender is [available via the official Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg).
-
-Please note that the webstore version may be behind the latest version here. That is because I try to keep webstore updates down to a minimum due to their [disruptive effect](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/526).
+This version of The Great Suspender is not available on the Chrome Web Store.
 
-For more information on the permissions required for the extension, please refer to this gitHub issue: (https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/213)
 
-### Install as an extension from source
+### You should install this extension from source
 
-1. Download the **[latest available version](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/releases)** and unarchive to your preferred location (whichever suits you).
+1. Download the **[latest available version](https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/releases)** and unarchive to your preferred location (whichever suits you).
 2. Using **Google Chrome** browser, navigate to chrome://extensions/ and enable "Developer mode" in the upper right corner.
 3. Click on the <kbd>Load unpacked extension...</kbd> button.
 4. Browse to the src directory of the unarchived folder and confirm.
@@ -28,7 +38,7 @@ If you have completed the above steps, the "welcome" page will open indicating s
 
 Be sure to unsuspend all suspended tabs before removing any other version of the extension or they will disappear forever!
 
-### Build from github
+### Build from github (untested in this release)
 
 Dependencies: openssl, npm.
 
@@ -48,7 +58,7 @@ The extension in crx format will be inside the build/crx/ directory. You can dra
 
 ### Integrating with another Chrome extension or app
 
-This extension has a small external api to allow other extensions to request the suspension of a tab. See [this issue](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/276) for more information. And please let me know about it so that I can try it out!
+The extension has a small external api to allow other extensions to request the suspension of a tab. See [this issue](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues/276) for more information. And please let me know about it so that I can try it out!
 
 ### Windows Group Policies
 
@@ -93,3 +103,4 @@ This work is licensed under a GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (v2)
 This package uses the [html2canvas](https://github.com/niklasvh/html2canvas) library written by Niklas von Hertzen.
 It also uses the indexedDb wrapper [db.js](https://github.com/aaronpowell/db.js) written by Aaron Powell.
 Thank you also to [BrowserStack](https://www.browserstack.com) for providing free chrome testing tools.
+Original source from [The Great Suspender v7.1.8](https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender)

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "name": "thegreatsuspender",
+  "name": "thegreatsuspender-notrack",
   "version": "0.0.0",
-  "description": "A chrome extension for suspending all tabs to free up memory",
+  "description": "A chrome extension for suspending all tabs to free up memory. Without analytics tracking.",
   "main": "",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "grunt",
@@ -11,20 +11,23 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "git://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender.git"
+    "url": "git://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "chrome",
     "extension",
     "addon",
     "memory",
     "suspend",
-    "tab"
+    "tab",
+    "private",
+    "privacy",
+    "notrack"
   ],
-  "author": "deanoemcke",
+  "author": "aciidic",
   "license": "GPLv2",
   "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues"
+    "url": "https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/issues"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^4.19.1",

src/_locales/en/messages.json

@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_tooltip_line1b": { "message": "logged in with the same profile." },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_tooltip_line2": { "message": "This will also synchronise settings in incognito mode." },
     "html_options_other_enable_sync_warning": { "message": "Turning this on will overwrite settings on all other browsers logged into the same Chrome profile" },
-    "html_options_tracking_opt_out": { "message": "Automatic deactivation of any kind of tracking" },
-    "html_options_tracking_opt_out_line1": { "message": "This option will disable tracking code, such as that from Google Analytics." },
     "html_options_suspend_on_low_memory": { "message": "Instantly suspend when system memory gets very low" },
     "html_options_suspend_on_low_memory_tooltip_line1": { "message": "This option will override Chrome's automatic tab discarding functionality." },
     "html_options_suspend_on_low_memory_tooltip_line2": { "message": "If enabled, it will force a tab to suspend instead of being discarded by Chrome." },

src/about.html

@@ -39,17 +39,14 @@ <h1 data-i18n="__MSG_ext_extension_name__"></h1>
 
 			<p>
 				<span data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_github_title__: "></span>
-				<a href="https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues" target="_blank">github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender</a>
-				<br />
-				<span data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_twitter_title__: "></span>
-				<a href="https://twitter.com/greatsuspender" target="_blank">@greatsuspender</a>
+				<a href="https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/issues" target="_blank">github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender</a>
 				<br />
 			</p>
 
 			<p>
 				<span data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_report_issues_prefix__ "></span>
 				<!--keep the span below on the same line and the link (to remove an extra whitespace before the suffix-->
-				<a href="https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues" target="_blank" data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_the_github_issues_page__"></a><span data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_report_issues_suffix__"></span>
+				<a href="https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/issues" target="_blank" data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_the_github_issues_page__"></a><span data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_report_issues_suffix__"></span>
 			</p>
 
 			<p>
@@ -71,6 +68,8 @@ <h1 data-i18n="__MSG_ext_extension_name__"></h1>
 					<span data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_browserstack_prefix__ "></span>
 					<a href="https://www.browserstack.com" target="_blank" data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_browserstack__"></a>
 					<span data-i18n="__MSG_html_about_browserstack_suffix__"></span>
+					<br />
+					<a href="https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender">Original Project</a>
 				</p>
 			</div>
 

src/broken.html

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <div>
       <h1>Ruh Roh!</h1>
       <p>The Great Suspender failed to start. Perhaps you are using an incompatible version of chrome?</p>
-      <p>Try to restart the extension. If the problem persists, ask for help on the <a href="https://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender/issues">GitHub project page</a>.</p>
+      <p>Try to restart the extension. If the problem persists, ask for help on the <a href="https://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender/issues">GitHub project page</a>.</p>
       <p>You can recover lost tabs from the <a id="sessionManagementLink" href="#">session management page</a>.</p>
       <hr />
       <button id="restartExtension" class="btn">Restart extension</button>

src/js/about.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* global chrome, XMLHttpRequest, gsStorage, gsAnalytics, gsUtils */
+/* global chrome, XMLHttpRequest, gsStorage, gsUtils */
 (function(global) {
   'use strict';
 
@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@
     }
   });
 
-  gsAnalytics.reportPageView('about.html');
 })(this);

src/js/background.js

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-/* global gsStorage, gsChrome, gsIndexedDb, gsUtils, gsFavicon, gsSession, gsMessages, gsTabSuspendManager, gsTabDiscardManager, gsAnalytics, gsTabCheckManager, gsSuspendedTab, chrome, XMLHttpRequest */
+/* global gsStorage, gsChrome, gsIndexedDb, gsUtils, gsFavicon, gsSession, gsMessages, gsTabSuspendManager, gsTabDiscardManager, gsTabCheckManager, gsSuspendedTab, chrome, XMLHttpRequest */
 /*
  * The Great Suspender
  * Copyright (C) 2017 Dean Oemcke
  * Available under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v2
- * http://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender
+ * http://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender
  * ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
 */
 var tgs = (function() {
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ var tgs = (function() {
   const focusDelay = 500;
   const noticeCheckInterval = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 12; // every 12 hours
   const sessionMetricsCheckInterval = 1000 * 60 * 15; // every 15 minutes
-  const analyticsCheckInterval = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 23.5; // every 23.5 hours
 
   const _tabStateByTabId = {};
   const _currentFocusedTabIdByWindowId = {};
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ var tgs = (function() {
       tgs,
       gsUtils,
       gsChrome,
-      gsAnalytics,
       gsStorage,
       gsIndexedDb,
       gsMessages,
@@ -142,9 +140,7 @@ var tgs = (function() {
   }
 
   function startTimers() {
-    startNoticeCheckerJob();
     startSessionMetricsJob();
-    startAnalyticsUpdateJob();
   }
 
   function getInternalViewByTabId(tabId) {
@@ -1183,70 +1179,6 @@ var tgs = (function() {
     });
   }
 
-  function checkForNotices() {
-    gsUtils.log('background', 'Checking for notices..');
-    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-    var lastShownNoticeVersion = gsStorage.fetchNoticeVersion();
-
-    xhr.open('GET', 'https://greatsuspender.github.io/notice.json', true);
-    xhr.timeout = 4000;
-    xhr.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
-    xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
-      if (xhr.readyState === 4 && xhr.responseText) {
-        var resp;
-        try {
-          resp = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
-        } catch (e) {
-          gsUtils.error(
-            'background',
-            'Failed to parse notice response',
-            xhr.responseText
-          );
-          return;
-        }
-
-        if (!resp || !resp.active || !resp.text) {
-          gsUtils.log('background', 'No new notice found');
-          return;
-        }
-
-        //only show notice if it is intended for this extension version
-        var noticeTargetExtensionVersion = String(resp.target);
-        if (
-          noticeTargetExtensionVersion !== chrome.runtime.getManifest().version
-        ) {
-          gsUtils.log(
-            'background',
-            `Notice target extension version: ${noticeTargetExtensionVersion}
-            does not match actual extension version: ${
-              chrome.runtime.getManifest().version
-            }`
-          );
-          return;
-        }
-
-        //only show notice if it has not already been shown
-        var noticeVersion = String(resp.version);
-        if (noticeVersion <= lastShownNoticeVersion) {
-          gsUtils.log(
-            'background',
-            `Notice version: ${noticeVersion} is not greater than last shown notice version: ${lastShownNoticeVersion}`
-          );
-          return;
-        }
-
-        //show notice - set global notice field (so that it can be trigger to show later)
-        _noticeToDisplay = resp;
-        gsAnalytics.reportEvent(
-          'Notice',
-          'Prep',
-          resp.target + ':' + resp.version
-        );
-      }
-    };
-    xhr.send();
-  }
-
   function requestNotice() {
     return _noticeToDisplay;
   }
@@ -1761,11 +1693,6 @@ var tgs = (function() {
       var noticeToDisplay = requestNotice();
       if (noticeToDisplay) {
         chrome.tabs.create({ url: chrome.extension.getURL('notice.html') });
-        gsAnalytics.reportEvent(
-          'Notice',
-          'Display',
-          noticeToDisplay.target + ':' + noticeToDisplay.version
-        );
       }
     });
     chrome.windows.onRemoved.addListener(function(windowId) {
@@ -1812,11 +1739,6 @@ var tgs = (function() {
     });
   }
 
-  function startNoticeCheckerJob() {
-    checkForNotices();
-    window.setInterval(checkForNotices, noticeCheckInterval);
-  }
-
   function startSessionMetricsJob() {
     gsSession.updateSessionMetrics(true);
     window.setInterval(
@@ -1825,14 +1747,6 @@ var tgs = (function() {
     );
   }
 
-  function startAnalyticsUpdateJob() {
-    window.setInterval(() => {
-      gsAnalytics.performPingReport();
-      const reset = true;
-      gsSession.updateSessionMetrics(reset);
-    }, analyticsCheckInterval);
-  }
-
   return {
     STATE_TIMER_DETAILS,
     STATE_UNLOADED_URL,
@@ -1890,7 +1804,6 @@ Promise.resolve()
   .then(() => {
     // initialise other gsLibs
     return Promise.all([
-      gsAnalytics.initAsPromised(),
       gsFavicon.initAsPromised(),
       gsTabSuspendManager.initAsPromised(),
       gsTabCheckManager.initAsPromised(),
@@ -1911,7 +1824,5 @@ Promise.resolve()
     gsUtils.error('background init error: ', error);
   })
   .finally(() => {
-    gsAnalytics.performStartupReport();
-    gsAnalytics.performVersionReport();
     tgs.startTimers();
   });

src/js/broken.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*global chrome, gsAnalytics */
+/*global chrome */
 (function(global) {
   'use strict';
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
       .addEventListener('click', function() {
         chrome.tabs.create({ url: chrome.extension.getURL('history.html') });
       });
-    gsAnalytics.reportPageView('broken.html');
   }
   if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {
     init();

src/js/contentscript.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * The Great Suspender
  * Copyright (C) 2017 Dean Oemcke
  * Available under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v2
- * http://github.com/greatsuspender/thegreatsuspender
+ * http://github.com/aciidic/thegreatsuspender
  * ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
 */
 (function() {

src/js/debug.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*global chrome, tgs, gsAnalytics, gsUtils, gsFavicon, gsStorage, gsChrome */
+/*global chrome, tgs, gsUtils, gsFavicon, gsStorage, gsChrome */
 (function(global) {
   'use strict';
 
@@ -144,5 +144,4 @@
         });
         */
   });
-  gsAnalytics.reportPageView('debug.html');
 })(this);

src/js/gsStorage.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*global chrome, gsAnalytics, gsSession, localStorage, gsUtils */
+/*global chrome, gsSession, localStorage, gsUtils */
 'use strict';
 
 // Used to keep track of which settings were defined in the managed storage
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ const gsStorageSettings = {
   DISCARD_AFTER_SUSPEND: 'discardAfterSuspend',
   DISCARD_IN_PLACE_OF_SUSPEND: 'discardInPlaceOfSuspend',
   USE_ALT_SCREEN_CAPTURE_LIB: 'useAlternateScreenCaptureLib',
-  TRACKING_OPT_OUT: 'trackingOptOut',
   ENABLE_CLEAN_SCREENCAPS: 'cleanScreencaps'
 };
 
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ var gsStorage = {
     defaults[gsStorage.NO_NAG] = false;
     defaults[gsStorage.WHITELIST] = '';
     defaults[gsStorage.THEME] = 'light';
-    defaults[gsStorage.TRACKING_OPT_OUT] = false;
     defaults[gsStorage.ENABLE_CLEAN_SCREENCAPS] = false;
 
     return defaults;
@@ -305,7 +303,6 @@ var gsStorage = {
   saveSettings: function(settings) {
     try {
       localStorage.setItem('gsSettings', JSON.stringify(settings));
-      gsAnalytics.setUserDimensions();
     } catch (e) {
       gsUtils.error(
         'gsStorage',