optional_permissions: browsingData - Chrome BCD

[erosman]

What type of issue is this?

Incorrect support data (example: BrowserX says "86" but support was added in "40")

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

In practice, Chrome appears to support "browsingData" as an "optional_permissions".

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

Chrome

What did you expect to see?

Chrome supports "browsingData" as an "optional_permissions"

Did you test this? If so, how?

It was noticed during the development of FoxyProxy v8.0.
I have introduced the "optional_permissions" over a month ago so I am not aware when the support was added. It has been tested on the official releases only.
Please note that in Chrome, the permission is granted silently, without a user prompt.

manifest.json

  "optional_permissions": [
    "browsingData",
    "privacy"
  ],

options.js

this.permission = await browser.permissions.contains({permissions: ['browsingData']});
// returns false on both Chrome & Firefox

if (!this.permission) {
  // request permission
  // Chrome appears to return true without a popup request
  this.permission = await browser.permissions.request({permissions: ['browsingData']});
  if (!this.permission) { return; }
}

Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?

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Do you have anything more you want to share?

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MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/optional_permissions

MDN metadata

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