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Requiring full google drive access without explaining why or giving an option to opt out is a no go for me.

Idea seems interesting but I can't see why they would require access to my files.

We require full Google Drive access for a few reasons:

- Creating action items when you're tagged on any file - Creating action items when any comments are left on your files - Allowing you to search your entire Drive from Monolist

We never store the contents of your actual files. Those are just the permissions necessary to keep you up to date on any Drive action items.

I would suggest making this an additional permission you ask for when the user has actually seen the product and wants to use this feature.

Any way you can make that permission optional? I suspect there are a lot of people who may not know or care about Drive integration and as a result may not want to grant full Drive access.

That's definitely possible, and an option we've considered but haven't yet been able to implement. We'll be sure to add it to our list. Thanks for the feedback!

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