SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
NewsGuard
Edge extension·by NewsGuard Technologies
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
NewsGuard's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
81.34%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
71.34%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
16
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
3
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 16 distinct issues across 6 severities
16
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 19 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical213%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium744%
Low16%
Info638%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 3 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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