SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Hacker News Navigator
Firefox extension·by Gabriel Vincent
How it ranks
Hacker News Navigator's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
99%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
90%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
0
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
0
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
3
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 0 findings across 5 severities
0
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Medium00%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 permissions declared
No risky permissions
3 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Info
https://news.ycombinator.com/item*
No additional information available.
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