SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HN Special - An addition to Hacker News
Firefox extension·by João Lopes
87
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
HN Special - An addition to Hacker News's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
51%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,885 extensions
In Appearance
30%of appearance extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 19,044 appearance extensions
Findings
12
median 6Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
2
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 12 distinct issues across 6 severities
12
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High18%
Needs Review00%
Medium758%
Low433%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 2 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 2 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browsing history(optional)
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
Info
*://news.ycombinator.com/*
No additional information available.
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