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Web Annotation Discovery

Firefox extension·by Gerben
79
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Web Annotation Discovery's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
22%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 416,632 extensions
In Social & Communication
16%of social & communication extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 13,754 social & communication extensions
Findings
20
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 4vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 20 distinct issues across 6 severities
20
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 6 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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