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Shop for a Cause

Chrome extension·by Tab for a Cause
63
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Shop for a Cause's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
7%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,522 extensions
In Lifestyle
8%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 46,847 lifestyle extensions
Findings
103
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
10000
median 26vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 103 distinct issues across 6 severities
103
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 8 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Low
Run in background

Can run scripts in the background when not actively in use

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 12, 2026
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