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Glossy New Tab - Say Goodbye to Boring Tabs

Chrome extension·by Muzammil
84
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Glossy New Tab - Say Goodbye to Boring Tabs's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
39%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Productivity
45%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 206,551 productivity extensions
Findings
34
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
458
median 13vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 34 distinct issues across 6 severities
34
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 5 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browsing history

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

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
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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