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Google Translate

Chrome extension·by google-translate-chrome-extension-owners
43
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Google Translate's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Productivity
1%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 206,551 productivity extensions
Findings
200
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
35000000
median 13vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 200 distinct issues across 6 severities
200
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 201 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

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
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 22, 2026
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