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ViHN: keyboard navigation for Hacker News

Firefox extension·by Quentin Santos
83
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

ViHN: keyboard navigation for Hacker News's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
83.02%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
73.02%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
31
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
3
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 31 distinct issues across 6 severities
31
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 32 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 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Info
https://news.ycombinator.com/*

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