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Mac New Tab

Chrome extension·by Amithbr6
81
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Mac New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
42%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
40%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,008 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
11
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
10000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 11 distinct issues across 6 severities
11
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 20 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 7 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View most visited sites

Can see your most frequently visited websites

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

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Low
Trigger searches

Can trigger searches using the default search engine

Low
Access favicons

Can retrieve website favicon images

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 18, 2026
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