SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Hacker News Tip
Chrome extension·by Sitesh Shrivastava
95
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Hacker News Tip's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
77%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Lifestyle
81%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 47,467 lifestyle extensions
Findings
4
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
4
median 26vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium250%
Low250%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 permissions declared
No risky permissions
3 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 5, 2026
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