SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Privacy Shield for WhatsApp Web
Chrome extension·by GBV
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Privacy Shield for WhatsApp Web's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
19%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,711 extensions
In Lifestyle
35%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 6,925 lifestyle extensions
Findings
9
median 8Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 47vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 findings across 5 severities
9
findings
detected
detected
Critical111%
High00%
Medium889%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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