SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Beacon — Academic OS for ADHD
Chrome extension·by rachel.gubin
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Beacon — Academic OS for ADHD's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
21%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,731 extensions
In Productivity
45%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,973 productivity extensions
Findings
18
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
7
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 23vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 18 findings across 5 severities
18
findings
detected
detected
Critical739%
High16%
Medium950%
Low16%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 6 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 6 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
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Detect idle state
Can detect when your machine is idle, active, or locked
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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