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Read&Write for Google Chrome™

Chrome extension·by Texthelp
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

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How it ranks

Read&Write for Google Chrome™'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
23.439999999999998%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
13.439999999999998%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
515
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
4
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
13
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
6
median 2Severity = Critical

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 515 distinct issues across 6 severities
515
distinct issues
detected
1 square ≈ 2 issues
Scanners reported 615 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 13 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 13 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Medium
View email address

Can see the email address of the signed-in Chrome user

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

Low
Trigger searches

Can trigger searches using the default search engine

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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