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ReadSpeaker® TextAid for Chrome

Chrome extension·by ReadSpeaker
39
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.

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How it ranks

ReadSpeaker® TextAid for Chrome's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,022 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
1%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,649 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
81
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
100000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 81 distinct issues across 6 severities
81
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 114 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
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Access current tab

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

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

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

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 10, 2026
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