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Writer Watch

Chrome extension·by ReaderScout
76
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Writer Watch's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
30%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Lifestyle
29%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 48,249 lifestyle extensions
Findings
18
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
6000
median 25vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 18 distinct issues across 6 severities
18
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 22 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 7 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 7 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
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

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

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Sep 26, 2026
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