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Hacker News +

Chrome extension·by Jarques
79
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Hacker News +'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
35%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Lifestyle
34%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 47,467 lifestyle extensions
Findings
10
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
1
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
299
median 26vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 10 distinct issues across 6 severities
10
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 permission declared
No risky permissions
1 permission requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

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