SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
The News Tab
Chrome extension·by jcbjoe
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
The News Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
83.85%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
73.85%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
14
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
3
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 14 findings across 5 severities
14
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Medium1393%
Low17%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View most visited sites
Can see your most frequently visited websites
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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