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ReadBuddy - AI Reading Assistant

Chrome extension·by Wilsomwong
46
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

ReadBuddy - AI Reading Assistant's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Productivity
1%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,471 productivity extensions
Findings
185
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 185 distinct issues across 6 severities
185
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 264 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
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

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 current tab

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

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Info
commands

No additional information available.

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