SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
The Web Palimpsest
Chrome extension·by Tench C
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
The Web Palimpsest's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
42%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Lifestyle
42%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 43,972 lifestyle extensions
Findings
20
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
7
median 26vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 20 distinct issues across 6 severities
20
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High15%
Needs Review00%
Medium1890%
Low15%
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 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
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 5, 2026
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