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Backs - Beautiful New Tab Dashboard

Chrome extension·by backs.extension
70
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Backs - Beautiful New Tab Dashboard's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
15%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 391,645 extensions
In Productivity
20%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 188,233 productivity extensions
Findings
256
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
13
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
14
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 256 distinct issues across 6 severities
256
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 378 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 13 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 13 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(optional)

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

Medium
Access current tab

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

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

Medium
Access location

Can determine your physical location

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
Read clipboard

Can read text and data currently on your clipboard

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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