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Bitcoin News

Chrome extension·by Bitcoin.com
71
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Bitcoin News's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
16%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,632 extensions
In Lifestyle
16%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 47,456 lifestyle extensions
Findings
114
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
10
median 26vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 114 distinct issues across 6 severities
114
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 127 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

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

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 11, 2026
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