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WhatsApp Sidebar

Firefox extension·by Hector Daniel Ayarachi Fuentes
72
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

WhatsApp Sidebar's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
17%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,022 extensions
In Social & Communication
8%of social & communication extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 13,671 social & communication extensions
Findings
28
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
5
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 28 distinct issues across 6 severities
28
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

6 permissions declared
No risky permissions
6 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Custom menus

Can add custom items to the browser context menu

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Block requests with host access

Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

Info
*://web.whatsapp.com/*

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