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Safari Style New Tab

Chrome extension·by vz
82
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Safari Style New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
43%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,509 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
40%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,376 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
13
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
229
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 13 distinct issues across 6 severities
13
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 9 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
View most visited sites

Can see your most frequently visited websites

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Access session data

Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows

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
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Low
Access favicons

Can retrieve website favicon images

Low
Access reading list

Can read and modify items in your reading list

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 12, 2026
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