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Highlight Anything - Web Highlighter & Annotator

Chrome extension·by flowflic
68
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Highlight Anything - Web Highlighter & Annotator's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
12%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,149 extensions
In Productivity
16%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,247 productivity extensions
Findings
61
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
28
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 61 distinct issues across 6 severities
61
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

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

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Access current tab

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

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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