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StartGrid - A New Tab

Firefox extension·by vinzenz-san
73
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

StartGrid - A New Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
20%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 384,208 extensions
In Tabs
7%of tabs extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,184 tabs extensions
Findings
18
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
4
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 18 distinct issues across 6 severities
18
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 89 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

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 user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Low
Trigger searches

Can trigger searches using the default search engine

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