SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Hacker News AI Reading Assistant
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Hacker News AI Reading Assistant's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
31%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
41%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
46
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 46 distinct issues across 6 severities
46
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High12%
Needs Review00%
Medium3883%
Low715%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
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
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 9, 2026
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