SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
NewsTrace — news verification
Chrome extension·by Cause@lytics
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
NewsTrace — news verification's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
22%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
29%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
53
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 53 distinct issues across 6 severities
53
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical24%
High24%
Needs Review00%
Medium4687%
Low36%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 5 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 5 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
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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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