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Permission Hound

Firefox extension·by Kahler Labs
83
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Permission Hound's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
46%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Privacy & Security
38%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,541 privacy & security extensions
Findings
4
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 3 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions

Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

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