SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
The Guardian UK
Chrome extension·by paulgrechan
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
The Guardian UK's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
86.42%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
76.42%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
10
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
4
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 10 findings across 5 severities
10
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High110%
Medium880%
Low110%
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
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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