SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Hide My IP
Edge extension·by Hide My IP
75
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Hide My IP's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
23%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 401,999 extensions
In Productivity
39%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 7,422 productivity extensions
Findings
18
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1319
median 106vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 18 distinct issues across 6 severities
18
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical16%
High317%
Needs Review00%
Medium1372%
Low16%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 5 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Control proxy settings
Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Auth request provider
Can provide authentication credentials for web requests
High
Control privacy settings
Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 21, 2026
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