SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Startpage Privacy Protection
Edge extension·by Startpage
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CRITICAL
Severe indicators. Treat as unsafe until the developer addresses these findings.
Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points
- No update in over 3 years
- Built on Manifest V2, which Chrome and Edge are retiring
Why this matters
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How it ranks
Startpage Privacy Protection's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
2%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Search Tools
3%of search tools extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 1,164 search tools extensions
Findings
291
median 13Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1489
median 70vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 291 distinct issues across 6 severities
291
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 297 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical21%
High155%
Needs Review00%
Medium6322%
Low20370%
Info83%
Permissions requested
7 risky permissions of 11 total
7 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 7 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Block and modify web requests
Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Access all HTTP sites
Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites
High
Access all HTTPS sites
Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Info
https://www.startpage.com/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://*.startpage.com/*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 23, 2026
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