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Always Open Privately

Firefox extension·by fbausch
80
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Always Open Privately's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
38%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,748 extensions
In Privacy & Security
31%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,508 privacy & security extensions
Findings
11
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
157
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 11 distinct issues across 6 severities
11
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 6 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

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

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