SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Google SERP - Locale Switcher
Chrome extension·by Liviu Oltean
80
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Google SERP - Locale Switcher's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
39%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Productivity
50%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,471 productivity extensions
Findings
16
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
112
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 16 distinct issues across 6 severities
16
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High16%
Needs Review00%
Medium1275%
Low319%
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
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Block requests with host access
Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 15, 2026
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