SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
StartPage - Best New Tab Startpage
Firefox extension·by YouWeb
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
StartPage - Best New Tab Startpage's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
83.78%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
73.78%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
11
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
5
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 11 findings across 5 severities
11
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High218%
Medium764%
Low218%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 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 browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
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
Info
*://*.startpage.pro/*
No additional information available.
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