SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Privacy Badger
Edge extension·by Electronic Frontier Foundation
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Privacy Badger's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
86.07%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
76.07%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
9
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
4
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
8
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 findings across 5 severities
9
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High222%
Medium667%
Low111%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 8 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Control privacy settings
Can modify browser privacy settings like Do Not Track and safe browsing
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Block network requests (declarative)
Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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