Is APA citation generator safe?
APA citation generator sends the active tab URL to api.citeas.org when you request a citation.
When you click the citation button, the extension reads the current tab URL and requests citation data from api.citeas.org. It stores the returned citation text in local extension storage so it can show, copy, or remove saved citations later.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.0.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed APA citation generator contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- api.citeas.org
APA citation generator sends data to api.citeas.org. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.