Is BeeLine Reader safe?

Medium risk

BeeLine Reader sends the full URL of each active page to Google Analytics via a tracking pixel for free and trial users.

When BeeLine Reader applies its color-gradient text formatting on a page, it calls a Google Analytics tracking pixel that includes the full page URL — path and query string included — as a UTM parameter. This occurs for users on free or trial accounts each time the extension activates, and also on error events and user interactions such as blacklist toggles. Paid users are not subject to this tracking call.

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Findings

SeverityMEDIUM
ClassUNWANTED
TypeUnexpected
CWECWE-359
SourceAI SANDBOX

BeeLine sends the current page URL to Google Analytics on page coloring.

BeeLine Reader sends the full page URL to Google Analytics when it auto-colors text for free or trial users.

The request goes to www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif and includes the URL, path and query string, in the tracking pixel.

01EvidenceCAUSE EFFECT
What actually happens
You did this

You navigate to a page where BeeLine Reader automatically activates.

The extension did this

BeeLine Reader sends the current page URL to Google Analytics through a tracking pixel request.

02EvidenceNETWORK CAPTURE
Captured request
GETwww.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif
03EvidenceFIELD TABLE
Fields in the request
FieldValueWhy it matters
Your browsing URL
https://www.example.com/This identifies the page being viewed, including the page path and any query string present in the URL.
04EvidencePLAIN NOTE
Observation

Dynamic analysis confirmed a Google Analytics request carrying the page URL in the utmr parameter.

Data recipients

www.google-analytics.com
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