Is betterdeals safe?

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betterdeals is high risk. Each time you navigate to any webpage, the betterdeals extension sends the full URL of the page you are visiting to a remote server, paired with a permanent identifier unique to your browser. The server receives a log of every site you visit, with all requests tied together by the same stable fingerprint — making it possible to reconstruct a detailed history of your browsing across sessions. On every page you visit, the betterdeals extension asks a remote server whether your current tab should be navigated to a different URL. If the server responds with a redirect target, the extension replaces the page you are on — without any visible prompt — with the server-chosen destination. During testing the server consistently returned no-redirect responses, but the redirect code path is live and functional: the server can activate tab redirects for any user at any time without an extension update.

Is betterdeals safe?

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