Is Bonjourr · Minimalist New Tab Page safe?
Bonjourr sends shortcut link origins, sync URLs, and custom background URLs to its own proxy service when direct requests fail.
On every new tab load, Bonjourr transmits the origin of each user-added shortcut link to services.bonjourr.fr to fetch favicons. When a user-configured sync URL or custom background URL cannot be fetched directly (e.g. due to CORS restrictions), the extension silently forwards those full URLs to Bonjourr's proxy server without notifying the user.
Who publishes itVictor Azevedo - no other listings under this identity, 6 shared hostnames
Victor Azevedo - no other listings under this identity, 6 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 6 hostnames
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
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Findings
Private sync URL is sent to Bonjourr proxy after sync fallback
When Bonjourr's URL sync direct request fails, the extension sends the full sync URL to Bonjourr's proxy service.
This can expose a user-configured private sync URL to services.bonjourr.fr/proxy during setup and later syncs.
What actually happens
The user configures URL sync or triggers a sync-down operation.
If the direct sync fetch fails, the extension posts the full configured URL to Bonjourr's proxy.
Captured request
Fields in the request
- Your sync URLhttps://example.com/private/bonjourr-sync.json (illustrative)
This is the user-configured URL used for Bonjourr sync; it may identify a private storage location or include sensitive path/query details.
Observation
Dynamic analysis confirmed the fallback path: after a direct fetch failure, Bonjourr posted the configured sync URL to its proxy service.
What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 22.3.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Bonjourr · Minimalist New Tab Page 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.
- services.bonjourr.fr
Bonjourr · Minimalist New Tab Page sends data to services.bonjourr.fr. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.