Is Buffer safe?
Buffer sends the page URL, title or selected text, and selected image URL to Buffer compose pages when you use sharing actions.
When you click Buffer share controls, use the hotkey, or choose a share action from the page, the extension reads the current page URL and title or selected text. For image sharing, it also includes the selected image URL, then opens a Buffer login redirect to publish.buffer.com with those values in the compose URL.
Who publishes itBuffer - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
Buffer - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 3 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.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 6.0.26. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on buffer.com
*://*.buffer.com/
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Store data in your browser
storage
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Buffer 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.
- login.buffer.com
Buffer sends data to login.buffer.com. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.
- publish.buffer.com
Buffer sends data to publish.buffer.com. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.