Is Chrome reader mode safe?
Chrome reader mode sends the current page URL to a Google Forms endpoint after low reader-mode ratings.
When a user gives the injected reader-mode rating widget a low rating, the extension opens a Google Forms URL with the active page URL appended as a prefilled field. Higher ratings are directed to the Chrome Web Store review page instead, so this URL transmission is tied to the low-rating feedback flow.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.7.4. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Store data in your browser
storage
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Chrome reader mode 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.
- docs.google.com
Chrome reader mode sends data to docs.google.com. 20 other extensions we have analysed send data here.