Is DeepDyve Plugin safe?
DeepDyve Plugin sends saved research search URLs and article-view metadata to DeepDyve by default.
On supported research pages such as PubMed and Google Scholar, the extension defaults its auto-save settings on and posts saved search details to DeepDyve. Those posts can include a base64-encoded search URL, search title, page type, and article metadata such as DOI, PMID, title, authors, journal, and document URL.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itDeepDyve - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
DeepDyve - 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 4.2.30. 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 every site you visit
<all_urls>
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Store data in your browser
storage
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed DeepDyve Plugin 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.
- www.deepdyve.com
DeepDyve Plugin sends data to www.deepdyve.com. One other extension we have analysed sends data here.