Is DNS Lookup safe?
DNS Lookup sends the active tab hostname to whatsmydns.net for automatic DNS lookups.
When its popup opens with automatic search enabled, DNS Lookup reads the active tab URL and strips it down to the hostname. It sends that hostname, the selected DNS record type, and the resolver choice to whatsmydns.net to fetch DNS lookup results.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 0.2. 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
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed DNS Lookup 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.whatsmydns.net
DNS Lookup sends data to www.whatsmydns.net. One other extension we have analysed sends data here.