Is EXIF Viewer Pro safe?
EXIF Viewer Pro sends Flickr photo IDs to api.flickr.com over HTTP when you request EXIF data for Flickr images.
When you use the image context menu on a staticflickr.com image, the extension extracts the Flickr photo ID and calls Flickr REST methods over cleartext HTTP. It uses those responses to display EXIF, geolocation, and image-size details in the page UI.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itQRExt - 7 other listings from the same operator, 5 of them carrying a finding
QRExt - 7 other listings from the same operator, 5 of them carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
1 other listing published from this account, 200k+ users between them. 1 of them carries a finding.
Same operator - 6 listings
Published under a different store account, but sharing the registered address, contact or declared legal entity this one gave the store.
Shared hosts - 1 hostname
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.
Publishers can request a review.
What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Store data in your browser
storage
Run hidden pages in the background
offscreen
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed EXIF Viewer Pro 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.
- api.flickr.com
EXIF Viewer Pro sends data to api.flickr.com. One other extension we have analysed sends data here.