Is Capture to a Gif safe?
Capture to a Gif sends the hostname of the page you record to Google Analytics on each GIF or PNG capture, tied to a persistent install ID.
When you finish a GIF recording or take a PNG, the editor sends the captured page's hostname to Google Analytics 4 as an event label, along with a persistent random client ID generated at install. This analytics reporting is on by default and only stops if you turn off the 'noAnalysis' option in settings. The capture data itself stays in the browser; only the hostname and usage events are transmitted.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 0.3.2. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Store data in your browser
storage
Capture the video and audio of a tab
tabCapture
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Gif Recorder 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.google-analytics.comwidely used
Gif Recorder sends data to www.google-analytics.com. A widely used service: 388 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.