Is Google Docs Viewer safe?
Google Docs Viewer redirects configured Office-document downloads through Google Docs Viewer with the document URL attached.
When a supported document type is enabled, the extension watches browser responses for matching Office-style files and redirects those loads to Google Docs Viewer. The original document URL is added to the Google Docs Viewer request so Google can fetch and display the file.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.3.3. 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
http://*/*
Read and change your data on every secure site you visit
https://*/*
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes
webRequestBlocking
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Google Docs Viewer 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
Google Docs Viewer sends data to docs.google.com. 20 other extensions we have analysed send data here.