Is Application Launcher For Drive (by Google) safe?
This extension opens Google Drive files in compatible desktop applications from the browser.
It works with Google Drive for desktop when that app is installed and running. In Drive, users can right-click a file and use “Open with” to choose a compatible application installed on their computer.
Who publishes itGoogle Ireland, Ltd. - 95 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
Google Ireland, Ltd. - 95 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same operator - 95 listings
Published under a different store account, but sharing the registered address, contact or declared legal entity this one gave the store.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.10. 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 docs.google.com
https://docs.google.com/*
Read and change your data on drive.google.com
https://drive.google.com/*
Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox
nativeMessaging
Run hidden pages in the background
offscreen
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Google Drive App Launcher 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.
- Googlewidely used
Google Drive App Launcher sends data to Google. Named as a recipient by 45 other extensions we have analysed.