Is Google Scholar Venue Ranker (GSVR) safe?
Google Scholar Venue Ranker sends Google Scholar author details to DBLP to match publications and rank venues.
On Google Scholar profile pages, the extension reads the displayed author name and sample publication titles, then queries DBLP to find the matching author profile and publications. It uses DBLP and SPARQL DBLP responses to match venues and show CORE or SJR rank badges on the page.
Who publishes itLahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
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.
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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Google Scholar Venue Ranker (GSVR) 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.
- dblp.org
Google Scholar Venue Ranker (GSVR) sends data to dblp.org. 2 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- sparql.dblp.org
Google Scholar Venue Ranker (GSVR) sends data to sparql.dblp.org. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.