Is HideU VPN safe?

Medium risk

HideU VPN is medium risk. The rating reflects signals from our analysis that have not yet been published as detailed findings.

goonupupv2.1.6Chrome Web Store
46Risk
Who publishes it

goonupup - 1 other listing 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.

Publisher
goonupup

Same store account

1 other listing published from this account, 3k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.1.6. 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

    <all_urls>

  • See, disable and uninstall your other extensions, including your security ones

    management

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing

    proxy

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open

    tabs

  • Show you desktop notifications

    notifications

  • Watch every request your browser makes

    webRequest

webRequestAuthProvider
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