Is Hotspot Shield safe?
Hotspot Shield is rated clean - our review surfaced no unexpected behavior.
Who publishes itIntersections, LLC - 1 other listing from the same operator, none carrying a finding
Intersections, LLC - 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.
Same operator - 1 listing
Published under a different store account, but sharing the registered address, contact or declared legal entity this one gave the store.
Shared hosts - 9 hostnames
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.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 5.2.11. 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 the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Store data in your browser
storage
Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing
proxy
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes
webRequestBlocking
See, disable and uninstall your other extensions, including your security ones
management
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Change your browser's privacy and security settings
privacy