Is HoverTranslate - YouTube Subtitle Translator safe?
HoverTranslate sends selected YouTube caption text to translation services when you hover subtitle words.
HoverTranslate runs on YouTube pages and turns subtitle words into hoverable text. When you hover or select subtitle words for translation, it sends that caption text and language settings to Google Translate by default, or to Microsoft Translator if Bing is selected.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.1.10. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed HoverTranslate 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.
- translate.googleapis.comwidely used
HoverTranslate sends data to translate.googleapis.com. A widely used service: 86 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com
HoverTranslate sends data to api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com. 12 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- edge.microsoft.com
HoverTranslate sends data to edge.microsoft.com. 8 other extensions we have analysed send data here.