Is LibKey Nomad safe?
LibKey Nomad assigns a persistent device UUID and transmits it alongside browser details to a.thirdiron.com on every article interaction.
Each time the extension detects an academic article, it fires analytics events — such as NomadArticleLinkPresented and NomadButtonInteraction — that include a device UUID stored in local storage, the full user-agent string, OS version, browser version, and app version. These are POSTed as JSON to https://a.thirdiron.com/events using a hardcoded authentication token. Because the UUID persists across sessions, ThirdIron can build a cross-site activity history tied to a stable device identifier.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itThird Iron LLC - no other listings under this identity, 15 shared hostnames
Third Iron LLC - no other listings under this identity, 15 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 15 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 1.60.0. 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>
Store data in your browser
storage
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed LibKey Nomad 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.
- a.thirdiron.com
LibKey Nomad sends data to a.thirdiron.com. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.