Is Library Scan: OverDrive (Libby) + Goodreads safe?
Checks Goodreads books against OverDrive/Libby library availability for checkout or holds.
This extension helps find Goodreads titles that are immediately available at an OverDrive/Libby library and supports placing holds on books that may be available soon. It can search and filter results by title, author, and media type, with Pro features including daily auto-scans, desktop notifications, multiple libraries, and multiple Goodreads shelves. The description states that Google Analytics 4 via Measurement Protocol collects anonymous usage statistics, with IP address used by Google for approximate geographic reporting.
Who publishes itIsaac B. - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
Isaac B. - 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.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Library Scan: OverDrive (Libby) + Goodreads 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.
- Googlewidely used
Library Scan: OverDrive (Libby) + Goodreads sends data to Google. Named as a recipient by 195 other extensions we have analysed.
- Google Analytics 4
Library Scan: OverDrive (Libby) + Goodreads sends data to Google Analytics 4. Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.