Is Link Shortener safe?
Link Shortener sends the active tab URL to T.LY's shortening API when its popup opens.
When auto-shorten on click is enabled by default, opening the toolbar popup reads the current tab's URL and posts it as long_url to api.t.ly with provider settings and the extension version. If the user configures Rebrandly instead, the same shortening flow can send the destination URL to api.rebrandly.com. The code path is triggered by the extension popup, not by arbitrary webpages.
Who publishes itTim - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
Tim - 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.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.1.98. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Store data in your browser
storage
Write to your clipboard
clipboardWrite
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Link Shortener 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.
- api.rebrandly.com
Link Shortener sends data to api.rebrandly.com. One other extension we have analysed sends data here.
- api.t.ly
Link Shortener sends data to api.t.ly. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.