Is MSN New Tab safe?

Low risk

MSN New Tab sends a daily telemetry ping over plain HTTP to g.ceipmsn.com with a persistent device identifier.

On install, update, and once every 24 hours, the extension transmits a request to g.ceipmsn.com containing a persistent MachineID (a GUID generated at install and stored in chrome.storage.local), the extension version, OS string, browser language, browser version, and extension ID. The request is made over plain HTTP rather than HTTPS, meaning the telemetry data is transmitted without transport-layer encryption.

Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.

Microsoft Corporationv2.8.0.2Chrome Web Store
20Risk
Who publishes it

Microsoft Corporation - 10 other listings from the same operator, 4 of them carrying a finding

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
Microsoft Corporation
Declared legal entity
Microsoft Corporation
Registered address
One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-8300, US
Registered contact
Microsoft Corporation

Same store account

7 other listings published from this account, 4.0M+ users between them. 4 of them carry a finding.

Microsoft Defender Browser Protection2.0M+CleanMSN + Bing for Chrome1.0M+MediumMSN Homepage700k+MediumBing Homepage, Search & Trending Topics100k+MediumMicrosoft Solitaire Collection with Search100k+MediumMSN Homepage Plus50k+Medium1 more listing in the relationship graph, on paid plans →

Same operator - 3 listings

Published under a different store account, but sharing the registered address, contact or declared legal entity this one gave the store.

Accessibility Insights for Web
same declared legal entity
100k+Clean2 more listings in the relationship graph, on paid plans →

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 2.8.0.2. 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 msn.com

    https://*.msn.com/*

  • Read and change your data on microsoft.com

    https://*.microsoft.com/*

  • Read and change cookies, including the ones that keep you signed in

    cookies

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Schedule its own background tasks

    alarms

Where it sends data

Destinations our analysis observed MSN New Tab 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.

  • g.ceipmsn.com

    MSN New Tab sends data to g.ceipmsn.com. 9 other extensions we have analysed send data here.

Updated 30 September 2026lklfbkdigihjaaeamncibechhgalldgl