Is News Paywall Bypass safe?
News Paywall Bypass sends the active tab URL to archive.is when the bypass button is clicked.
When its popup opens, the extension reads the current page URL from the active tab and builds a Click Here link to archive.is. Clicking that link sends the page URL to archive.is in a cleartext HTTP request path.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.0. 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
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed News Paywall Bypass 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.
- archive.is
News Paywall Bypass sends data to archive.is. 6 other extensions we have analysed send data here.