Is Newz Finder safe?
Searches for news topics from the address bar and shows autocomplete suggestions for results.
This extension lets you type “@news” followed by a topic in the Chrome address bar in manual mode, or type headlines and topics directly in automatic mode, then open suggested result pages. It also offers settings for favorite news categories, default search engine, news provider, country, and language, and it changes the default search engine to search.mybrowsingsafety.pro powered by Yahoo.
Who publishes itNewz Finder - no other listings under this identity
Newz Finder - no other listings under this identity
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
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 3.0.3. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Newz Finder 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.
- search.mybrowsingsafety.pro
Newz Finder sends data to search.mybrowsingsafety.pro. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.
- Yahoowidely used
Newz Finder sends data to Yahoo. Named as a recipient by 42 other extensions we have analyzed.