Is Paper Memory safe?
Paper Memory records academic-paper pages you visit and can sync the saved library to GitHub Gist.
When you open supported paper sites, Paper Memory stores paper metadata such as page URLs and titles in local browser storage. If the user enables Gist sync, it sends the saved paper library to api.github.com/gists using the user's GitHub token.
Who publishes itvict0rsch - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames
vict0rsch - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 2 hostnames
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.
Publishers can request a review.
What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.0.3. 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 every site you visit
*://*/*
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Store data in your browser
storage
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Start, monitor and manage your downloads
downloads
Open files you have downloaded
downloads.open
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Paper Memory 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.github.com/gists
Paper Memory sends data to api.github.com/gists. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.