Is PDF Viewer safe?
This extension opens PDF files in Chrome using the PDF.js HTML5 viewer.
It makes PDF.js the default PDF viewer in Chrome for parsing and rendering PDF documents. The store description notes optional access for viewing local files and opt-out telemetry in recent versions.
Who publishes itRob W - 1 other listing from the same operator, none carrying a finding
Rob W - 1 other listing from the same operator, none carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
1 other listing published from this account, 500k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 4.6.129. 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
<all_urls>
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed PDF Viewer 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.
- Mozilla
PDF Viewer sends data to Mozilla. Named as a recipient by 1 other extensions we have analysed.