Is QR Code (Generator and Reader) safe?
QR Code (Generator and Reader) sends generated QR content to short-link services and online decode requests to qrcd.org.
When you create a dynamic QR code for links, calls, SMS, or text, the extension base64-encodes the QR data and sends it to hybridapps.net or amazonspot.net to get a short URL. When online or fallback QR reading is used, it sends the image URL to qrcd.org/flProxy with bundled signing credentials. The extension also sends usage events with a stored client ID to Google Analytics.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itExtAdmin - 2 other listings from the same operator, 1 of them carrying a finding
ExtAdmin - 2 other listings from the same operator, 1 of them carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
2 other listings published from this account, 29k+ users between them. 1 of them carries a finding.
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.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Store data in your browser
storage
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed QR Code 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.
- www.google-analytics.comwidely used
QR Code sends data to www.google-analytics.com. A widely used service: 346 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- amazonspot.net
QR Code sends data to amazonspot.net. 6 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- hybridapps.net
QR Code sends data to hybridapps.net. 5 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- qrcd.org
QR Code sends data to qrcd.org. One other extension we have analysed sends data here.