Is QR Code Reader for Google Chrome™ safe?

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Reads QR codes from webpages, local image files, or a webcam in Chrome.

This extension decodes QR codes so you can see the URL or text they contain without using a phone. It can read a QR code on the current webpage, from an image file on your computer, or from your webcam after you grant camera access. The description notes it currently reads only the first QR code on a webpage.

Free Software Helpv3.0.0Chrome Web Store
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Who publishes it

Free Software Help - 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.

Publisher
Free Software Help

Same store account

1 other listing published from this account, 200k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.

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 3.0.0. 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

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