Is Re-newtab safe?
Re-newtab syncs signed-in note and todo widget content to its Firebase project.
When cloud sync is enabled and the user is signed in, Re-newtab writes notepad text and todo list entries to the extension's Firestore database. The saved records include note titles and content, todo titles and items, and update timestamps under the signed-in Firebase user path.
Who publishes itJackie(Guokai) Han - 5 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
Jackie(Guokai) Han - 5 other listings 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
5 other listings published from this account, 305k+ users between them, none of them carrying 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 8.0.2. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read the sites you visit most
topSites
See, disable and uninstall your other extensions, including your security ones
management
Read and restore your recently closed tabs and windows
sessions
Read and change your full browsing history
history
Start, monitor and manage your downloads
downloads
Open files you have downloaded
downloads.open
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Read and change your bookmarks
bookmarks
Store data in your browser
storage
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Run searches with your default search engine
search
Sign you in with your Google account
identity
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Re-newtab 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.
- firestore.googleapis.com/projects/re-newtab
Re-newtab sends data to firestore.googleapis.com/projects/re-newtab. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.