Is Reader Mode safe?
Reader Mode sends the current page URL to readermode.io when it loads an article for signed-in users.
The extension runs on all websites and initializes when browser navigation completes. For signed-in users, it requests https://readermode.io/extension/get_article with the current page URL as the source parameter and an authorization token so Reader Mode can return article data.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itReader Mode - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
Reader Mode - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 1 hostname
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 2.0.9. 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>
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
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 Reader Mode 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.
- readermode.io
Reader Mode sends data to readermode.io. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.