Is Chromebook Recovery Utility safe?
This extension creates Chromebook recovery media on supported Chromebooks, Windows, and Mac devices.
It provides a tool for making recovery media for a Chromebook. The store description links to Google’s support instructions and states that installing it is subject to Google’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Who publishes itGoogle Ireland, Ltd. - 70 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
Google Ireland, Ltd. - 70 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
2 other listings published from this account, 19k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.
Same operator - 68 listings
Published under a different store account, but sharing the registered address, contact or declared legal entity this one gave the store.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 0.2.3. 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 dl.google.com
https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chromeos/recovery/recovery2.json and 1 more
Read and change your data on www.google-analytics.com
https://www.google-analytics.com/
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Recovery 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.
- google.com
Recovery sends data to google.com. 6 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- support.google.com
Recovery sends data to support.google.com. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.