Is Link Redirect Trace safe?
Link Redirect Trace sends the current tab's redirect-chain URLs to LinkResearchTools for SEO metrics.
When you open the popup, Link Redirect Trace collects each URL in the current tab's redirect chain and posts them to the LinkResearchTools metrics API using a bundled API key. It also sends each hop's server IP address to ip-api.com over HTTP to display geolocation details in the popup.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itLinkResearchTools GmbH - 2 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
LinkResearchTools GmbH - 2 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, 17k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.
Shared hosts - 6 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 1.1.5.27. 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>
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
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 Redirect Trace 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.
- ip-api.comwidely used
Redirect Trace sends data to ip-api.com. A widely used service: 62 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- plugin.linkresearchtools.com
Redirect Trace sends data to plugin.linkresearchtools.com. One other extension we have analysed sends data here.