Is Skimlinks Editor tool safe?
Skimlinks Editor tool sends logged-in publisher profile details to Segment when its broad content script starts.
The extension injects its content script on all HTTP and HTTPS pages and receives the current tab plus authenticated user profile from the background worker. When a logged-in Skimlinks user is present, it identifies the user to Segment with details such as name, publisher email, publisher ID, Hub user ID, role, and job function ID.
Who publishes itSkimlinks - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames
Skimlinks - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
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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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Skimlinks Editor tool 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.
- api.segment.io
Skimlinks Editor tool sends data to api.segment.io. 21 other extensions we have analysed send data here.