Is Snapchat Camera for Chrome - Public Preview safe?

Medium risk

Snapchat Camera for Chrome reports per-site usage events and UI interactions to Snapchat's servers on every page visited.

The extension runs a content script on all pages and sends telemetry — including the hostname of each site visited — to gcp.api.snapchat.com via protobuf payloads. It also tracks lens interactions, search queries, and UI events such as panel opens and watermark changes. Additionally, the extension's service worker silently uninstalls other Snapchat Camera extension versions (prototype and production) without user confirmation each time a tab changes.

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Snapchatv1.0.28Chrome Web Store
45Risk

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Data recipients

gcp.api.snapchat.comaccounts.snapchat.com
Updated 10 September 2026mgijmfgdpljgnhcmokgeokdibogckgoj