Is The World Tab safe?
The World Tab replaces the new tab page and sends search queries to the publisher's own search domain.
When installed, The World Tab overrides Chrome's new tab page with a world-clock interface. The search bar in that page submits queries directly to search.theworldtab.com via an HTML form GET request, exposing each search term to the publisher's server. No other data collection or outbound transmission was identified in the extension source.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itSyndic8 Asia Pte Ltd - 7 other listings from the same operator, 3 of them carrying a finding
Syndic8 Asia Pte Ltd - 7 other listings from the same operator, 3 of them carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
7 other listings published from this account, 250k+ users between them. 3 of them carry a finding.
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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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed The World Tab 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.
- search.theworldtab.com
The World Tab sends data to search.theworldtab.com. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.