Is Snowflake safe?
Runs a Snowflake proxy that helps censored users connect to the Internet through Tor.
This extension lets your browser act as an entry point for Snowflake when it is installed and enabled. A green snowflake icon indicates that a censored user is connecting through the extension; their visible browsing IP address matches their Tor exit node, not yours. The extension requests storage permission, which can be used to save extension settings or state.
Who publishes itThe Tor Project - no other listings under this identity, 8 shared hostnames
The Tor Project - no other listings under this identity, 8 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 8 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.
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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Snowflake 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.
- Tor Project
Snowflake sends data to Tor Project. Named as a recipient by 1 other extensions we have analysed.