Is TunnelBear VPN safe?
TunnelBear VPN routes browser traffic through a proxy and accepts control messages from any Firefox extension without sender validation.
TunnelBear VPN is a browser-based VPN extension that routes web requests through TunnelBear's proxy servers using the browser's proxy API. The extension exposes an external messaging handler that allows any other installed Firefox extension to toggle the VPN on or off and open new tabs to arbitrary URLs, because no sender ID allowlist is enforced. No user data collection or exfiltration to third-party endpoints was identified in the extension source.
Who publishes itTunnelBear, LLC - no other listings under this identity, 9 shared hostnames
TunnelBear, LLC - no other listings under this identity, 9 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 9 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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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.6.1. 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>
Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing
proxy
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Store data in your browser
storage
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Change your browser's privacy and security settings
privacy
Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes
webRequestBlocking