Is Unpaywall safe?
Finds free legal full-text PDFs of scholarly articles while you browse research pages.
When you view a research article, the extension checks Unpaywall’s index for a free, legal full-text copy. If it finds one, it shows a green tab you can click to read the article, including author-posted manuscripts hosted on university or government web servers.
Who publishes itextension - no other listings under this identity, 5 shared hostnames
extension - no other listings under this identity, 5 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 5 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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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.99. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
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Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Unpaywall 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.
- Unpaywall
Unpaywall sends data to Unpaywall. Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.