Is VS Code Web safe?
VS Code Web reads the active tab URL on popup click and opens it through vscode.dev.
When you click the popup button, the extension reads the current tab's URL and opens a new vscode.dev page containing that address. It only strips a leading https:// and does not verify the page is a GitHub repository, so the current page's host, path, and query can be sent to vscode.dev.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itRakibur Rahaman - no other listings under this identity
Rakibur Rahaman - no other listings under this identity
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed VS Code Web 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.
- vscode.dev
VS Code Web sends data to vscode.dev. One other extension we have analysed sends data here.