Is Web Archives safe?
Find archived and cached versions of web pages from the toolbar or context menu.
This extension lets you search archive and cache sources for the current page or for a custom URL. You can start searches from the browser toolbar or right-click context menu, including searching a link without opening it. The selected URL is sent to the archive or cache service you choose for the search.
Who publishes itArmin Sebastian - 2 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
Armin Sebastian - 2 other listings from the same operator, none carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
2 other listings published from this account, 1.2M+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.
Shared hosts - 3 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 7.3.0. 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>
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Store data in your browser
storage
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Block and redirect the requests your browser makes
declarativeNetRequest
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Web Archives 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.
- Wayback Machine
Web Archives sends data to Wayback Machine. Named as a recipient by 1 other extensions we have analysed.