Is Web Proxy Per Tab safe?

Low risk

Web Proxy Per Tab sends configured proxy host data to ip-api.com over plaintext HTTP.

When proxy settings are stored locally, the extension periodically reads the configured proxy host and requests geolocation metadata from ip-api.com over HTTP. The request includes the proxy host value, and the extension stores the returned country information locally.

Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.

ExtAddonv2.0.11Chrome Web Store
21Risk

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.0.11. 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 secure site you visit

    https://*/*

  • Read and change your data on every site you visit

    http://*/*

  • Show a panel beside the page

    sidePanel

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open

    tabs

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing

    proxy

  • Watch every request your browser makes

    webRequest

  • Run hidden pages in the background

    offscreen

webRequestAuthProvider

Where it sends data

Destinations our analysis observed Web Proxy Per Tab 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.

  • ip-api.comwidely used

    Web Proxy Per Tab sends data to ip-api.com. A widely used service: 62 other extensions we have analysed send data here.

Updated 30 September 2026lcbpobjekkgofogdbjjhgefgmmncfada