Canary

Protect the internet from abusive and manipulative behaviors

Canary: Protect the Internet

Canary is a Chrome extension created by BEACON to help the public police the web and report abusive and manipulative behaviors. BEACON uses the data reported to create public reports and host complaints for everyone to see, prioritizing social responsibility within the companies causing problems.

Extension stats

Users: 41
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2019-03-10)
Creation date: 2019-03-10
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 642.05K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

One of the biggest problems with the Internet is that there are so many flaws, but nowhere to report a complaint.

Think about how the process of reporting these pain points works now. If you have a problem with an app, a website, spam email, etc., where do you go? Are you going to file a complain with the police? They'll laugh at you. Are you going to tweet about it? Hopefully you have a solid influencer status. Are you going to email the company directly? Good luck getting to the people who make decisions.

Now you can report here.

Canary, an extension created by BEACON, The Better Ethics and Consumer Outcomes Network, was created to help the public police the web. From the data you report BEACON can then create public reports and those host complaints for everyone to see by leveraging its network (including Forbes, HBR, Smashing Magazine, etc) to make social responsibility a priority within the companies creating the problems.

User reviews

Feels good to be doing something for a change!
by Mitchell Clark, 2019-03-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Canary requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Canary may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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