Entire New Tab is a notepad for your remarks. Make different notes right in the New Tab
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on
2023-09-29
Manifest V2 Overrides new tab Overrides search engine
- Users:
- 8,211+
- Rating:
- 4.58 (547)
- Version:
- 1.1 (Last updated: 2023-06-13)
- Creation date:
- 2020-05-11
- Permissions:
- bookmarks
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- tabs
- notifications
- alarms
- https://sshot.org/*
- chrome://favicon/*
- Size:
- 515.07K
- Email:
- fr*****@gmail.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- 2 years ago
User reviews
Pros
- Useful for making quick notes
- Has many memo app features (changing font size, underlining, changing color, bolding text)
- Allows for search functionality in notes
- Nice design
Cons
- Changes default search engine to Bing without user discretion
- Alleged privacy concerns and spying of search queries
- Doesn't allow modification of font or theme
- Some users report it does not function or their notes disappear
Recent reviews
Can't change font size and others say it's not safe spies on your search queries.
by
Bryan “Ironman” Stark, 2023-08-23
It spies on search queries!
After checking the source code, found multiple privacy concerning features of this extension.
First of all, it overrides the browsers default search engine with one linked to it's own address (https://notetab.li/search?q={searchTerms}), but then it simply redirects you to bing.com. If I hadn't looked closely at the code, I wouldn't have noticed that that my queries are not going to the search engine directly but are being channeled through a third party.
None of this was explicitly mentioned in the privacy policy, which is something I am very concerned about. Please provide a clear explanation as to why channeling search queries through your own website is necessary, and if it is for the sake of "collecting data to improve the extension", please add an option to opt out of it and send the queries directly to the browsers default search engine.
EDIT: I decided to take this matter into my own hands and create a github repo where I attempted to remove all the bad stuff from this extension, you can go there and download a clean version of this extension.
https://github.com/RatoGBM/PrivateNoteTab
Features I added/changed:
- no "spyware" I described above
- it doesn't force you to use Bing or any other search engine
- it is a bit harder to install/set up
by
rato GbM (ratoGbM), 2023-08-02
This extension is a browser hijacker and changes your default search engine to a version of Bing although not the official Bing. It is keeping all your search requests. It is not a real search engine. This extension completely misrepresents itself which is sad because it has cool features and nice design but it has bad intentions. Do not install.
by
Randy J Robbins, 2023-07-27
Extension safety
Risk impact
NoteTab - Notepad in the Homepage requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
NoteTab - Notepad in the Homepage may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
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