T-Ad Identifier

Identifies and highlights Taboola Ads. Provides links to advertisers and to searches for respective Twitter accounts.
What is T-Ad Identifier?
T-Ad Identifier is a Chrome extension that checks web pages for embedded Taboola Ads, highlights them, and retrieves links to companies/organizations. It also provides a link to search for Twitter accounts. Developed to support the Sleeping Giants initiative.

Extension stats

Users: 26
Version: 0.0.0.13 (Last updated: 2017-07-15)
Creation date: 2017-07-15
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
Size: 26.19K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

What does the extension do? Checks a web page for embedded taboola Ads, highlights them, retrieves links to the companies/organizations and also provides a link to a search for Twitter accounts.

How does the extension do this? It basically looks for specific classes in the HTML code, extracts urls and the names of companies/organizations from specific classes. Based on these information it dynamically generates the links mentioned above.

Why is this extension being developed? To support the Sleeping Giants initiative: https://twitter.com/slpng_giants

Extension safety

Risk impact

T-Ad Identifier requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

T-Ad Identifier has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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