WebUpd8

WebUpd8: get daily Ubuntu / Linux news and application reviews.

WebUpd8: Daily Ubuntu / Linux news and app reviews

WebUpd8 is a Chrome extension that allows easy access to the latest articles on http://www.webupd8.org. It provides notifications for new articles, displays the number of unread articles, and allows users to mark articles as read. WebUpd8 is a blog that covers Ubuntu, Linux, and open source software, delivering daily news, tips, and application reviews.

Extension stats

By: https://www.webupd8.org

Users: 87

Rating: 4.50

Version: 1.1.2 (Last updated: 2014-01-28)

Creation date: 2014-01-28

Permissions:

http://www.webupd8.org/
http://feeds.feedburner.com/*
http://feeds.feedburner.com/webupd8-chrome-ext
notifications

Size: 88.71K

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 72,585 ▼ 67

Other rankings

#1065 in News & Weather ▲ 66 #153 in article keyword 22 ▲ 21 #219 in item keyword 52 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

Used to bring daily news but no more news since months now...

by

Alfio Budel, 2015-08-07

Very useful and easy to use.

by

Alina Ciocarlie, 2013-08-21

Very easy to use.

by

Ursu Irinel, 2013-04-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

WebUpd8 requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of WebUpd8. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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