HONcode Toolbar

Name: HONcode Toolbar
Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Author: Health On The Net

Search and navigate the medical web with complete confidence thanks to the thousands of HONcode websites certified.

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The HONcode Toolbar Chrome extension empowers users to confidently navigate the vast medical web by providing easy identification of HONcode certified websites. It highlights trustworthy health sites directly within your browser and major search engine results like Google and Bing. You can even filter your searches exclusively to HONcode certified sites, ensuring access to reliable and validated health information.

Developed by the Health On the Net Foundation, a reputable non-profit founded in 1995, the HONcode Toolbar upholds the highest standards of online health information quality. HONcode certified websites comply with eight principles promoting transparency, authority, privacy, and data integrity. This extension is an essential tool for anyone seeking trustworthy medical and health guidance online, helping distinguish credible content from unreliable sources.

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

3.1.3a Last updated: 2020-03-23

Version code:

4988014

Creation date:

2008-11-27

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
activeTab
<all_urls>
storage
webRequest
cookies

Size:

2.25MB

Email:

ho*****@healthonnet.org

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-11

Ranking

# 6,589 ▼ 84

Other rankings

#14 in toolbar keyword 31

#53 in qr code keyword 59

#64 in health keyword 11 ▲ 1

#121 in complete keyword 8 ▼ 3

#158 in identify keyword 58 ▼ 3

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User reviews

by 远离*****, 2025-03-27

by 全民*****, 2025-02-21

by wa*****, 2024-07-25

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Risk impact

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HONcode Toolbar requires a lot of sensitive permissions. 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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HONcode Toolbar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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