Under New Management

Under New Management

Detect when your installed Chrome extensions have changed owners.

Under New Management
What is Under New Management?
"Under New Management" is a Chrome extension that safeguards your web browsing by monitoring any turnovers in the ownership of your installed extensions. It proactively performs checks to note changes in developer details from the Chrome Web Store. A red badge icon notifies you if an extension you rely on is under new management, enabling you to review and ensure it continues to be trustworthy and secure for your use.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 5,000+
Rating: 5.00 (12)
Version: 0.1.3 (Last updated: 2024-04-05)
Creation date: 2024-03-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • management
  • storage
Size: 283.65K
URLs: Website
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Merlin
Summary

Intermittently checks your installed extensions to see if the developer information listed on the Chrome Web Store has changed. If anything is different, the extension icon will display a red badge, alerting you to the change.

Source: https://github.com/classvsoftware/under-new-management

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Simple to use
  • Provides before-and-after list of extension changes
  • Addresses security concerns
Cons
    Most mentioned
    • Security concerns
    • Simple to use
    Recent reviews
    Couldn't be simpler. It literally gives you a before-and-after list of extension changes. Totally recommended.
    by Lynne Whitehorn Lynne Whitehorn, 2024-04-02

    by Anton Raath Anton Raath, 2024-03-20

    by Shia Rubin Shia Rubin, 2024-03-13
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    Safety
    Risk impact

    Under New Management is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

    Risk likelihood

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

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