# KnowBias

> KnowBias is a tool that predicts the degree of political bias of web content on a left-right axis.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/knowbias](https://chrome-stats.com/d/knowbias)

## Overview

- **ID:** `knowbias`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aditya Saligrama
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.2.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-10-20
- **Size:** 41 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/knowbias/)
- **Website:** [http://knowbias.ml](http://knowbias.ml/)

## Description

KnowBias is a Firefox add-on that predicts the degree of political bias of web content on a left-right axis. Use this tool to understand the political leanings of the information you encounter online.

## Rankings

- #92,334 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `http://knowbias.ml/`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension website URL may be invalid

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/knowbias)