LBTimer

Cloud based task counter & timer for Telus International and Appen/Raterlabs raters
What is LBTimer?
LBTimer is a comprehensive Chrome extension designed to enhance time and task management for Google Search Quality evaluators working with Telus International or Appen/Raterlabs. With advanced features like auto-task submission and acquisition, rating from landing pages, and time tracking in various formats, it allows for efficiency and precision in work scheduling and reporting. Users can simply login with their email for easy access and automatic synchronization across devices. A subscription-based service, LBTimer guarantees improved task organization and time-tracking while maintaining user data privacy.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.50 (139)
Version: for RaterHub (866) (Last updated: 2023-05-27)
Creation date: 2020-04-30
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
  • notifications
  • webRequest
  • identity
Size: 149.50K

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Extension summary

LBTimer is a lightweight task counter and time tracker for Google Search Quality evaluators (raters) working for Telus International or Appen/Raterlabs.

Automatic and out-of-the-way, it lets you focus on your work with the assurance that it is being accurately and properly recorded. It is automatically synchronised to any device through a Firebase database.

It includes time-saving features like auto-submission of tasks, automatically checking for available tasks, auto-acquiring tasks, rating from the landing pages and more!

View your time and tasks completed in a daily, weekly and monthly format, making it easier to report, or even fill your timesheet, invoice or timecard automatically.

It requires a monthly subscription fee (1.99€ / month).

LBTimer reads and stores your email address for identification purposes only, so you can access your own records in the database.

Copyright © 2014-2023 Iván Nokonoko

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Indispensable tool for raters, improves productivity
  • Saves time by tracking tasks automatically
  • Flexible and offers plenty of information
  • Users feel it significantly aids in rating tasks
  • Some users express love and appreciation for the extension
Cons
  • Requires payment to access features, no trial version
  • Sends sensitive user data to the author's Firebase
  • Issues with missing/deleted time logged
  • Not available in some countries like Brazil
  • Functionality complaints, with some users reporting it doesn't work
Most mentioned
  • Concern over security and data privacy
  • Subscription requirement without a trial option
  • Positive impact on productivity for raters
  • Inaccessibility in certain regions
  • Technical issues leading to frustration
Recent reviews
Based on discussion in the LB Facebook group, I looked into this a bit and I'd caution others about installing it. Though coming with a GPL license; the extension author has run the source through an obfuscater to make it difficult for anyone to work on it, even before making payments mandatory, based on what I'm seeing in the old versions. The recent Firebase conversion is what makes using this extension worrisome; I'm not sure if this image will attach to the review, but here's some of the information it sends: https://ibb.co/6spVW0d. If that doesn't load, it shows the following going to the extension author's personal Firebase: - all of your time task data - all of your settings - all account information Google has associated with you, like your full name, email, picture. - *the search queries urls you visit* The latter is asked for in a permissions dialog, but there is nothing that asks whether you want to send the queries you're rating to the author. Lionbridge has been very clear this extension is forbidden to be run, even though many users have taken the risk anyway. However, sending the query URLs is a clear and indefensible violation of the NDA. When the data was in Google Drive, it was only visible to you and this wasn't as much of an issue. The extension author removed that feature, switching to the current Firebase, that gives him access to everyone's data, with the justification it's "more performant". Both services are run by Google, but only the latter removes your own access to your data. Obviously this is part of the subscription service, and when I engaged the extension, it gave permission denied errors without having one. Additionally, all of your data is stored in plaintext within the database as you can (hopefully) see from the image, accessible to the author with the click of a mouse. Given the extension has permissions to run on the time sheet portal (Ultipro) where your social security and other financial information is and the author's willingness to put profit over user's utility, I'd also be concerned about having this installed for that reason. Even if the author never personally does anything nefarious, there's nothing preventing him from selling it to someone who will. I'm personally disappointed to see someone prey on the rater community, given how much else we've had to deal with lately. Since the GPL presumably grants this open source status, maybe someone will defang an older version and release it to the community. Or Tellus will fire the lot of us and make this and its usage irrelevant. If you're in the group, feel free to DM me (Dex) with any questions.
by Dexter Athferth, 2021-01-09

I installed this because it looked like it'd be helpful, but you can't even try it without paying, and after you've installed it, it asks for a whole lot of permissions. It looks like it tries to send all your work data into the author's firebase! From what I can see it used to store it in your local Google Drive appdata and the author changed this before making it a subscription? But without paying you can't even see if it'll properly store the submitted data. I was willing to take the risk using this despite it being explicitly listed by Lionbridge as disallowed but it's so lame there isn't even a basic mode you can test with. This is in addition to it being just after the holidays and some weeks now with barely any tasks. This extension just keeps popping up a thing for payments instead of doing anything useful. The search continues!
by Random User, 2021-01-05

I love it, but apparently won't be able to use it with the new LB extension!?? :(
by Mayla Martínez, 2020-11-09
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Extension safety

Risk impact

LBTimer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

LBTimer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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