# PlainText Offenders

> Alert when current website stores passwords insecurely!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `plaintext-offenders`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** intuxikated
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 2.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.4resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2019-03-03
- **Size:** 26 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/plaintext-offenders/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jeroen7s/plaintext-offenders-webextension](https://github.com/jeroen7s/plaintext-offenders-webextension)

## Description

PlainText Offenders is a Firefox add-on that alerts users when they visit websites known to store passwords insecurely. It helps users identify and avoid websites that may pose a risk to their passwords.

## Rankings

- #49,121 — Overall
- #196 — wa sender

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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