# Warn Insecure Redirection

> To protect your privacy, this extension warns you if a URL looks to be a redirection URL and doesn't use HTTPS. Without HTTPS, snoopers will know the full path of the redirection URL, which sometimes contains private information.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/warn-insecure-redirection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/warn-insecure-redirection)

## Overview

- **ID:** `warn-insecure-redirection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** em\_te
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.6
- **Last updated:** 2020-08-12
- **First published:** 2020-07-08
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/warn-insecure-redirection/)

## Description

Warn Insecure Redirection is a Firefox add-on that protects your privacy by warning if a URL appears to be a redirection URL and does not use HTTPS. By alerting users of potential privacy risks, this add-on allows them to make informed decisions about their online security.

## Rankings

- #40,506 — Overall
- #113 — secure
- #133 — paypal
- #204 — redirect

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/warn-insecure-redirection)