Chrome extension permission stats
Chrome extensions are powerful because they have additional permissions to perform
operations that a regular website cannot. However, some permission requests may look suspicious.
Watch out for extensions that requires permissions that are irrelevant to the core purpose of the
extension - e.g., while an ad-blocker will likely need access to all websites, a simple new tab
extension should not (unless it has a very good explanation on what it is using that permission
for!)
Break down by permissions
Number of extensions requesting the given permission
Run JavaScript code in the context of web pages |
67,519 |
Uses Native Client module |
67,519 |
No special permissions required |
51,291 |
Your tabs and browsing activity |
39,421 |
Display notifications |
13,884 |
All your data on the websites you visit |
13,167 |
All your data on specific websites |
8,002 |
Override your new tab page |
7,100 |
Your browsing history |
5,169 |
Capture content of screen, individual windows or tabs |
4,995 |
Your clipboard |
4,145 |
Manage your downloads |
2,672 |
Your physical location |
2,015 |
Communicate with cooperating native applications |
1,891 |
Read and change your bookmarks |
1,844 |
Add omnibox keyword to URL bar |
1,539 |
Manage your apps, extensions, and themes |
1,535 |
Add features to Chrome Developer Tools |
1,374 |
Block page content |
1,085 |
Read a list of your most frequently visited websites |
918 |
Override your search engine provider |
658 |
Change your settings that control websites' access to features such as cookies, JavaScript, plugins, geolocation, microphone, camera etc. |
450 |
Your data on the websites you visit + debugger backend |
371 |
Change your privacy-related settings |
281 |
Override your home page |
187 |
Override your start up pages |
155 |
Identify and eject storage devices |
145 |
Read the icons of the websites you visit |
80 |
Read all text spoken using synthesized speech |
40 |
Override your history page |
22 |
Override your bookmark page |
12 |
Your cookies |
1 |
Your list of installed apps, extensions, and themes |
1 |