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A five-star rating cannot tell you whether an extension can read every page you visit. The permission screen can—and it deserves a minute before installation.
Do not approve a permission because an app asks. Match each request to a feature you are intentionally using, then choose the narrowest access.
Camera, microphone, location, clipboard and notification grants accumulate quietly. A short quarterly review removes access from sites that no longer need it.
A practical pre-use check for data access, permissions, evidence, recovery, ownership and repeatable testing.
Connected tools turn chat into action. Use least privilege and confirmation.
A website notification can appear outside the tab and imitate a system warning. Remove the site's permission instead of clicking the alert or installing its suggested fix.
A malicious page can contain instructions aimed at the AI reading it. Limit permissions and confirm actions.
A two-minute local test catches the permissions, device-selection, lighting, and Bluetooth problems meetings expose too late.
A safe install starts before you click Download: verify the publisher, the address, the file and the permissions the installer requests.
Freeware describes price. Free software and open source describe permissions—and those permissions come from an actual license.