{"id":11414,"date":"2025-06-24T17:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/evaluating-the-security-of-your-chrome-extensions\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T17:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:57:28","slug":"evaluating-the-security-of-your-chrome-extensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/?p=11414","title":{"rendered":"Evaluating the Security of Your Chrome Extensions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Let\u2019s go over how you can review how much of your data these Chrome extensions can access, and how you can adjust these permissions more to your liking.<\/p>\n

Fair warning:<\/strong><\/em> This will naturally require you to change a few settings, so don\u2019t be afraid to reach out to your IT provider to confirm these changes are okay to make and for assistance in doing so.<\/p>\n

What Permissions Have Extensions Been Granted?<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s the thing\u2014the extensions that you have installed into the Chrome browser, much like the applications that can be installed on a mobile device, will require some of your browsing data in order to function. Many extensions and applications, however, take claim of far greater permissions than their functionality requires in practice. In fact, a recent analysis of extension permissions shows that over a third of all extensions do this!<\/p>\n

Here are a few steps that allow you to evaluate your Chrome extension permissions and help you to avoid granting them too much access in the future.<\/p>\n

Step One: Evaluate Your Current Permissions<\/h3>\n

First, you will want to find out how many of your installed extensions currently ask for too much. To do so, you\u2019ll need to type chrome:extensions<\/strong> into the address bar and go through the Details<\/strong> of each extension that appears on the page.<\/p>\n

There, you\u2019ll find a line annotated with Site access<\/strong>. There are various access levels that an extension can have once it is installed, including no access at all. What this means is that your web activity isn\u2019t accessible by the extension at all. The other levels include:<\/p>\n