Is Flipkart Deals Alarm safe to install?

What data it declares

The listing carries no declaration about the data it collects.

The listing does not link to a privacy policy.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Display notifications

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

Routine for an extension

• Declares *://*.fkcdn.com/
• Declares *://*.flipkart.net/
• Show you notifications notifications
• Store data in your browser storage

How usual this is for its category

In Lifestyle · Shopping, 19% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 4 browser permissions.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

115 users

• Not updated in the store for over a year: the last update was on 2016-04-17.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

chromeapps. This listing has been in the store since 2016-04-17 and was last updated on 2016-04-17.

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How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Flipkart Deals Alarm access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does Flipkart Deals Alarm collect?

The listing carries no declaration about the data it collects.

Has Flipkart Deals Alarm asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does Flipkart Deals Alarm publish a privacy policy?

No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.