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Is Giles Closet for Minimalists safe to install?

Giles Closet for Minimalists asks for 5 browser permissions and declares no blanket site access. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.

Giles Closet for Minimalists

Chrome Web Store listing by Michaela Lehr

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What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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At a glance

Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.

Site access
No site access
Audience
12 users (last published figure) · 3.0/5

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

From the permissions it declares, Chrome shows no permission warning when you add it.

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.

Worth knowing

Routine for an extension

Who uses it and how it is kept up

12 users (last published figure)

Users
-1 since 31.08
9-15 · 34 readings
  1. 2026-08-3113
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  3. 2026-09-0412
  4. 2026-09-0513
  5. 2026-09-0712
  6. 2026-09-0813
  7. 2026-09-0914
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  9. 2026-09-1711
  10. 2026-09-2013
  11. 2026-09-2515
  12. 2026-09-2814
  13. 2026-10-0813
  14. 2026-10-0914
  15. 2026-10-1313
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  28. 2026-11-0110
  29. 2026-11-0211
  30. 2026-11-049
  31. 2026-11-0710
  32. 2026-11-0813
  33. 2026-11-0912
  34. 2026-11-1012

What the store shows

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

Michaela Lehr, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2015-02-03 and was last updated on 2015-02-12.

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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 Giles Closet for Minimalists access?
No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 5 browser permissions.
What data does Giles Closet for Minimalists collect?
The listing carries no declaration about the data it collects.
Has Giles Closet for Minimalists asked for more permissions over time?
The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
Does Giles Closet for Minimalists publish a privacy policy?
No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.

We read the public store listing up to 2 times a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-11-10.

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