Is basetab.ai - Customizable AI New Tab safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• Personal communications such as emails, texts or chat messages
• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates
• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

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

• Read and change your data on basetab.ai
• Block content on any page

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

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern.

• https://basetab.ai/* only basetab.ai

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access cookies

Worth knowing

• Block or redirect requests by rules it declares in advance declarativeNetRequest
• Sign you in with a Google account identity
• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Run searches in your default search engine search
• Store data in your browser storage

What it may ask for later

Not granted when you add it: Chrome asks you the moment the extension requests one of these, and you can refuse. It may later ask for access to every site.

• Read and change your bookmarks bookmarks

• *://*/* every site

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Functionality, 12% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 6 browser permissions.

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access (cookies): 2% of extensions in this category ask for it.

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

152 users

• Last updated in the store 40 days ago, on 2026-10-03.
• We have seen 2 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.
• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

The listing says it offers in-app purchases.

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.

1. 2026-10-03Asked for more permissions (7, was 6)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-03Version 2.0.2 · Asked for more permissions (7, was 6)
2. 2026-09-25Version 2.0.0

Who publishes it

generatechstudio.com. This listing has been in the store since 2026-02-19 and was last updated on 2026-10-03.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. DotTab: Minimal New Tab Dashboard & Widgets No site access · 1 permission 30 users ★ 5.0
2. Ultimate Dashboard No site access · 2 permissions 5 users
3. TabShaker No site access · 3 permissions 11 users ★ 4.5

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 basetab.ai - Customizable AI New Tab access?

Specific sites only: 1 match pattern. It declares 6 browser permissions.

What data does basetab.ai - Customizable AI New Tab collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Authentication information, Personal communications, Location, User activity. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has basetab.ai - Customizable AI New Tab asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-03.

Does basetab.ai - Customizable AI New Tab publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.