Is Gazettio - Best RSS News Reader safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

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 all your data on all websites
• Detect your physical location

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

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. What access to every site means

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read your location geolocation

Routine for an extension

• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Store data in your browser storage

How usual this is for its category

In Lifestyle · News, 12% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to every site.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 3 browser permissions.

• Read your location (geolocation): 7% 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

220 users

• Last updated in the store 68 days ago, on 2026-08-24.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Featured The store's badge for extensions that follow its recommended practices for Chrome extensions.
• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

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

Rendom, who publishes 13 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-05-07 and was last updated on 2026-08-24.

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. Reader Tab Runs its code on every site · 3 permissions 5 users (last published figure) ★ 5.0
2. sideRSS - RSS Reader in sidePanel No site access · 4 permissions 78 users ★ 3.0
3. Daily Brief — RSS Reader Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 2 site patterns 5 users ★ 5.0

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 Gazettio - Best RSS News Reader access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 3 browser permissions.

What data does Gazettio - Best RSS News Reader collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Gazettio - Best RSS News Reader asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does Gazettio - Best RSS News Reader publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.