Is Phantom safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• 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 all your data on all websites
• Read your browsing history

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.

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
• Watch the network requests your browser makes webRequest

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity
• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage
• Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage

Who uses it and how it is kept up

5.0M users

• Last updated in the store 6 days ago, on 2026-09-28.
• We have seen 7 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.

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.

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-09-29Version 26.31.0
2. 2026-09-17Version 26.30.2
3. 2026-09-16Version 26.30.1
4. 2026-09-14Version 26.30.0
5. 2026-09-12Version 26.29.1
6. 2026-09-09Version 26.29.0
7. 2026-09-02Version 26.28.1

Who publishes it

Phantom. This listing has been in the store since 2021-03-17 and was last updated on 2026-09-28.

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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 Phantom access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 9 browser permissions.

What data does Phantom collect?

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

Has Phantom asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does Phantom publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.