Is XpandMax 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
• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates
• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring
• Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open

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 x.com and twitter.com

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

• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 2 site patterns.

• https://x.com/* only x.com
• https://twitter.com/* only twitter.com

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

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.

• https://*/* every site

How usual this is for its category

In Lifestyle · Social, 8% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 1 browser permission.

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

477 users

• Last updated in the store 24 days ago, on 2026-10-19.
• We have seen 3 new versions 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.

1. 2026-10-16Changed where it works (changed: optional site access)
2. 2026-10-12Asked for more permissions (1, was 0) (changed: browser permissions)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-19Version 0.9.6
2. 2026-10-16Version 0.9.5 · Changed where it works (changed: optional site access)
3. 2026-10-12Version 0.9.2 · Asked for more permissions (1, was 0) (changed: browser permissions)

Who publishes it

yiren-ai. This listing has been in the store since 2026-10-10 and was last updated on 2026-10-19.

Similar extensions that ask for less

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1. 𝕏 (Twitter) Followers Counter No permissions at all · No permissions declared 144 users ★ 3.2

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 XpandMax access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 1 browser permission.

What data does XpandMax collect?

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

Has XpandMax asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 2 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-16.

Does XpandMax publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.