Is Argus by TrustScale 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
• 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 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

Specific sites only: 8 match patterns.

• https://*.e2f.io/* e2f.io and all its subdomains
• https://*.trustscale.ai/* trustscale.ai and all its subdomains
• https://trustargus.ai/* only trustargus.ai
• https://*.trustargus.ai/* trustargus.ai and all its subdomains
• https://docs.google.com/* only docs.google.com
• https://*.googleusercontent.com/* googleusercontent.com and all its subdomains
• http://127.0.0.1:8081/* only 127.0.0.1
• http://localhost:8081/* only localhost

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• 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
• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on every page you open: the manifest declares a content script for all sites.

• https://docs.google.com/document/* only docs.google.com
• https://*/* every site
• http://*/* every site

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.

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Functionality, 12% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Runs its code on every site.

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

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 20% 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

366 users

• Last updated in the store 3 days ago, on 2026-10-31.
• We have seen 4 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. 2026-10-31Asked for more permissions (14, was 7) (changed: site access, pages it runs its code on, browser permissions)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-31Version 1.1.0 · Asked for more permissions (14, was 7) (changed: site access, pages it runs its code on, browser permissions)
2. 2026-10-17Version 1.0.25
3. 2026-09-10Version 1.0.24
4. 2026-09-03Version 1.0.22

Who publishes it

TrustScale. This listing has been in the store since 2025-10-27 and was last updated on 2026-10-31.

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. Nudge Lens No site access · 1 permission 13 users ★ 5.0
2. LLM BS Detector Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 5 site patterns 3 users (last published figure)
3. AnswerMeld Access to specific sites only · 4 permissions, 6 site patterns 9 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 Argus by TrustScale access?

Specific sites only: 8 match patterns. It declares 6 browser permissions.

What data does Argus by TrustScale collect?

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

Has Argus by TrustScale asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-31.

Does Argus by TrustScale publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.