Is WhatsApp™ Web safe to install?

What data it declares

The listing carries no declaration about the data it collects.

The listing does not link to a privacy policy.

What Chrome asks you to allow

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

• Display notifications

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

• See your audio devices audio
• Declares audioCapture
• Show you notifications notifications
• Declares videoCapture
• Declares webview

Who uses it and how it is kept up

666 users

• Not updated in the store for over a year: the last update was on 2023-08-02.
• No new version 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.

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

iZND Development, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2015-08-31 and was last updated on 2023-08-02.

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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 WhatsApp™ Web access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 5 browser permissions.

What data does WhatsApp™ Web collect?

The listing carries no declaration about the data it collects.

Has WhatsApp™ Web asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does WhatsApp™ Web publish a privacy policy?

No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.