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Is VectorBot safe to install?

VectorBot asks for 1 browser permission and declares no blanket site access. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.

VectorBot

Chrome extension by cflannigan · Productivity · Tools

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What the developer says, and 1 screenshot

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At a glance

Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.

Site access
No site access
Data collection
Declares it collects none
Publisher
No store badges
Audience
22 users

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 does not link 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:

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

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 1 site pattern.

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 Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.

The typical extension there declares 3 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

22 users

Users
+8 since 01.09
14-28 · 36 readings
  1. 2026-09-0114
  2. 2026-09-0315
  3. 2026-09-0420
  4. 2026-09-0719
  5. 2026-09-0820
  6. 2026-09-0918
  7. 2026-09-1016
  8. 2026-09-1314
  9. 2026-09-1518
  10. 2026-09-1719
  11. 2026-09-2120
  12. 2026-09-2517
  13. 2026-09-2720
  14. 2026-09-2819
  15. 2026-10-0427
  16. 2026-10-0928
  17. 2026-10-1025
  18. 2026-10-1124
  19. 2026-10-1625
  20. 2026-10-1924
  21. 2026-10-2026
  22. 2026-10-2127
  23. 2026-10-2225
  24. 2026-10-2326
  25. 2026-10-2428
  26. 2026-10-2525
  27. 2026-10-2627
  28. 2026-10-2826
  29. 2026-10-3027
  30. 2026-11-0123
  31. 2026-11-0420
  32. 2026-11-0617
  33. 2026-11-0718
  34. 2026-11-0819
  35. 2026-11-0921
  36. 2026-11-1022

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.

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

Who publishes it

cflannigan. This listing has been in the store since 2025-08-14 and was last updated on 2025-10-13.

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 VectorBot 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 VectorBot 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 VectorBot asked for more permissions over time?
The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
Does VectorBot publish a privacy policy?
No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.

We read the public store listing up to 2 times a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-11-10.

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