Is Social Media Insights 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
• 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

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: 12 match patterns.

• https://www.instagram.com/* only www.instagram.com
• https://x.com/* only x.com
• https://twitter.com/* only twitter.com
• https://www.facebook.com/* only www.facebook.com
• https://m.facebook.com/* only m.facebook.com
• https://business.facebook.com/* only business.facebook.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/* only www.linkedin.com
• https://www.threads.net/* only www.threads.net
• https://www.threads.com/* only www.threads.com
• https://www.youtube.com/* only www.youtube.com
• https://youtube.com/* only youtube.com
• https://www.googleapis.com/* only www.googleapis.com

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Attach to pages the way developer tools do debugger

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• 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

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 6 browser permissions.

• Attach to pages the way developer tools do (debugger): 2% 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

51 users

• Last updated in the store 32 days ago, on 2026-10-07.
• We have seen 3 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. 2026-10-07Version 1.0.6
2. 2026-10-06Version 1.0.5
3. 2026-10-05Version 1.0.4

Who publishes it

Hands In Technology. This listing has been in the store since 2026-07-01 and was last updated on 2026-10-07.

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. Social Media Analytics No site access · 2 permissions 37 users
2. Marketpon Research Recorder Access to specific sites only · 1 permission, 10 site patterns 4 users
3. Social Media Post Tracker - Social-XP Access to specific sites only · 1 permission, 13 site patterns 4 users

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 Social Media Insights access?

Specific sites only: 12 match patterns. It declares 6 browser permissions.

What data does Social Media Insights collect?

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

Has Social Media Insights asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does Social Media Insights publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.