Is DataM8 - Get Paid To Train AI 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
• Financial and payment information such as transactions, card numbers or credit history
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• Location such as region, IP address or GPS coordinates
• Web history the list of pages you visit
• 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 datam8-auth.cockatoo1.workers.dev and datam8-portal.cockatoo1.workers.dev
• Read your browsing history
• 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

Specific sites only: 2 match patterns.

• https://datam8-auth.cockatoo1.workers.dev/* only datam8-auth.cockatoo1.workers.dev
• https://datam8-portal.cockatoo1.workers.dev/* only datam8-portal.cockatoo1.workers.dev

Reaches your browsing data or every site

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

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity
• 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
• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Show you notifications notifications
• 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 specific pages only: 2 site patterns.

• https://datam8-portal.cockatoo1.workers.dev/sample-job* only datam8-portal.cockatoo1.workers.dev
• https://datam8-portal.cockatoo1.workers.dev/jobs* only datam8-portal.cockatoo1.workers.dev

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.

• http://*/* every site
• https://*/* every site

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Workflow, 19% 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 8 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 33% 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

29 users

• Last updated in the store 27 days ago, on 2026-10-06.
• We have seen 1 new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• 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.

1. 2026-10-07Asked for more permissions (10, was 9)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-07Version 2.1.1 · Asked for more permissions (10, was 9)

Who publishes it

Boardz, who publishes 20 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-08-15 and was last updated on 2026-10-06.

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. AI Training Jobs: new job alerts No site access · 3 permissions 3 users (last published figure)
2. Certifyde Runs its code on every site · 7 permissions 62 users ★ 5.0
3. Zekai AI TV: Live AI Tools & Jobs for Your Profession Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 10 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 DataM8 - Get Paid To Train AI access?

Specific sites only: 2 match patterns. It declares 8 browser permissions.

What data does DataM8 - Get Paid To Train AI collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Financial and payment information, Authentication information, Location, Web history, 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 DataM8 - Get Paid To Train AI asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-07.

Does DataM8 - Get Paid To Train AI publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.