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Is Falcontext safe to install?

Falcontext asks for 7 browser permissions and 2 site patterns. 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.

Falcontext

Chrome extension by Matt Falcon · Productivity · Tools

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What the developer says, and 5 screenshots

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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
Access to specific sites only
Data collection
Declares it collects none
Publisher
Trader
Audience
14 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 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:

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.

Worth knowing

Routine for an extension

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Tools, 21% 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 7 browser permissions.

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

14 users

Users
+12 since 21.09
2-14 · 3 readings
2026-09-21: appeared in the store2026-09-28: released 4.0.02026-09-30: released 4.1.12026-10-01: released 4.2.02026-10-02: released 4.2.12026-10-03: released 4.2.2
  1. 2026-09-212appeared in the store
  2. 2026-09-255
  3. 2026-10-0414

What the store shows

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. Asked for fewer permissions (9, was 12)

Versions we have seen

  1. Version 4.2.2
  2. Version 4.2.1
  3. Version 4.2.0
  4. Version 4.1.1
  5. Version 4.0.0 · Asked for fewer permissions (9, was 12)

Who publishes it

Matt Falcon. This listing has been in the store since 2026-09-20 and was last updated on 2026-10-03.

Similar extensions that ask for less

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  2. Simply Write No site access · 1 permission 12 users
  3. WriteHeroes No site access · 4 permissions 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 Falcontext access?
Specific sites only: 2 match patterns. It declares 7 browser permissions.
What data does Falcontext 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 Falcontext asked for more permissions over time?
Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-28.
Does Falcontext publish a privacy policy?
Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.

We read the public store listing once 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 2026-10-04.

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