Is Proxy Switcher & Manager — Auto PAC Rules safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• 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
• Read your browsing history

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.

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Change which proxy your browser connects through proxy
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Routine for an extension

• Store data in your browser storage

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Privacy, 44% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.

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

• Change which proxy your browser connects through (proxy): 10% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• 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

9 users

• Last updated in the store 13 days ago, on 2026-10-26.
• We have seen 1 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.

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. 2026-10-26Asked for more permissions (3, was 2) (changed: pages it runs its code on, browser permissions)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-26Version 1.0.0 · Asked for more permissions (3, was 2) (changed: pages it runs its code on, browser permissions)

Who publishes it

furia.hub, who publishes 9 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-07-15 and was last updated on 2026-10-26.

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 Proxy Switcher & Manager — Auto PAC Rules access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 3 browser permissions.

What data does Proxy Switcher & Manager — Auto PAC Rules collect?

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

Has Proxy Switcher & Manager — Auto PAC Rules asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-10-26.

Does Proxy Switcher & Manager — Auto PAC Rules publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.