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Is WeRead - AI Reading Assistant safe to install?

WeRead - AI Reading Assistant asks for 2 browser permissions and 1 site pattern. 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.

WeRead - AI Reading Assistant

Chrome extension by ZG · 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 every site
Data collection
3 kinds of data declared
Upkeep
Updated 300 days ago
Publisher
No store badges
Audience
9 users

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of 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

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. What access to every site means

Routine for an extension

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on every page you open: the manifest declares a content script for all sites.

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: Access to every site.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 2 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

9 users

Users
+1 since 31.08
6-9 · 24 readings
  1. 2026-08-318
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  3. 2026-09-068
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  11. 2026-09-288
  12. 2026-10-047
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  14. 2026-10-097
  15. 2026-10-108
  16. 2026-10-137
  17. 2026-10-189
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  21. 2026-10-249
  22. 2026-10-259
  23. 2026-10-299
  24. 2026-10-319

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

ZG. This listing has been in the store since 2025-11-25 and was last updated on 2026-01-04.

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. R-Searcher Runs its code on every site · 3 permissions 2 users (last published figure)
  2. IntelliRead Runs its code on every site · 5 permissions 5 users
  3. Summarai Access to specific sites only · 1 permission, 1 site pattern 23 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 WeRead - AI Reading Assistant access?
Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 2 browser permissions.
What data does WeRead - AI Reading Assistant collect?
The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Authentication information, Website content. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
Has WeRead - AI Reading Assistant asked for more permissions over time?
The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
Does WeRead - AI Reading Assistant publish a privacy policy?
Yes, the store listing links 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 2026-10-31.

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