Is Global Speed - Video Speed Control safe to install?

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 does not link 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

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open.

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Capture the contents of a tab tabCapture

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting
• See when you navigate between pages webNavigation

Routine for an extension

• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Store data in your browser storage
• Declares userScripts

Who uses it and how it is kept up

700k users

• Last updated in the store 6 days ago, on 2026-09-28.
• We have seen 5 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Featured The store's badge for extensions that follow its recommended practices for Chrome extensions.

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. 2026-09-29Version 3.4.124
2. 2026-09-25Version 3.4.122
3. 2026-09-21Version 3.4.120
4. 2026-09-15Version 3.4.119
5. 2026-09-10Version 3.4.118

Who publishes it

POLYWOCK, who publishes 13 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2019-04-26 and was last updated on 2026-09-28.

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. Video Speed Controller No site access · 3 permissions 15 users
2. SpeedVault – Video Speed Control Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern audience not published
3. Playrate — Video Speed Controller Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern 6 users (last published figure)

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 Global Speed - Video Speed Control access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 7 browser permissions.

What data does Global Speed - Video Speed Control 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 Global Speed - Video Speed Control asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does Global Speed - Video Speed Control publish a privacy policy?

No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.