Is Awesome Comic Viewer safe to install?

What data it declares

The listing carries no declaration about the data it collects.

The listing does not link to a privacy policy.

What Chrome asks you to allow

From the permissions it declares, Chrome shows no permission warning when you add it.

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.

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity

Routine for an extension

• Declares fullscreen
• Declares https://*.googleusercontent.com/*
• Declares https://accounts.google.com/
• Declares https://www.googleapis.com/*
• Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage

Who uses it and how it is kept up

31 users

• Not updated in the store for over a year: the last update was on 2017-11-30.
• No 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.

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

Who publishes it

nomanic99. This listing has been in the store since 2017-11-30 and was last updated on 2017-11-30.

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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 Awesome Comic Viewer access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 6 browser permissions.

What data does Awesome Comic Viewer collect?

The listing carries no declaration about the data it collects.

Has Awesome Comic Viewer asked for more permissions over time?

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

Does Awesome Comic Viewer publish a privacy policy?

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