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Is Bling safe to install?

Bling asks for no 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.

Bling

Chrome extension by sc268 · Productivity · Workflow

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What the developer says, and 3 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
Upkeep
Updated 199 days ago
Publisher
Featured
Audience
152 users · 5.0/5

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.

We have not read this listing's manifest since we started keeping permission names. The counts on the card come from the last time we did.

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Workflow, 19% 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 no 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

152 users

Users
+2 since 31.08
140-163 · 29 readings
  1. 2026-08-31150
  2. 2026-09-03149
  3. 2026-09-05147
  4. 2026-09-06142
  5. 2026-09-07147
  6. 2026-09-10151
  7. 2026-09-13148
  8. 2026-09-15149
  9. 2026-09-17146
  10. 2026-09-20149
  11. 2026-09-21148
  12. 2026-09-25147
  13. 2026-09-27145
  14. 2026-09-28151
  15. 2026-10-04163
  16. 2026-10-08160
  17. 2026-10-10149
  18. 2026-10-13153
  19. 2026-10-16150
  20. 2026-10-18149
  21. 2026-10-19152
  22. 2026-10-21151
  23. 2026-10-22147
  24. 2026-10-23140
  25. 2026-10-25146
  26. 2026-10-27148
  27. 2026-10-29151
  28. 2026-11-01148
  29. 2026-11-03152

What the store shows

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

sc268, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2018-06-18 and was last updated on 2026-04-19.

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. New Tab No site access · 1 permission 16 users ★ 5.0
  2. Amazing New Tab No site access · 2 permissions 17 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 Bling access?
Specific sites only: 2 match patterns. It declares no browser permissions.
What data does Bling 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 Bling asked for more permissions over time?
The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
Does Bling 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 2026-11-03.

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