Is Imposter Shield - AI Image Detector safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Web history the list of pages you visit
• 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

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

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Store data in your browser storage

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.

• http://*/* every site
• https://*/* every site

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 4 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 28% 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

12 users

• Last updated in the store 33 days ago, on 2026-09-28.
• We have seen 7 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

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. 2026-09-17Asked for more permissions (6, was 5)
2. 2026-09-02Swapped which permissions it asks for

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-09-28Version 0.12.5
2. 2026-09-21Version 0.12.3
3. 2026-09-17Version 0.12.2 · Asked for more permissions (6, was 5)
4. 2026-09-15Version 0.12.1
5. 2026-09-14Version 0.12.0
6. 2026-09-05Version 0.11.2
7. 2026-09-02Version 0.11.1 · Swapped which permissions it asks for

Who publishes it

chefskylermccallson. This listing has been in the store since 2026-08-11 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. Faux Lens – AI Deepfake Detector No site access · 2 permissions 18 users ★ 5.0
2. Check AI Free — AI Image Detector Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern 5 users
3. Sealed Rose — AI Image, Video & Text Detector Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 1 site pattern 4 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 Imposter Shield - AI Image Detector access?

Every site you visit. This extension can read and change the content of any page you open. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does Imposter Shield - AI Image Detector collect?

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

Has Imposter Shield - AI Image Detector asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 2 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-09-17.

Does Imposter Shield - AI Image Detector publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.