Is tekDrive safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• Web history the list of pages you visit
• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring
• 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 your data on a number of websites
• Read your browsing history
• Display notifications

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: 5 match patterns.

• https://shop.tekmetric.com/* only shop.tekmetric.com
• https://api.tekdrive.net/* only api.tekdrive.net
• https://app.tekdrive.io/* only app.tekdrive.io
• https://auth.tekdrive.io/* only auth.tekdrive.io
• https://*.amazonaws.com/* amazonaws.com and all its subdomains

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
• Watch the network requests your browser makes webRequest

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Tell whether you are away from the computer idle
• Show you notifications notifications
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage
• Read your display setup system.display

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 1 site pattern.

• https://shop.tekmetric.com/* only shop.tekmetric.com

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 · 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 10 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 33% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• Watch the network requests your browser makes (webRequest): 3% 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

38 users

• Last updated in the store 4 days ago, on 2026-10-28.
• We have seen 7 new versions 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.
• 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. 2026-10-16Asked for more permissions (15, was 14) (changed: browser permissions)
2. 2026-10-05Asked for more permissions (14, was 13)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-29Version 1.2.50
2. 2026-10-27Version 1.2.46
3. 2026-10-16Version 1.2.27 · Asked for more permissions (15, was 14) (changed: browser permissions)
4. 2026-10-05Version 1.2.9 · Asked for more permissions (14, was 13)
5. 2026-10-02Version 1.2.8
6. 2026-09-29Version 1.2.7
7. 2026-09-03Version 1.2.6

Who publishes it

tekDrive. This listing has been in the store since 2026-04-06 and was last updated on 2026-10-28.

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. Half Price - Send to Tekmetric Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 5 site patterns 7 users ★ 5.0
2. Maintenance Hunter extension for Google Chrome Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 3 site patterns 71 users
3. Jeff's Automotive Assistant Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 3 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 tekDrive access?

Specific sites only: 5 match patterns. It declares 10 browser permissions.

What data does tekDrive collect?

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

Has tekDrive asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 2 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-16.

Does tekDrive publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.