Screenshots as the store published them when we checked on .
Why we score it 10
- Asks for a wide set of powerful permissions.
What it can access
On the sites it runs on, Metastream Remote can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 70 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 3.8 out of 5 from 80 people.
It runs its own code on 127.0.0.1, app.getmetastream.com, local.getmetastream.com and localhost.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| webRequest | Watch all network traffic from the sites it has access to, including what is sent and received. | 15 |
| scripting | Run its own code inside the pages you visit. | 10 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| contextMenus | Add its own items to your right-click menu. | - |
| declarativeNetRequest | Block or change requests using rules it declares in advance, without being able to read your traffic. | - |
| storage | Save its own settings and data in your browser. | - |
| webNavigation | See every page you navigate to, as it happens. | - |
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Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing