ExtensionSunset

The browsingData permission

Chrome extension permission · by Alex · checked

An extension holding browsingData can delete your browsing data, including history, cookies and cached files.

We weight it 8 out of 100 when scoring how much an extension can reach. That is a measure of capability, not of behaviour: plenty of extensions need this to do their job.

Extensions we track using it
247
Share of those we have checked
0.4%
Risk weight
8/100

Who asks for it

Out of the 67,225 extensions we have examined, 247 declare this permission. These are the largest of them by user count.

ExtensionPlatformUsersReach
Online Security Manifest V3 11M 100
Keeper® Password Manager & Digital Vault Manifest V3 2M 100
Click&Clean Manifest V3 1M 93
Web Developer Manifest V3 1M 100
Surfshark Chrome VPN extension — fast, private, and free to start Manifest V3 1M 100
Easy Auto Refresh Manifest V3 1M 53
MultiPassword — Password manager Manifest V3 1M 86
Helium 10 for Amazon Sellers, Influencers, and Walmart Sellers Manifest V3 1M 43
Clear Cache Manifest V3 900k 18
AdGuard VPN: free & secure proxy Manifest V3 400k 100
HARPA AI: Web Automation with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok Manifest V3 300k 83
Requestly: Intercept & Modify HTTP Requests Manifest V3 300k 93
Urban Browser Guard Manifest V3 300k 93
Open incognito tab Manifest V3 200k 48
Selectext: Copy Text From Videos Manifest V3 200k 48
Homey: Productivity New Tab Manifest V3 100k 44
РуТрекер VPN - расширение для доступа к сайту Manifest V3 100k 93
Temu选品助手 - 免费Temu选品与数据分析 Manifest V3 100k 83
Whom? Gerenciador de certificados digitais Manifest V3 100k 100
Rewards Search Automator Manifest V3 60k 78
ESET Password Manager Manifest V3 40k 78
Testing Toolkit: 15+ Essential Manual Testing Tools Manifest V3 30k 100
SharePass: Share AI Safely Without Sharing Passwords Manifest V3 30k 83
VPN для ChatGPT Manifest V3 30k 93
Bright Data Manifest V3 20k 100

Counts are of extensions we have checked ourselves, not of the whole Chrome Web Store. Chrome's own reference for developers: developer.chrome.com. How we weight permissions