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Intention - Stop Mindless Browsing

Version 1.5.0 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: 1 day ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Developer: getintention.com

Rating: 4.9 ★ (962 ratings)

Users: 7,000

Context-Aware Verdict

MEDIUM

Risk Level

Trust Factors: The extension has strong user trust indicators with 7,000 users, an excellent 4.9-star rating from nearly 1,000 reviews, and a clear purpose of helping users avoid mindless browsing. The developer domain (getintention.com) suggests a legitimate productivity-focused service. The high rating and substantial user base indicate the extension delivers on its promises without causing significant issues.

Concerns: The permission set raises some questions about necessity for the stated functionality. The unlimitedStorage permission seems excessive for a browsing intervention tool, as such applications typically need minimal data storage for user preferences and usage patterns. The combination of activeTab, scripting, and storage permissions allows the extension to access and modify web pages while storing potentially unlimited data about browsing behavior. The idle permission, while logical for detecting inactive periods, adds another layer of system monitoring.

Recommendations: This extension appears to be legitimate based on user feedback, but the unlimitedStorage permission warrants caution. Monitor your browser's storage usage after installation to ensure data collection remains reasonable. Consider reviewing the extension's privacy policy on getintention.com to understand what data is collected and stored. If you're particularly privacy-conscious, you could run this in a separate Chrome profile to isolate any data collection from your main browsing activities.

Security Analysis

MEDIUM

Overall Risk

Based on 3 total findings, ranked without considering overall context, including 0 high-risk and 3 medium-risk findings.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: activeTab

This extension has the activeTab permission. Can access the active tab when clicking the extension icon.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: storage

This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: unlimitedStorage

This extension has the unlimitedStorage permission. Can store unlimited data locally.

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

storage
activeTab
idle
unlimitedStorage
scripting

Optional Permissions:

topSites
notifications

Embedded URLs (99 total):

http://www.w3.org/2000/svg	http://momentjs.com/guides/#/warnings/define-locale/
http://momentjs.com/guides/#/warnings/js-date/	http://momentjs.com/guides/#/warnings/min-max/
http://momentjs.com/guides/#/warnings/add-inverted-param/	http://momentjs.com/guides/#/warnings/zone/
http://momentjs.com/guides/#/warnings/dst-shifted/	https://npms.io/search?q=ponyfill.
https://getintention.com	https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/intention/dladanhaondcgpahgiflodhckhoeohoe/reviews
https://x.com/intent/tweet	https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php
https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/	https://api2.amplitude.com/2/httpapi
https://api.eu.amplitude.com/batch	https://api.eu.amplitude.com/2/httpapi
https://api2.amplitude.com/batch	https://sr-client-cfg.stag2.amplitude.com/config
https://sr-client-cfg.eu.amplitude.com/config	https://sr-client-cfg.amplitude.com/config
https://app.amplitude.com	https://app.eu.amplitude.com
https://apps.stag2.amplitude.com	https://www.docs.developers.amplitude.com/data/sdks/browser-2/#tracking-default-events
https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#getrandomvalues-not-supported	https://forms.gle/xYu8nnRynqAwqzXt7
https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=	https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/intention/
https://www.notion.so/dkthehuman/Intention-Changelog-802db22e062548308402e8f66bc88016	https://forms.gle/f9mHtNR9uPcyHL4YA
https://forms.gle/r84tK9G2EYJrEEhp8	https://www.w3.org/TR/mediaqueries-4/#mq-min-max
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=178261	https://getbootstrap.com/
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE	https://github.com/sass/sass/issues/2383#issuecomment-336349172
https://github.com/necolas/normalize.css	https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:focus-visible
https://developer.paciellogroup.com/blog/2018/03/focus-visible-and-backwards-compatibility/	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/19402
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/26878	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/24093
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/30562	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/24990
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/12359	https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/#the-fieldset-and-legend-elements
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/11586.	https://github.com/twbs/rfs/blob/v8.x/LICENSE
https://github.com/twbs/rfs/issues/14	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/25195
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/18178	https://caniuse.com/css-media-resolution
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/11526.	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/11655.
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/19398.	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/28247
https://github.com/sass/sass/issues/1873#issuecomment-152293725	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/31557
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/27703	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/12794
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/14559	https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36247140/why-dont-flex-items-shrink-past-content-size
https://useiconic.com/open	https://primer.github.io/.
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/22740#issuecomment-305868106	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/28855
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/29396	https://github.com/philipwalton/flexbugs#flexbug-4
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/click#Safari_Mobile	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/28341
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/pull/10951.	https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158342
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/17695	https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/24800
https://www.a11yproject.com/posts/2013-01-11-how-to-hide-content/	https://kittygiraudel.com/2016/10/13/css-hide-and-seek/
https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/25686	https://www.w3.org/TR/2013/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20130905/G1
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16947967/ie10-hover-pseudo-class-doesnt-work-without-background-color	https://github.com/h5bp/main.css/blob/master/src/_print.css

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Raw Manifest

{
  "name": "Intention - Stop Mindless Browsing",
  "icons": {
    "16": "assets/icon-16.png",
    "48": "assets/icon-48.png",
    "128": "assets/icon-128.png"
  },
  "action": {
    "default_icon": "assets/icon-16.png",
    "default_popup": "popup.html",
    "default_title": "Intention"
  },
  "version": "1.5.0",
  "incognito": "split",
  "background": {
    "type": "module",
    "service_worker": "background.bundle.js"
  },
  "options_ui": {
    "page": "options.html",
    "open_in_tab": true
  },
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "description": "Build the habit of focus.",
  "permissions": [
    "storage",
    "activeTab",
    "idle",
    "unlimitedStorage",
    "scripting"
  ],
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "optional_permissions": [
    "topSites",
    "notifications"
  ],
  "web_accessible_resources": [
    {
      "matches": [
        "<all_urls>"
      ],
      "resources": [
        "assets/icon.svg"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "optional_host_permissions": [
    "<all_urls>"
  ]
}

Intention - Stop Mindless Browsing

Extension Details

Context-Aware Verdict

Security Analysis

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

Optional Permissions:

Embedded URLs (99 total):

Raw Manifest

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