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TELUS Business Connect for Google

Version 24.3.31 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: about 3 hours ago

Extension Details

Rating: 4.4 ★ (7 ratings)

Users: 4,000

Context-Aware Verdict

HIGH

Overall Risk

Trust Factors:

TELUS is a legitimate Canadian telecommunications company with a strong business reputation. The extension appears to be an official business communication tool designed to integrate Google services with TELUS Business Connect. However, the low user count (4,000) and limited rating data (only 7 reviews) suggest this is a niche business tool with limited public adoption. The 4.4-star rating indicates generally positive user experiences among those who have used it.

Concerns:

The extension requests extremely broad permissions that raise significant privacy and security concerns. The combination of tabs permission with universal host permissions (http://*/*, https://*/*) allows complete access to all websites and browsing activity. The identity permission can access personal authentication information, while the scripting permission enables code injection across all sites. These permissions far exceed what would typically be necessary for a business communication tool and create substantial attack surface for potential misuse.

Recommendations:

Given the high-risk permission set, install this extension only in a dedicated Chrome profile used exclusively for TELUS business activities. Avoid using this profile for personal browsing or accessing sensitive websites. Regularly review the extension's activity and consider whether all requested permissions are truly necessary for your business use case. Contact TELUS support to understand why such broad permissions are required and whether more restrictive alternatives exist.

Findings

HIGH

Broad Host Permissions

This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites. This could potentially be used to steal sensitive data or track browsing activity.

HIGH

High-Risk Permission: identity

This extension has the identity permission. Can access your identity information. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.

HIGH

High-Risk Permission: tabs

This extension has the tabs permission. Can access browser tab information and manipulate tabs. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: notifications

This extension has the notifications permission. Can show notifications.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: storage

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

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

tabs
background
notifications
scripting
storage
offscreen
system.display
identity

Host Permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Content Security Policy:

extension_pages: script-src 'self'; object-src 'self';

Embedded URLs (137 total):

https://material-ui.com/production-error/?code=	https://platform.devtest.ringcentral.com
https://platform.ringcentral.com	http://www.w3.org/2000/svg
https://git.io/JUIaE#	https://fb.me/react-async-component-lifecycle-hooks
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@emoji-mart/data@latest/sets/	https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@emoji-mart/data@latest/i18n/
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-	https://www.ringcentral.com/apps/microsoft-outlook
https://support.ringcentral.com/app/video/desktop-web/setting-delegate-schedule-meeting-on-your-behalf-outlook.html	https://support.ringcentral.com/new-case.html
https://www.ringcentral.com/legal/last-update-september-1-2023/eulatos.html	https://www.ringcentral.com/legal/privacy-notice.html
http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink	https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar	https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.readonly	https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/revoke
https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token	https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth
https://oauth2.googleapis.com/revoke	https://accounts.google.com/ListAccounts?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmyaccount.google.com
https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/userinfo	https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me/connections
https://www.googleapis.com/admin/directory/v1/users	https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/threads
https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events	https://accounts.google.com/AccountChooser
https://www.ringcentral.com/legal/eulatos.html	https://nq4a0ukz22.execute-api.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/production/oauthredirect
https://apps.ringcentral.com/integration/brand-config/prod/v2/googlechrome	https://app.businessconnect.telus.com/
https://www.ringcentral.com/apps/telus-business-connect/telus-business-connect-app?utm_source=app-gallery&utm_campaign=featured	https://www.ringcentral.com/apps/telus-business-connect-mac
https://www.ringcentral.com/apps/telus-business-connect-windows	http://telus.com/BusinessConnect/ServiceTerms
http://telus.com/BusinessConnect/fr/ServiceTerms	https://telus.com/BusinessConnect/ConferencingFrequentlyAskedQuestions
https://meetings.businessconnect.telus.com/teleconference	https://video.businessconnect.telus.com/teleconference
https://www.ringcentral.com/apps/download?app=gsuite&brandId=	https://www.telus.com/en/about/privacy
https://discovery.ringcentral.biz	https://cdn.pendo.io/agent/static/
https://cdn.segment.com/analytics.js/v1/	https://tinyurl.com/y2uuvskb
http://bit.ly/2kdckMn	https://apps.ringcentral.com/integration/ping
https://apps.ringcentral.com/integrations/recording/v3.0/rc/index.html	http://www.example.com
https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/	https://calendar.google.com/calendar
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/	https://login.microsoftonline.com/common
https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0	https://outlook.office.com/owa/?path=/mail/action/compose&to=
https://github.com/crypto-browserify/crypto-browserify	http://daneden.me/animate
http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT	https://rc-hack-new.detect
https://github.com/philipwalton/flexbugs#flexbug-17	https://git.ringcentral.com/integration/integration-apps/-/merge_requests/11035/
https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#getrandomvalues-not-supported	https://bit.ly/3cXEKWf
https://mozilla.github.io/localForage/#definedriver	https://api-js.mixpanel.com
https://mixpanel.com	https://cdn.mxpnl.com
https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/discovery/instance	http://fb.me/use-check-prop-types
https://reactjs.org/docs/error-decoder.html?invariant=	http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml	http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML
https://fb.me/react-animation-transition-group-timeout	https://redux.js.org/Errors?code=
https://reactjs.org/link/react-polyfills	https://stuk.github.io/jszip/documentation/howto/read_zip.html

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Raw Manifest

{
  "name": "TELUS Business Connect for Google",
  "icons": {
    "16": "icon_16.png",
    "32": "icon_32.png",
    "48": "icon_48.png",
    "128": "icon_128.png"
  },
  "action": {
    "default_icon": {
      "16": "icon_16.png",
      "32": "icon_32.png",
      "48": "icon_48.png",
      "128": "icon_128.png"
    },
    "default_title": "TELUS Business Connect for Google"
  },
  "oauth2": {
    "scopes": [
      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user.readonly",
      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.readonly",
      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email"
    ],
    "client_id": "977408672836-adrp7edfm3ghnnbtd5ph1oj0t0pf6t8k.apps.googleusercontent.com"
  },
  "version": "24.3.31",
  "background": {
    "service_worker": "serviceWorker.js"
  },
  "options_ui": {
    "page": "options.html"
  },
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "permissions": [
    "tabs",
    "background",
    "notifications",
    "scripting",
    "storage",
    "offscreen",
    "system.display",
    "identity"
  ],
  "content_scripts": [
    {
      "js": [
        "content.js"
      ],
      "matches": [
        "http://*/*",
        "https://*/*"
      ],
      "all_frames": true
    }
  ],
  "host_permissions": [
    "http://*/*",
    "https://*/*"
  ],
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "minimum_chrome_version": "109",
  "content_security_policy": {
    "extension_pages": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self';"
  },
  "web_accessible_resources": [
    {
      "matches": [
        "<all_urls>"
      ],
      "resources": [
        "assets/*",
        "client.html",
        "redirect.html"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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TELUS Business Connect for Google

Extension Details

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Content Security Policy:

Embedded URLs (137 total):

Raw Manifest

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