Son Dang

Founder & Editor

Browser-extension safety · Permissions & manifest analysis · Privacy-policy analysis

Son Dang is the founder and editor of ExtensionTrust. He started the site to answer one question with evidence: is this browser extension safe to install? Every safety profile and guide is built from public, verifiable records — manifests, permissions, store listings, publishers and privacy policies — never from opinion, vendor briefings or sponsorship.

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Guides by Son Dang (3)

Why Browser Extensions Get Sold — and Turn Malicious Trusted extensions are quietly bought and weaponised through auto-updates. Here is how the "extension acquisition" scam …
Browser Extension Permissions Explained (in Plain English) What "read and change all your data on the websites you visit" really means — a plain-English guide to the extension per…
How to Tell If a Browser Extension Is Safe A practical 6-step checklist to vet any Chrome, Edge or Firefox extension before you install it — permissions, publisher…

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