Is Mouse Gesture Events Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This extension requests the ability to read and alter data on all websites you visit through the host permission, combined with the scripting API. This is a powerful set of capabilities that allows it to inject its gesture-handling code into every page. The sessions and storage permissions let it save your settings and maintain state across browser restarts, which is normal for a customization tool. While this level of access is technically required for a mouse gesture extension to function on any site, it means the extension can see everything you type or view online.

For any general browser extension with broad page access, a careful user should consider the publisher's reputation and trustworthiness. Since these tools can modify what you see on web pages, a compromised or poorly maintained extension could potentially alter page content or capture sensitive information. Users should be aware that extensions in this category are appealing targets for attackers, who may try to buy popular extensions or push malicious updates to a large user base.

This extension's strongest dimension is its community reputation, with a solid user rating and a large user base suggesting general satisfaction. However, the weakest dimension is maintenance and ownership, with a very low score of 10%. This indicates potential concerns about how actively the extension is updated or the transparency of its publisher, which is a significant factor to weigh given the extensive permissions it holds.