Is The RSS Aggregator Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This extension requests broad permissions including access to all URLs, the ability to read and modify network requests, and control over your tabs. It can also manage other extensions, store unlimited data locally, and inject scripts into pages. While an RSS reader needs to fetch feeds from various sources, the combination of host access, webRequest, and management permissions is unusually extensive for this category and grants capabilities far beyond simple feed aggregation.

RSS readers typically handle content from third-party feeds, so a careful user should be aware that they can inadvertently load malicious or misleading content if a feed source is compromised. The management permission is particularly notable—it allows enabling or disabling other extensions, which is not a standard requirement for feed reading and could be misused if the extension were ever compromised or turned malicious.

The fact sheet shows a safety score of 68.48/100 (grade B). The strongest dimension is Maintenance & Ownership (85%), indicating the extension is actively updated and the publisher has a reasonably established presence. The weakest is Permissions & Access (52%), reflecting the overly broad permission set relative to the extension’s stated purpose. Users should weigh whether the functionality justifies this level of access.