Is Yahoo Homepage Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This extension can change your browser’s new tab page and homepage to Yahoo, which requires it to access and modify tabs and certain settings. The permission to read and store data on *.yahoo.com sites is expected for its purpose—it likely ensures you stay signed in and can personalize the page. It can also use alarms to run scheduled tasks and apply network request rules on Yahoo domains, which is a typical scope for a homepage customization tool.

For a general browser extension from a major web portal, the most common safety consideration is the potential to alter your default search and browsing start points. A careful user should know that extensions which modify the new tab experience can track what you type in the address bar or search box if not implemented with care, though here tracking is limited to Yahoo’s own domains. It’s always wise to review the homepage settings after installation to confirm no unwanted changes have occurred.

According to available public evidence, this extension’s strongest dimension is Data & Privacy, as the developer declares data is not sold or used for unrelated purposes, and its weakest is Publisher & Identity. While the publisher is a well-known company, the lower score here often reflects factors like limited public verification details or less detailed ownership information compared to the extension’s broad user base.