Overall

Read&Write for Google Chrome™

🌐 Chrome Extension

Unknown

Boost reading and writing confidence across all types of content and devices, in class, at work, and at home.

Rating: 3.4/5v2.1.901

Medium Risk5.1/10

Scanned June 1, 2026

Risk Flags

Inject scripts into web pages

Sends data to third-party servers: ://reading.texthelp.com/, ://fluency.texthelp.com/, ://docs.google.com/

Some data transmitted without encryption

6.8

Permissions

6.0

Developer

0.0

Data Privacy

10.0

Policy Match

Permissions (25)

Access the currently active tab when you click the extension

activeTabexpected

Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality

Low

Add items to right-click menus

contextMenusexpected

Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality

None

Store data locally in the browser

storageexpected

Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality

Low

Read your open tabs and navigation activity

tabsexpected

Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality

High

Access your Google account identity

identityacceptable

Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category

High

Read your email address

identity.emailunusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Inject scripts into web pages

scriptingunusual

Not typical for password managers — review why this is needed

Critical

Manage other installed extensions

managementunusual

Not typical for password managers — review why this is needed

High

Unknown permission: offscreen

offscreenunusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Unknown permission: search

searchunusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Schedule tasks to run periodically

alarmsacceptable

Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category

Low

Unknown permission: gcm

gcmunusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Manage and monitor your downloads

downloadsunusual

Not typical for password managers — review why this is needed

High

Access all websites you visit

<all_urls>expected

Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality

Critical

Access data on localhost

http://localhost:10901/*acceptable

Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category

Medium

Access data on pra.dev.texthelp.com

https://pra.dev.texthelp.com/*acceptable

Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category

Medium

Access data on pra.texthelp.com

https://pra.texthelp.com/*acceptable

Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category

Medium

Unknown permission: *://teams.microsoft.com/*

*://teams.microsoft.com/*unusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Unknown permission: *://sway.cloud.microsoft/*

*://sway.cloud.microsoft/*unusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Unknown permission: *://word-edit.officeapps.live.com/*

*://word-edit.officeapps.live.com/*unusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Unknown permission: *://*.sharepoint.com/*

*://*.sharepoint.com/*unusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Unknown permission: *://onedrive.live.com/*

*://onedrive.live.com/*unusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Unknown permission: *://word.cloud.microsoft/*

*://word.cloud.microsoft/*unusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Access data on thzbf.texthelp.com

https://thzbf.texthelp.com/*acceptable

Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category

Medium

Unknown permission: *://docs.google.com/document/*

*://docs.google.com/document/*unusual

Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern

Medium

Developer

NameNot disclosed

Verified PublisherYes

Known EntityNot recognized

Data Flows

Extension background service

Encryptedtab data, identity, downloads

Google OAuth

Encryptedhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.install, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appfolder

://reading.texthelp.com/3rd party

Unencryptedextension messages

://fluency.texthelp.com/3rd party

Unencryptedextension messages

://docs.google.com/3rd party

Unencryptedextension messages