Blogs Are Back - Feed Fetcher Chrome extension security report

Blogs Are Back is a companion extension for blogsareback.com that makes following blogs effortless. WHAT IT DOES Feed Discovery Browse the web normally and the extension automatically detects RSS and Atom feeds on every page you visit. A badge shows how many feeds are available, and you can subscribe with a single click from the popup or right-click context menu. Direct Feed Fetching Fetches feeds directly from your browser, bypassing CORS restrictions. Your reading activity stays private - feeds are fetched locally without routing through any server. Readable Article Extraction Extracts clean, readable text from articles using Mozilla's Readability library. Get the content without the clutter. TWO MODES Basic Mode (Default) A lightweight feed discovery and subscription tool. No background activity, no notifications - just find and subscribe to feeds as you browse. Featured Mode The full experience. Get notified when blogs you follow publish new posts: • Badge shows unread post count • Desktop notifications for new content • Periodic background checking (configurable interval) • Works with both directory blogs and your custom subscriptions FEATURES • Automatic RSS/Atom feed detection on all websites • One-click subscription via popup or right-click menu • Queue subscriptions while offline - they sync when you visit blogsareback.com • Dark and light theme support • Configurable update checking intervals • Statistics tracking (optional) PRIVACY This extension: • Fetches feeds directly in your browser (no proxy server) • Stores data locally using Chrome's storage API • Only communicates with blogsareback.com for subscription sync • Never collects or transmits your browsing history The "Access all websites" permission is required solely to fetch RSS/Atom feeds from any blog you want to follow. OPEN SOURCE View the code, report issues, or contribute at: https://github.com/blogsareback/extension