
Flagfox: Country Location and Safety Tools for Firefox
Add-on stats
- storage
- clipboardRead
- clipboardWrite
- menus
- contextMenus
- notifications
- tabs
- webRequest
- dns
- cookies
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Add-on summary
Flagfox is an extension that displays a flag icon indicating the current webserver's physical location. Knowing where you're connected to adds an extra layer of awareness to your browsing and can be useful to indicate the native languages and legal jurisdictions that may apply. Additional information can be obtained via a multitude of external lookups and users can add their own custom actions. All actions can be added to the flag icon's context menu and set to icon click or keyboard shortcuts for quick access.
Clicking the flag icon loads our default action, Geotool, which gives a detailed map showing the city the server is in and other useful information such as its local time and ISP. Many other actions are available for a wide range of uses such as:
- Site safety and malware checks
- Finding similar sites and reviews
- Automatic translation to your language
- SEO and web development research
- Diagnostics like pings and traceroutes
- Whois and DNS information
- Page code validation
- Quick URL shortening
- Copying a server's IP address or other info
- or you can create your own custom actions!
User reviews
- Useful for checking where a website is hosted
- Convenient to have integrated into the search bar
- Enhances experience on sites like YouTube
- Some flags are not displayed correctly
- Requires clipboard access which raises concerns
- Ability to see website hosting location
- Some flags do not display
- Concerns about permissions (clipboard access)
User reviews
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Flagfox requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Flagfox. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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