TLSNotary Plugins: What They Can Access and How You Stay in Control
· 11 min read
If you've installed the TLSNotary browser extension, you've seen Chrome's permission warning: this extension can "read and change all your data on all websites." That sounds alarming. It is worth explaining exactly why those permissions exist, what prevents them from being misused, and what the per-call manual approval flow gives you on top of all that.