AI Chrome Extension Privacy Checklist

AI Chrome extensions can be genuinely useful, but they also sit in a sensitive place: the browser. A browser extension may see page content, selected text, URLs, form fields, or account context depending on its permissions and design. Before installing any AI Chrome extension, spend a few minutes checking how it handles data.

This checklist is written for normal users, students, researchers, developers, and teams that want the benefit of in-browser AI without being casual about privacy.

1. Read the permissions before installing

Chrome shows the permissions an extension requests. Some are narrow, such as acting only when clicked. Others are broad, such as reading and changing data on every website. Broad permissions are not always malicious, but they should have a clear product reason.

• Does the extension need access to every site, or only the active tab?
• Does it run automatically, or only after you click or press a shortcut?
• Does the product explain why each permission exists?

2. Check what page context is sent

AI tools need some text to answer questions. The privacy question is how much text they collect and when. A focused reading tool should make the trigger clear. For example, Vezz me is built around selected text and optional page context, not silent background reading of every page.

Look for language that explains whether the extension sends selected text, page title, URL, headings, surrounding content, screenshots, form fields, or the full page. If the policy is vague, treat that as a risk.

3. Prefer user-triggered AI actions

User-triggered workflows are easier to reason about. You select text, press a shortcut, and an answer is generated. Automatic workflows can be useful, but they need stronger trust because they may process page content before you explicitly ask.

4. Review the privacy policy and support path

A serious extension should publish a privacy policy in plain language and provide a support contact. The policy should cover what is collected, why it is collected, which providers process it, how long records are kept, and how users can ask questions or request deletion.

For AI tools, also look for third-party model providers. Many extensions send prompts to server-side APIs. That can be normal, but users should know which providers are involved and what the extension itself stores. Vezz me publishes those details in its Privacy Policy.

5. Separate personal and work browsing

If you test AI extensions often, use separate Chrome profiles. Keep banking, healthcare, admin dashboards, client systems, and private inboxes in a profile with only essential extensions. Use another profile for experimentation.

This is especially important for teams. A helpful extension on public documentation may be inappropriate on private customer records or internal dashboards.

6. Watch for fake or lookalike extensions

AI brands are often copied by low-quality or malicious extensions. Check the publisher, website, privacy policy, support path, review pattern, and update history. Be skeptical of generic names that imitate popular AI tools without a clear company behind them.

7. Audit installed extensions monthly

Privacy is not only an install-time decision. Extensions update, your workflow changes, and old tools become unnecessary. Once a month, open Chrome’s extension manager and remove anything you no longer use.

• Remove unused extensions.
• Disable tools that only help rarely.
• Check whether permissions changed.
• Keep sensitive profiles minimal.

How Vezz me approaches this

Vezz me is designed around a clear reading action: select text, press your shortcut, and ask from the page. The privacy policy explains what information is used to generate answers, including selected text, questions, optional page context, conversation context, and custom prompts. It also explains that free-plan usage counts and anti-abuse data are used to run the service.

No AI extension is privacy-free, because answering questions requires processing text. The better question is whether the tool is transparent, narrow in purpose, and easy to control. That is the standard worth applying before you choose a tool or compare the Vezz me pricing plans.