The Geco extension has more than 800 reviews on the Chrome Web Store, 4.2 stars (out of 5), and "featured" placement. Microsoft's Edge Add-ons shows similarly glowing write-ups from its 1,000-plus users, and it looks like a perfectly safe extension.

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The Worldcoin project uses iris technology to authenticate humans and has been mired in controversy due to allegations of privacy violations. It has faced challenges in countries such as France, the U.K., South Korea, Spain, Kenya, and India due to the same reason.