Screenshots as the store published them when we checked on .
Why we score it 10
- Asks for a wide set of powerful permissions.
What it can access
On the sites it runs on, Ghostery AdBlocker for Privacy can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 100 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 4.7 out of 5 from 18,996 people.
It runs its own code on youtube.com.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| userScripts | Run scripts of its own choosing inside pages, including code fetched after installation. | 22 |
| cookies | Read and change cookies for the sites it has access to, including the ones that keep you signed in. | 15 |
| webRequest | Watch all network traffic from the sites it has access to, including what is sent and received. | 15 |
| scripting | Run its own code inside the pages you visit. | 10 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| activeTab | Read and change the page in the current tab, but only after you click the extension. | - |
| alarms | Schedule its own code to run at set times, even when you are not using it. | - |
| contextMenus | Add its own items to your right-click menu. | - |
| declarativeNetRequest | Block or change requests using rules it declares in advance, without being able to read your traffic. | - |
| declarativeNetRequestFeedback | See which of its own blocking rules matched. | - |
| offscreen | Do work in a hidden page, for tasks a background script cannot do alone. | - |
| storage | Save its own settings and data in your browser. | - |
| webNavigation | See every page you navigate to, as it happens. | - |
What to use instead
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Citrix Secure Access
Needs much the same access, updated within the last month, 50k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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DuckDuckGo Search & Tracker Protection
Needs much the same access, updated within the last month, 3M+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Pocket Universe
Needs similar access, updated within the last month, 100k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Kerberus Sentinel3
Needs similar access, 30k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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AVG Online Security
Needs similar access, 500k+ users, on Manifest V3.
Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing