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, Privacy Badger can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 78 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 4.5 out of 5 from 2,008 people.
It runs its own code on docs.google.com, facebook.com, facebookcorewwwi.onion and google.ad and 191 other sites.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| privacy | Change your browser’s privacy settings. | 8 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| alarms | Schedule its own code to run at set times, even when you are not using it. | - |
| declarativeNetRequest | Block or change requests using rules it declares in advance, without being able to read your traffic. | - |
| 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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Surfshark Chrome VPN extension — fast, private, and free to start
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Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing