Jackpot

The web is a casino

What is Jackpot?

Jackpot is a Chrome extension that turns the web into a casino experience by playing casino sounds whenever trackers and advertisers like Google Analytics, Facebook, and Twitter are following you and monetizing your behavior. Turn off your ad blocker for the full effect. Visit the GitHub link for more information.

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Extension stats

By: jackpot

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 80

Rating: 4.17 (6)

Version: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2016-07-31)

Creation date: 2016-07-31

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
webRequest
storage
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 1.47M

Email: ja*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 72554 ▼ 169

Other rankings

#4198 in Just for Fun ▲ 5

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Google Analytics, Facebook, and advertisers are tracking everything you do.

Jackpot makes casino sounds every time someone tracks you online.

The Web is like a casino. It’s a dark room, and you have no idea what time it is. Hours pass like minutes, and shady figures follow your every move along the garish carpeting.

Install this extension to hear what the web really sounds like.

The sounds represent the third-party trackers and advertisers like Google Analytics, Facebook, and Twitter, chiming in as they follow you around and monetize your behavior.

Turn off your ad blocker for the full effect. Jackpot!

GitHub: https://github.com/tashian/jackpot

User reviews

Yes! I was thinking of making something like this, but never got around to it. It's nice to be reminded of what's happening behind the curtain.

Siobhan Cronin, 2016-07-30

It's fun to finally have some insight into what a web page is doing while it loads content and pings servers around the world... but I think there's more to this extension than that. Through sound it makes visible the hidden world of web advertising, behavior tracking, cross-site spying. The choice of a modern Casino as a sound-bed makes the point beautifully: the web is almost entirely commercial now, and with every click, you're pulling a lever, making a gamble with your privacy... and not on the receiving end of the payout. The house always wins, after all!