# AskBlocker

> Blocks overly-eager permission requests for notifications, location, etc. For example, before you've interacted with the page... unless it was previously granted/denied, you navigated to the page from another on the same domain, or if it's localhost.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/askblocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/askblocker)

## Overview

- **ID:** `askblocker`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Adam Lynch
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,other
- **Daily users:** 19
- **Version:** 1.0.8resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-02-23
- **Size:** 71 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/askblocker/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/adam-lynch/askblocker/issues](https://github.com/adam-lynch/askblocker/issues)

## Description

AskBlocker is a Firefox add-on that blocks overly-eager permission requests for notifications, location, etc. It ensures your privacy by preventing permission requests until you interact with the page. Exceptions are granted if the permission was previously requested, the domain is localhost or 127.0.0.1, or you navigate from another page on the same domain. Improve your permissions user experience with AskBlocker.

## Rankings

- #25,312 — Overall
- #70 — grant
- #84 — ux
- #106 — usb
- #121 — example
- #128 — permission

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/askblocker)