Smart Web Filter

Smart Web Filter

A content filter that hides any user-defined topics on all web pages.

Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-02-01
Users: 147
Rating: 3.67 (3)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2016-09-06)
Creation date: 2016-09-06
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • storage
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 1.17M
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Summary

The internet consists of a range of different undesired information. Besides advertising or spam there is also other content, which specific users do not ant to read about. While some do not want to see spoilers about the last episode of Game of Thrones, others may watch the finals of the European Championship one day later and therefore do not want to be informed about the result. Apart from that, there is a lot of annoying and uninteresting information as well, for example news about the private life of some celebrities. We introduce a web filter that takes undesired topics of the user as input and finds related terms using Wikidata. After applying our filtering algorithm, unwanted content is hidden and the user can decide to unhide it, if he wants to see it anyway.

Our system managed to hide nearly 90% of chosen undesired topics of different types on 200 web pages. By only considering topics of specific types the system was able to filter 97% of the unwanted content.

Safety
Risk impact

Smart Web Filter is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Smart Web Filter if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Smart Web Filter may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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