# Blue Shield Grabber

> Firefox extension to grab Google Meet blue shield (host controls) before the meeting creator.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/blue-shield-grabber](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blue-shield-grabber)

## Overview

- **ID:** `blue-shield-grabber`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** mc-cat-tty
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Version:** 2.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-09
- **First published:** 2021-03-28
- **Size:** 32 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/blue-shield-grabber/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ITIS-Enrico-Fermi/shieldgrabber](https://github.com/ITIS-Enrico-Fermi/shieldgrabber)

## Description

Blue Shield Grabber is a Firefox extension that allows you to grab the Google Meet blue shield (host controls) before the meeting creator. This addon is intended for academic and educational purposes only.

## Rankings

- #131,778 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `notifications`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `*://classroom.google.com/*/querycourse*`

### Content script matches

- `classroom.google.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/blue-shield-grabber)