Do Not Track

Adds the Do Not Track header (DNT: 1) to all requests.

What is Do Not Track?

Do Not Track is a Chrome extension that adds the DNT: 1 header to all requests, offering users a simple and persistent choice to opt out of tracking by websites they do not visit. It aims to improve user privacy online by allowing an opt-out from analytics services, advertising networks, and social platforms with no reliable tracking opt-out.

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By: Jonathan Mayer

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Users: 50,000+

Rating: 4.47 (124)

Version: 0.1.1 (Last updated: 2012-05-23)

Creation date: 2012-05-23

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
<all_urls>
webRequestBlocking

Size: 31.28K

Ranking

# 3983 ▼ 27

Other rankings

#1477 in Social Networking #4 in tracking keyword 24 ▲ 1 #229 in party keyword 52 ▼ 13

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Please note: this extension requires Chrome 17 or later. If you are running the default Release build of Chrome, this extension will not successfully install until late January 2012.

Do Not Track is a technology and policy proposal that enables users to opt out of tracking by websites they do not visit, including analytics services, advertising networks, and social platforms. At present few of these third parties offer a reliable tracking opt out, and tools for blocking them are neither user-friendly nor comprehensive. Much like the popular Do Not Call registry, Do Not Track provides users with a single, simple, persistent choice to opt out of third-party web tracking. A list of websites that have committed to honoring Do Not Track is available at http://donottrack.us. The source for this extension is available on GitHub.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

It is very useful and helps to avoid tracking by websites.
Recommended by many users for its effectiveness.
Works well with the current version of Chrome when used with other security extensions.

Cons

May contain a browser hijacker that redirects searches.
Experiences issues with not loading pages, causing delays.
No longer fully supported, which raises concerns about usability.

Most mentioned

Users report issues with redirects to Bing.
Several users appreciate its functionality in preventing tracking.
The extension is considered buggy by some, with complaints about it not working properly.

Recent reviews

Pretty sure this has a browser hijacker in it. After I downloaded it I started getting a white box in my google searches(I use dark mode and might not have noticed it if I didn't) that when I clicked on would take me to Bing results. I would also occasionally have my search results come up in Bing instead of Google. After I uninstalled it the box and redirects went away. I had to reinstall it for this review, which I think is kind of dumb.