- By:
- Jonathan Mayer
- Users:
- 20,000
- Rating:
- 4.47 (124)
1 new ratings
- Version:
- 0.1.1 Last updated: 2012-05-23
- Creation date:
- 2012-05-23
- Risk:
- Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- webRequest
- <all_urls>
- webRequestBlocking
- webRequest
- Size:
- 30.55KB
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2025-07-19
Ranking
User reviews
Pros
- Effectively sets the Do Not Track (DNT) header in browser requests, helping to protect user privacy.
- Simple, easy to install, and reliable to use across multiple Chrome installations.
- Recommended by users who appreciate its functionality in avoiding tracking by websites.
- Synchronizes settings across multiple Chrome installations without issues.
- Serves as a useful workaround for Chrome's lack of built-in DNT support prior to native implementation.
Cons
- Causes pages to hang or load very slowly due to 'waiting for Do Not Track' which can require restarting Chrome to fix.
- Some users report the extension does not work or is incompatible with certain Chromium versions or Linux.
- One serious concern is the possibility of browser hijacking behavior leading to unwanted redirects (e.g., to Bing) and UI changes when installed.
- Reported issues with account/email handling within the extension were confusing and problem-causing for at least one user.
- Extension's usefulness may be reduced as Chrome develops native DNT support making the extension less necessary.
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.
by
Jo*****, 2022-10-04
Ich finde dieses addon sehr sehr nützlich und bin froh das jemand den einfall hatte so ein addon zu schreiben DANKESCHÖN
by
An*****, 2019-06-09
Good
by
Al*****, 2017-09-07
Extension safety
Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk
impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of
damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your
personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they
do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
Do Not Track requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious.
This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on
Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been
around, and other signals about the
Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change
as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always
exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.
Do Not Track has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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