Ad Observer

A browser extension to share data about your social feed with researchers and journalists to increase transparency.

Ad Observer - A Tool for Online Advertising Transparency

'Ad Observer' is a Chrome browser extension developed by the Online Political Transparency Project. It allows you to share the ads you encounter on your social feed with researchers, journalists, and the public. This data contribution plays a significant role in shedding light on online political advertising and how personal data is leveraged for targeting ads. Developed in partnership with the Algorithmic Transparency Institute, Ad Observer is a crucial tool in promoting the digital advertising transparency.

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By: https://adobserver.org

Users: 2,000+

Rating: 5.00

(6)

Version: 3.2.13 (ea4c344) (Last updated: 2022-11-09)

Version code: 3.2.13

Creation date: 2020-07-24

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage

Size: 533.50K

Email: de*****@adobserver.org

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 20,172 ▼ 27

Other rankings

#444 in Social Networking ▲ 9 #154 in project keyword 3 ▲ 14 #287 in ads keyword 58 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Ad Observer (v3.2.14)

831 4.00

(23)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

I am the weird one always reading T&C and tick off all the box to NO DON'T SAVE ANYTHING but it always annoys me they can collect and use if they want. Thank you so much and I strongly support your research!

HG, 2022-05-26

Very good idea, looking forward to what they discover.

Andrew Ronding, 2022-01-27

Fight the data miners.

ConceptWiseAsia CWA TV, 2020-09-10

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Ad Observer requires very minimum permissions.

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