Canvas Blocker for Google Chrome™

Canvas Blocker for Google Chrome™

Prevent trackers from personally identifying you by using Canvas APIs.

What is Canvas Blocker for Google Chrome™?
Canvas Blocker for Google Chrome™ is a user-friendly browser extension designed to protect your online privacy. It uses a 'firewall' to scramble your online identity across all websites, disabling HTML canvas element's tracking. It can be easily activated/deactivated as per individual needs. All your data remains in your browser, with no data collection from our end. Please note, this extension is independently developed and isn't a subsidiary of Google Inc.
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Users: 1,000+
Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-10-25)
Creation date: 2021-01-22
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 113.66K
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Want to ensure your privacy when you are surfing online? Use our extension Canvas Blocker to ensure websites are not able to personally identify you when you are surfing the Internet.

Permissions Required - Our code is required to run on all websites as it is a "firewall" of sorts which scrambles your online identity when you are loading each page.

Protect yourself from malicious websites who try to use the HTML canvas element to track you.

If you want to switch off the canvas blocker extension, simply disable the extension inside the Extensions page of the browser and activate it when you need it.

We do NOT collect any data/browsing history/search queries etc from this extension. All your browsing data is kept within your own browser and is NOT sent to us at all.

Disclaimer: Please note this extension is NOT made by Google and is made by an independent development team. All copyrights belong to their respective owners. Google doesn’t endorse or sponsor this extension. This extension is not owned by, is not licensed by and is not a subsidiary of Google Inc.

Safety
Risk impact

Canvas Blocker for Google Chrome™ is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Canvas Blocker for Google Chrome™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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