# Facebook Avatar Guard

> Toggle Facebook profile picture guard

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/facebook-avatar-guard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/facebook-avatar-guard)

## Overview

- **ID:** `facebook-avatar-guard`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DuckCIT
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 15
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-03
- **First published:** 2026-01-31
- **Size:** 222 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/facebook-avatar-guard/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/DuckCIT/Facebook-Avatar-Guard](https://github.com/DuckCIT/Facebook-Avatar-Guard)

## Description

<strong>Facebook Avatar Guard</strong> is an open-source browser extension that lets you quickly enable or disable Facebook profile picture guard (shield) with a simple toggle.

What it does
<ul><li>Enable <strong>profile picture shield</strong> (avatar guard) on Facebook</li><li>Disable the shield anytime</li><li>Simple popup UI with clear status messages</li></ul>
How to use
<ol><li>Open Facebook on desktop and make sure you are logged in.</li><li>Click the extension icon on the toolbar.</li><li>Press:</li><li><strong>Enable</strong> to turn on the shield</li><li><strong>Disable</strong> to turn it off</li><li>Refresh your Facebook profile page to see the changes.</li></ol>
Notes
<ul><li>This extension works only on <code><a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/3b0aa1a488ff9809554e48743a9b592944d358a0ffa3f88e394cd3ddfc36894b/http%3A//facebook.com" rel="nofollow">facebook.com</a></code>.</li><li>If you see a message like <strong>Facebook blocked (429)</strong>, wait a few minutes and try again.</li></ul>
Privacy
<ul><li>The extension runs only on Facebook pages.</li><li>It does not collect or store your personal data outside your browser.</li><li>Any needed tokens are read from the currently open Facebook tab to perform the shield toggle request.</li></ul>
Disclaimer

This extension is not affiliated with or endorsed by Facebook. Use it at your own discretion.

Source

Source code: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/ad3fe1a9136990076c3b226d065a47d8434127149e9dfa76466a43cbff701560/https%3A//github.com/DuckCIT/Facebook-Avatar-Guard" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/DuckCIT/Facebook-Avatar-Guard</a>

## Rankings

- #28,119 — Overall
- #87 — facebook

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `webNavigation`
- `notifications`
- `*://*.facebook.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/facebook-avatar-guard)