# Ghost Story

> Watch someone’s Instagram Story without them knowing!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ghoststory](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ghoststory)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ghoststory`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** E.DEV
- **Category:** social-communication
- **Daily users:** 8
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5
- **Last updated:** 2020-08-13
- **First published:** 2020-03-25
- **Size:** 38 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ghoststory/)

## Description

Ghost Story is a Firefox add-on that enables you to view someone's Instagram Story without them getting notified. Stay incognito while watching and get the full details of the add-on here.

## Rankings

- #36,564 — Overall
- #14 — story

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `*://www.instagram.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.instagram.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/ghoststory)