Privacy Settings

Alter the browser's built-in privacy settings in a toolbar popup

What is Privacy Settings?

'Privacy Settings' is a Chrome extension that provides a one-stop solution for managing browser's built-in privacy and security features. It allows users to manually adjust settings or choose from enhanced privacy, full privacy, or default modes. The extension offers protection across the network, services, and websites, guarding against potential threats like webRTC leakage to the first-party isolation and the control of cookies.

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By: rynu.smith

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.55 (11)

Version: 0.4.0 (Last updated: 2022-04-12)

Creation date: 2019-05-19

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

privacy
storage
contextMenus

Size: 150.53K

Email: ry*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 21140 ▼ 79

Other rankings

#12593 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 6 #4 in settings keyword 34 #7 in privacy keyword 49 #231 in protect keyword 40 ▼ 10

Other platforms

Privacy Settings (v0.3.8resigned1)

4.36

(67) 1,773+

Privacy Settings (v0.4.0)

5.00

(2) 1,114+

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Extension summary

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Privacy Settings extension keeps all the built-in privacy and security related settings in one place. Each setting has a description and you can alter it right from the extension's popup.

The extension offers the following modes:

Manual: The user alters each setting
Enhanced Privacy: Automatically change settings to protect the user's privacy while potential website brokage
Full Privacy: Try to protect the user's privacy and security with maximum possible level.
Default: Reset all the settings to the default values (factory reset)

This extension offers protection on the following categories:

network
services
websites

It can protect the user from webRTC leakage to first party isolation. Also, it can alter how cookies work.

User reviews

I did not find fault with what is describes and does. Small footprint, no extra permission or access. It works - though it does allow other extensions to override it's settings! Hope it will be updated as and when new settings become relevant. Thank you.