Smoothwall Cloud Filter

Smoothwall for Education Smoothwall empowers schools to digitally safeguard the students in their care with next-generation web…

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Smoothwall Cloud Filter is a cutting-edge solution designed to empower schools with comprehensive digital safety tools. Offering next-generation web filtering, firewall protection, digital monitoring, and classroom management, this cloud-based filter ensures the safety and well-being of students while supporting teachers and school districts efficiently.

Ideal for 1:1 device environments, Smoothwall Cloud Filter extends student protection beyond the classroom by filtering all managed devices on or offsite. It delivers faster installation and reporting, simplified content filtering without complex setups, and robust user visibility and authentication. This scalable and reliable solution eliminates on-premise appliance burdens and single points of failure, making it an optimal choice for modern educational institutions seeking safe and fast internet access.

Education Privacy & Security Productivity

By:

https://smoothwall.com

Users:

600,000+ 100.00K

Rating:

(139) 1 new ratings

Version:

3.1.6 Last updated: 2025-04-15

Creation date:

2024-01-22

Risk:

Permissions:

alarms
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
tabs
identity
identity.email
storage
unlimitedStorage
nativeMessaging
system.memory

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

1.09M

Email:

pu*****@smoothwall.net

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

20 hours ago

Ranking

User reviews

Pros

Cons

Blocks access to a significant number of useful websites and resources, including educational sites
Causes frustration among users due to excessive restrictions
Slows down computers and hampers learning processes
Users feel that it invades their privacy and limits their freedom to explore content
Can lead to academic issues by blocking materials necessary for research and assignments

Recent reviews

useless lil bro

by

Maria Macitosh, 2025-05-07

this filter sucks it should be destroied, like frick you bro >:( </3 Storm is stinky btw

by

Alexander Phinbow, 2025-04-29

Stealling my data

by

Toby, 2025-04-24

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Smoothwall Cloud Filter requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Smoothwall Cloud Filter may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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