Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web

Hides your messages until you hover over them.

What is Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web?

Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web is a popular Chrome extension by lukaslen.com. This extension has 471,443 weekly active users, an average user rating of 3.85, and is most similar to WA Web Plus for WhatsApp™ and WhatsLog. The latest version, 2.12.0, was updated 5 months ago.

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By: http://lukaslen.com

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Users: 471,443 ▲ 2.53K

Rating: 3.85 (121)

Version: 2.12.0 (Last updated: 2023-01-17)

Creation date: 2020-06-22

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
https://web.whatsapp.com/

Size: 27.24K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Privacy Extension For WhatsApp™ Web (v2.12.0)

41 22,360

Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web (v1.0.0)

42 17,376

ChromeStats Rank

# 743 ▲ 69

Other rankings

#918 in Social & Communication ▼ 28

#7 in whatsapp keyword ▼ 1

#17 in extension keyword

#18 in privacy keyword ▲ 1

#25 in toggle keyword ▼ 2

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Summary

To increase privacy in public spaces this extension blurs your messages as well as other content and only reveals one when you hover over it with your mouse cursor. Additionally, you can quickly toggle all effects by using a keyboard shortcut or by clicking the toggle button in the extension menu.

It adapts to your needs by letting you decide which elements you want to blur. Most important options:

- All messages in chat: Blurs all messages in the current chat.
- Last messages preview: Blurs all message previews on the left.
- Media preview: Blurs all images, videos, stickers, ... in separation from the text.
- Profile pictures: Blurs all profile pictures.

An extended list of features can be found on our page: https://pfwa.lukaslen.com/

Quick Toggle: Use the keyboard shortcut to quickly toggle the extension on or off (Default: Alt+X). To change this navigate to: "chrome://extensions/shortcuts"


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User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Blurs profile pictures
Hides messages
Useful for privacy

Cons

Not working properly after recent WhatsApp web update
Profile pictures still visible despite toggle
Some functions not working properly

Most mentioned

Not working
Update needed
Profile pictures not blurred

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Safety

Risk impact

Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web requires some risky permissions and may not be safe to use. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

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Risk likelihood

Privacy Extension For WhatsApp Web has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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