Chaff

Generate random web browsing traffic to obfuscate actual browsing behavior to avoid profiling through 3rd party observation.

What is Chaff?

"Chaff" is a Chrome extension designed to prevent data profiling by generating random web browsing traffic. It uses user-defined URLs, bookmarks, and search engine queries to simulate browsing behavior. Features include multiple search engine support, user-defined seed URLs, options to fine-tune browsing behavior, and an auto mode that activates when the computer is idle. It also prevents popup windows and mutes audio during its operation.

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By: Unknown

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Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.36 (11)

Version: 0.2.5 (Last updated: 2015-12-20)

Creation date: 2015-12-20

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

idle
tabs
bookmarks
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 139.26K

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 14292 ▼ 82

Other rankings

#10966 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 24 #284 in match keyword 3 ▲ 10

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Summary

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Autonomously browse the Internet in the Chrome Browser using user provided URLs, user Bookmarks, and Random Search Engine queries as a basis to generate random web browsing traffic in order to obfuscate actual web browsing interests from third party monitoring.

Features:

Multiple Search Engine Support
User definable seed URLs
Use bookmarks as seed URLs
Tunable options to match your browsing behavior
Auto Mode feature automatically starts Chaff when the computer becomes idle
Prevents popup windows and mutes audio while randomly browsing

Usage:

Define your custom URL sources and other configuration options to match your intended web browsing behavior.
Click the Chaff icon to the right of the URL box to turn Chaff on. A new pinned tab will be created on the far left of your other tabs where the random browsing will occur.
Click the Chaff icon again to turn Chaff off.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Does what it's supposed to do
Concept is appreciated by users
Can navigate to seed domains

Cons

No blacklist feature to avoid certain sites
Automatically downloads software which can be unwanted
No option to automatically clear visited sites from browsing history

Most mentioned

Option to automatically decline or manage downloads
Request for a blacklist feature or filter list
Option to remove sites from browsing history

Recent reviews

Does what it says on the box. I would like to be able to blacklist sites and auto-decline downloads, as it occasionally gets hung up downloading a PDF or whatever.

David Seber, 2024-02-08

Крутое приложение

Betty Vegorov, 2023-09-13

Хах, привет от скамера

ваня пупов, 2022-05-24

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Safety

Risk impact

Chaff is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Chaff if you trust the publisher.