Ping Blocker

Stop sites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing.

What is Ping Blocker?

"Ping Blocker" is a browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox that safeguards user privacy by preventing websites from tracking the links visited through hyperlink auditing. By blocking ping requests, Beacon requests and CSP reports, it ensures user web activity is untracked. Furthermore, users can verify any existing ping requests from their browser through the Ping Spotter application.

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By: Armin Sebastian

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 5.00 (4)

Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2023-09-14)

Creation date: 2020-02-02

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>

Size: 32.59K

Email: cw*****@armin.dev

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 27015 ▼ 74

Other rankings

#226 in Privacy & Security ▲ 1 #225 in website blocker keyword 62 ▲ 14

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Ping Blocker (v1.0.0)

5.00 (2) 823

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Summary

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Ping Blocker is a browser extension that prevents sites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing.

The continued development of Ping Blocker is made possible thanks to the support of awesome backers. If you'd like to join them, please check out https://armin.dev/go/patreon

The extension blocks ping requests sent in the background when you click on links. Beacon requests and CSP reports are also blocked.

Verify if ping requests are currently sent by your browser with Ping Spotter.

https://armin.dev/apps/ping-spotter

The extension is also available for Edge and Firefox: https://github.com/dessant/ping-blocker#readme

Reviews are not monitored for bug reports, please use GitHub for issues and feature requests.

https://github.com/dessant/ping-blocker

User reviews

I watched the network traffic with this extension active and confirmed that it blocks link auditing/tracking. However, I also found that ublock origin also does this, so if you have that, you don't need this.

Jeremy Stein, 2020-09-20

Seems to work. Only dedicated app on the chromestore for hyperlink audits. So I'm really hoping it works. lol

Geronimo553, 2020-04-16

better safe than sorry

Jimsies Kimsiez, 2019-07-03

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Safety

Risk impact

Ping Blocker 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 Ping Blocker if you trust the publisher.