Ping Blocker

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

Ping Blocker - Prevent Hyperlink Tracking

Ping Blocker is a browser extension that prevents sites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing. It blocks ping requests, beacon requests, and CSP reports, providing enhanced privacy and security for browsing. The extension does not collect any personal data and is also available for Edge and Firefox.

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Extension stats

By: https://armin.dev

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 5.00

(4)

Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-06-02)

Creation date: 2020-02-02

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
webRequest
declarativeNetRequest

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 37.38K

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

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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# 28,500 ▲ 133

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#296 in Privacy & Security ▲ 1

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Extension 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 developer does not collect any personal data from this extension. Visit the extension's privacy policy for more information.

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.

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.