Ping Blocker

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

Ping Blocker: Protect Your Link Privacy

Ping Blocker is a browser extension designed to prevent websites from tracking the links you visit through hyperlink auditing. It blocks background ping requests, beacon requests, and Content Security Policy (CSP) reports triggered when you click on links, enhancing your online privacy.

Key Features

Blocks ping requests sent in the background on link clicks
Prevents beacon requests and CSP reports
Open-source and privacy-focused with no personal data collection
Available for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers

Support ongoing development and learn more at armin.dev. For bug reports and feature requests, visit the official GitHub repository at github.com/dessant/ping-blocker. Additionally, verify if your browser sends ping requests using Ping Spotter.

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By:: https://armin.dev
Users:: 1,000+
Rating:: 5.00
(5)
Version:: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2025-02-19)
Creation date:: 2020-02-02
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
webRequest
declarativeNetRequest
Host permissions:: <all_urls>
Size:: 37.38K
Email:: cw*****@armin.dev
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 14 hours ago

Ranking

# 26,008 ▲ 379

Other rankings

#321 in Privacy & Security

Other platforms

Ping Blocker (v2.0.0)

345 4.80

(10)

Ping Blocker (v2.0.0)

678 5.00

(2)

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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Extension safety

Risk impact

Ping Blocker requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Ping Blocker is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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