Browser Fingerprint Protector

Prevents browser fingerprinting by spoofing your plugins, languages and user agent

What is Browser Fingerprint Protector?

Browser Fingerprint Protector is a Chrome extension designed to enhance online privacy by thwarting browser fingerprinting techniques. It achieves this by spoofing the visibility of plugins, user agent, and languages, thus making it hard for trackers to uniquely identify your browser. Recommended for privacy-conscious users, it aims to maintain anonymity online and minimize personalized ad targeting.

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Extension stats

By: Maxim Baz

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Users: 5,000+

Rating: 3.29 (14)

Version: 1.3.1 (Last updated: 2022-02-02)

Creation date: 2020-03-07

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size: 12.10K

Email: ch*****@maximbaz.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 14783 ▼ 42

Other rankings

#24505 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 24 #60 in browser keyword 88 ▲ 3 #158 in chrome browser keyword 61 ▼ 6 #273 in browsing keyword 25 ▼ 3

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Prevents browser fingerprinting by spoofing your plugins, languages and user agent.

Test using https://whoer.net, it should report Windows OS, only English language and no plugins.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 claims to do
Lightweight and useful
Provides some level of anonymity

Cons

Does not fully protect against tracking
Browser leaks still exposed (especially OS)
Does not bypass fingerprinting tests

Most mentioned

Ineffectiveness against certain tracking methods
Errors in functionality, such as specific TypeErrors
Limited capability in hiding some details like browser version or time zone

Recent reviews

Peter Amir, 2024-09-24

Не защищает от отслеживания, проверял на https://fingerprint.com/demo/

Alex, 2024-07-17

Light and Useful

Jett Abernathy, 2023-06-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Browser Fingerprint Protector requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.