Browser Fingerprint Protector

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

Browser Fingerprint Protector - Anti-Fingerprinting Chrome Extension

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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By: Maxim Baz

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 3.29

(14)

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

Creation date: 2020-03-07

Permissions:

<all_urls>
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size: 12.10K

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

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 15,696 ▲ 30

Other rankings

#22904 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 618 #65 in browser keyword 87 ▲ 3 #192 in browsing keyword 30 ▲ 1 #198 in chrome browser keyword 64 ▲ 4

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

User reviews

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

Alex, 2024-07-17

Light and Useful

Jett Abernathy, 2023-06-05

the browser has a leak that exposes the operating system, through the string headers.sec-ch-ua-platform.name present in the headers and must be modified, the use of this extension does not guarantee protection since the leak is in the headers, and this parameter has not been modified,

Sergio E Molinares Nieto, 2023-01-06

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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.

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

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Browser Fingerprint Protector. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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