Web Privacy Assistant

Modify the default search settings to allow for a more private experience.

What is Web Privacy Assistant?

Web Privacy Assistant is a Chrome extension that modifies default search settings to allow for a more private search experience. It provides quick access to incognito searching and the option to toggle it on or off at any time. The extension works in read-only and does not gather or share any personally identifying information.

Download

Stats

By: https://mysecurify.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 3.88 (25)

Version: 1.5.4683 (Last updated: 2024-05-16)

Creation date: 2023-06-23

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

tabs
storage
cookies
webRequest
scripting
alarms

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 209.92K

Email: in*****@mysecurify.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 2270 ▼ 9

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Chrome extensions? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Chrome Web Store.

Summary

Analyze keywords

Sometimes you just want to search in private. Web Privacy Assistant helps you do just that by giving you quick access to incognito searching.

Simply input what you want to search for in the search bar and our extension will offer you the option of opening the search in an incognito window.

You can quickly turn this on/off at any time with the toggle in the extension pop-up.

Permissions Needed:

Search Settings Override - This will change your default search engine to allow for a more private search experience.
Read and change website data - Web Privacy Assistant never gathers any personally identifying information and does not share data with external parties. The extension works in read-only and will not alter anything on any website you visit.

Feel free to contact the support team at [email protected]

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Nice protection
Helps identify unsafe bookmarks
Can identify potential malware

Cons

Forces search engine change to Bing or Yahoo
Difficult to remove and keeps redirecting even after deletion
Reported as a browser hijacker
Overzealous and not up to date with security threat information
Poor spelling of key terms

Most mentioned

Redirects search engine
Browser hijacker
Difficult to remove

Recent reviews

Discovered that this idiotic extension was what was forcing Chrome to use Bing as my search engine. REMOVED.

Oni Jitsu, 2023-03-25

its a nice app

Hunter Cimpton, 2023-02-25

good

rylan hhgfg, 2023-02-24

View all user reviews

Safety

Risk impact

Web Privacy Assistant 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 Web Privacy Assistant if you trust the publisher.